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The Malay community is lazy? Archaeologists release their studies.
(Article is in Malay Language) Thursday, 3 May 2018, BERITA Mediacorp Masyarakat Melayu malas? Pakar arkeologi dedahkan kajiannya Oleh: UMMU RABBISYFINA ABDUL HAMID BERITAMediacorp: Masyarakat Melayu merupakan masyarakat yang rajin dan aktif sejak 700 tahun lalu dengan tanggungjawab dan peranan yang berbeza – dari bidang pertukangan, hingga ke perdagangan dan ilmu perakaunan. Itulah antara hasil […]
Job Vacancy: Postdoctoral Fellowship Position in “Borders, Mobility and New Infrastructures”
The Max Weber Foundation Research Group team of researchers at NUS are seeking to appoint a postdoctoral fellow to contribute to the Research Group’s activities on Borders, Mobility and New Infrastructures. All applications should be submitted no later than 20 April 2018. Find out more here.
Things you always wanted to ask Singapore’s first archaeologist
Another video interview with Prof John Miksic by Mothership.SG, a Singapore Internet media company with one of the largest digital platforms in Singapore. Check out the video interview on their Facebook page 1819.
From Borneo Due West
Join an amazing voyage on a classic sailing ship. Explore remote Indonesian islands. Experience life at sea. 2-16 June 2018 Open to all NUS students, staff, and alumni! There are limited slots—sign up NOW! Costs: Students $1200; staff and alumni $1600. Not inclusive of miscellaneous expenses of about $200. Non-final semester undergraduates (SG citizens and […]
Archaeology database offers greater access to region’s past
Digital product can be downloaded so it is easier to share info with public, researchers Monday, 12 March 2018, The Straits Times Women in 14th-century Singapore used to make their own pottery for activities such as cooking. Fragments of these low-fired kitchenware, featuring decorative grooves and patterns, were uncovered at an excavation at the Singapore […]
The John N. Miksic Interview with Mothership.SG
Prof John Miksic was recently interviewed by Mothership.SG, a Singapore Internet media company with one of the largest digital platforms in Singapore. Check out his interview here where he recalls his first archaeology dig in Singapore with NSFs who went AWOL (yes, you read it correctly):https://goo.gl/nA9gK5