SPAFA Journal

The SPAFA Journal is the annual publication of the Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization (SEAMEO) Regional Centre for Archaeology and Fine Arts (SPAFA) in Bangkok, Thailand. It carries original research papers and multimedia articles on the archaeology, visual arts, performing arts, traditional arts, heritage conservation and cultural heritage of Southeast Asia. Submissions are accepted all-year round.


Vol 4 (2020)

Table of Contents

Short Articles

Mural Painting of Buddha Parinivānā scene in Temple No. 1467, Lawka Oukshoung (Early 12th Century CE) Bagan Area. Source: Aye Aye Oo.
Comparing the Parinirvāṇa Scene in Buddhist Murals of Myanmar | မြန်ြာနှိိုင်ငံရှှိ ဗိုဒ္ဓဝင်နံရံဆ ေးဆရေးပန်ေးခ ျီြ ာေးြှ ပရှိနှိဗဗာန်စံခန်ေးကှိို နှိှိုင်ေးယှဉ်မခင်ေး
Aye Aye Oo
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Photo/Multimedia Essays

2020 excavations at the Callao Cave, Philippines. Source: KD Tantuico.
The 2020 Re-Excavation of Callao Cave, Northeastern Luzon, the Philippines | Ang Muling Pagsusuring Archaeological sa Callao Cave, Hilagang-Silangang Luzon, Pilipinas sa 2020
Kathleen D. Tantuico
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Issues and Creative Strategies in Archaeological Heritage Conservation, Education, and Management

Foreword: Issues and Creative Strategies in Archaeological Heritage Conservation, Education, and Management
Kathleen D. Tantuico, Kate Lim
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Some of the participants in the “Shoebox Archaeology” activity. Source: A. Tesoro
Raising heritage consciousness in Pinagbayanan, San Juan, Batangas, Philippines | Ang pagtaguyod ng kaalaman tungkol sa pamanang lahi sa bayan ng San Juan, Batangas
Andrea Natasha Kintanar, Grace Barretto-Tesoro
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One of the authors (Dulnuan) using Module 2: Early Ifugao Diet and Environment with her 5th graders in 2018. Source: Jennifer Humiwat Dulnuan
Archaeology in the classroom: A perspective from Kiangan, Ifugao, Philippines | Arkiyoloji sa silid-aralan: Isang pananaw mula sa Kiangan, Ifugao
Jennifer Humiwat Dulnuan, Charmaine P. Ledesma
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Public education programs to local villagers (2017-2018). Source: Nguyen Huy Nham 2
Challenges of Vietnamese archaeological heritage management: A Case Study of the Vuon Chuoi site, Hoai Duc, Hanoi | Những thách thức trong quản lý di sản khảo cổ học ở Việt Nam: nghiên cứu từ trường hợp di chỉ khảo cổ học Vườn Chuối, Hoài Đức, Hà Nội
Huy Nham Nguyen
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