Interpreting Southeast Asia's past : monument, image and text : selected papers from the 10th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists, volume 2

Interpreting Southeast Asia's Past: Monument, Image and Text features 31 papers read at the 10th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists, held in London in September 2004. The volume covers monumental arts, sculpture and painting, epigraphy and heritage management across mainland Southeast Asia and as far south as Indonesia. New research on monumental arts includes chapters on the Bayon of Angkor and the great brick temple sites of Champa. There is an article discussing the purpose of making and erecting sacred sculptures in the ancient world and accounts of research on the sacred art of Burma, Thailand and southern China (including the first study of the few surviving Saiva images in Burma), of a spectacular find of bronze Mahayana Buddhas, and of the sculpted bronzes of the Dian culture. New research on craft goods and crafting techniques deals with ancient Khmer materials, including recently discovered ceramic kiln sites, the sandstone sources of major Khmer sculptures, and the rare remaining traces of paint, plaster and stucco on stone and brick buildings. More widely distributed goods also receive attention, including Southeast Asian glass beads, and there are contributions on Southeast Asian heritage and conservation, including research on Angkor as a living World Heritage site and discussion of a UNESCO project on the stone jars of the Plain of Jars in Laos that combines recording, safeguarding, bomb clearance, and eco-tourism development. CONTENTS List of Tables List of Figures List of Color Figures Introduction MONUMENTAL ARTS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA 1. Moats and Enclosure Walls of the Khmer temples 2. How Many Face Towers in the Bayon? 3. The Date of the Baphuon and the Later Chronology of Angkor 4. The Dancers and Musicians of Tra Kieu: Pedestal or Base? 5. The Relationship between Architecture and Sculpture in Cham Sacred Art of the Seventh to the Ninth Centuries CE 6. The Archaeology of Champa, North of Hue — Towards New Perspectives 7. Recasting the Sacred Heroes 8. Can. d. i Singasari — A Recent Study SCULPTURE AND PAINTING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 10 Śiva in Burma 11. The Sermon on Mount Meru in the Murals of Pagan 12. Buddhist Artifacts Recently Unearthed in Lopburi 13. The Yoginīs of the Bayon 14. The Rock Shelter of Peung Kumnu and Vis.n.u Images on Phnom Kulen 15. A New Fashion in Male Headdress during East Javanese Majapahit Time 16. Heger I Bronze Drums and the Relationships between Dian and Dong Son Cultures 17. Horses in the Dian Culture of Yunnan EPIGRAPHIC AND TEXTUAL STUDIES 18. Kalpanā in Ancient Cambodia 19. Buddhist Sealings in Thailand and Southeast Asia 20. The Act of Naming Avalokiteśvara in Ancient Southeast Asia CRAFT PRODUCTION AND TRADE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 21. New Data on Khmer Kiln Sites 22. Water and Fire — Farming and Ceramics — On Phnom Kulen: Putting People into Angkor 23. Amalgam Gilding in Khmer Culture 24. Recent Research on Dvāravatī Cultural Workshop Sites in Petchaburi Province, Central Thailand 25. Chronology of Various Types of Ceramics Based on Some Recent Excavations in the Malay World TECHNICAL STUDIES 26. A Study of Mid-first Millennium CE Southeast Asian Specialized Glass Beadmaking Traditions 27. Petrographic Characterization of Khmer Sculpture at the National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh 28. Paint, Plaster, and Stucco — Decorative Features of Khmer Temples in Cambodia HERITAGE STUDIES 29. The Need for Anthropological Approaches to Conservation and Management of Living Heritage Sites: A Case Study of Angkor, Cambodia 30. The ‘German Apsara Conservation Project’ at Angkor Wat — Stone Conservation of the Khmer Heritage of Cambodia — Practical Execution and New Results 31. Legacy of a Secret War About the Authors Index Features 31 papers read at the 10th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists, held in London in September 2004. This volume covers monumental arts, sculpture and painting, epigraphy and heritage management across mainland Southeast Asia and as far south as Indonesia.