IRAW AT BAGAN

Scott MacRae announces that there will be a fifth annual "THE CURRENT STATE OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH ACROSS SOUTHEAST ASIA" session convened at the 89th annual Society for American Archaeology meeting in New Orleans, April 17-21 2024.

If you are interested in participating, please email Scott with your abstract by September 1, 2023 at [email protected] . As usual, the symposium seeks to represent the diversity of archaeological research across Southeast Asia. This has proven to be a great opportunity for both new and established scholars.
Here is the session abstract:

"From Myanmar to the Philippines, Southeast Asia encompasses a deep history with a wide set of cultures. Over the last few decades, archaeological research in this area has experienced significant advancements in terms of theoretical approaches, methodological developments, and archaeological discoveries. New and continuing scholars and field projects have been substantially contributing to an evolving archaeological dataset. In an endeavor to present the rapidly changing state of archaeological discourse, a collection of scholars will discuss the progression and findings of research within their areas of interest. In this fashion, a diversity of topics will be presented from recent archaeological fieldwork throughout Southeast Asia. This will also assist in a continued effort to encourage a flourishing community of developing and established scholars."

Meeting details can be found at www.saa.org/annual-meeting

We are pleased to announce a new publication by the IRAW AT BAGAN research team. It explores the relationship between water management inscriptions and climate change.

Ancient inscriptions and climate change: a study of water management at the ancient capital of Bagan, Myanmar - Asian Archaeology Bagan (11th to 14th Century C.E.) was a capital as well as a cosmological and ritual epicenter of Theravada Buddhism for the Classical Burmese Empire. Integral in the Buddhist belief system is the notion of merit; achieved through good deeds or donations to the Buddhist Church. This often took the f...

The IRAW@HOA LU Project (Ninh Binh, Vietnam)

We are currently looking for graduate students interested in conducting thesis research as part of our new settlement archaeology field project in Vietnam. Interested parties can contact Professor Gyles Iannone @ [email protected]

The IRAW@HOA LU project will generate an integrated socio-ecological history for residential patterning, agricultural practices, and water management at the early Vietnamese (Đại Cồ Việt) capital of Hoa Lu (968-1010 CE). This objective will be achieved through a settlement archaeology study within the suburban (outer city) and peri-urban (urban fringe and periphery) settlement zones immediately surrounding Hoa Lu’s inner city (i.e., “royal citadels”).

New publication by a series of our IRAW@Bagan team members that explores ethnoarchaeology data in the context of settlement studies at Bagan.

Finding the remains of classical Bagan’s peri-urban support population: using ethnoarchaeological data to enhance archaeological excavation and interpretation (2022). Finding the remains of classical Bagan’s peri-urban support population: using ethnoarchaeological data to enhance archaeological excavation and interpretation. World Archaeology. Ahead of Print.

It is with great pleasure that we can announce the completion of our 2019 site report. With over 400 pages and two different languages we are confident anyone can find something of interest to read. A big thanks to all the contributors and editors. The report is available on our website
https://irawbagan.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/iraw40bagan-2019-site-report.pdf )

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The IRAW@Bagan team is very excited to have participated in a documentary series called The Mark of Empire. Several of our research team members are featured in the second episode dedicated to Bagan. You can watch it now at our website (https://irawbagan.wordpress.com/documentaries/). Stay tuned as new episodes are released.

Documentaries The IRAW@Bagan team has had the privilege to participate in several documentaries in their on-going effort to disseminate important research to the public. The Mark Of Empire The Mark of Empire exp…

https://www.southeastasianarchaeology.com/2019/08/06/call-for-papers-the-current-state-of-archaeological-research-across-southeast-asia-saa-2020/

Call for Papers: The Current State of Archaeological Research Across Southeast Asia (SAA 2020) | SEAArch - Southeast Asian Archaeology Call for Papers: The Current State of Archaeological Research Across Southeast Asia (SAA 2020)

http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1588/

Bagan Lying on a bend of the Ayeyarwady River in the central plain of Myanmar, Bagan is a sacred landscape, featuring an exceptional range of Buddhist art and architecture. The site’s eight components include numerous ...

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/myanmar-bagan-unesco-world-heritage-status-11697654?cid=fbcna

Myanmar’s temple city Bagan awarded UNESCO World Heritage status YANGON: UNESCO inscribed Myanmar’s ancient capital of Bagan as a World Heritage Site on Saturday (Jul 6), nearly a quarter of a century after the ...

Yesterday we continued our attendance at SEAMO-SPAFA with several presentations and a organized session on Current Archaeology in Myanmar.