Login
Lost Password?
No account yet? Register

Welcome

Taphophilia (dot) Com...
A repository of morbid curiosities:
Thanatology and Taphophile Issues, Cemetery,
Funeral Industry and Death Related News.

What's at Taph?

Taphophilia Home
Thanatology Forums
Taphophile Weblinks
Taph's Article Archive
Contact Deadgirl
Donating to Taphophilia
Book Library

Deadgirl Recommends

Advertisement

Dig Deeper

Literature
Topics at Taphophilia
Deadgirl's Dictionary
Cemetery Photography
Industry News
Carved in Stone

A Taphophilia Thank You...

Taphophilia (dot) Com would not be possible without the knowledge, experience and talent of DarkestWeb. From
its conception and early development, DarkestWeb
was faced with many challenges; from inspiring and motivating, to providing guidance and direction. The continued dedication and support has produced results greater than ever expected, and for this, I owe a huge debt of gratitude.

Cemetery Snapshot

000_0091.jpg.jpg

Announcements

Graveyards of Chicago:
The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries
By Matt Hucke And Ursula Bielski. Discover a Chicago That Exists Just Beneath the Surface - About Six Feet Under! Take a tour of Chicago's permanent residents! Please visit the Lake Claremont Press website to purchase your copy of Graveyards of Chicago today!

Green-Wood Cemetery Arcadia Publishing announces the release of Alexandra Mosca's historic account of one of New York's most famous cemeteries. Aracdia Publishing's Images of America series has an extensive catalog of many cemetery publications! Please visit Arcadia Publishing to purchase your copy of Green-Wood Cemetery and to browse other available titles!


Men of Mortuaries Calendar
To purchase your 2008 calendar, learn more about the KAMMCARES Foundation, or to be featured in the 2009 calendar, please visit Men of Mortuaries.

Epitaphs: The Magazine for Cemetery Lovers By Cemetery Lovers
For information regarding subscriptions, single issues, submission guidelines, deadlines, classifieds or advertising for future issues, please visit The Cemetery Club.

Guardians of the Soul: Angels and Innocents, Mourners and Saints, Indiana's remarkable cemetery sculpture
with photography by John Bower and foreword by Claude Cookman is now
available. Please visit
Studio Indiana for more information.

West Springfield Massachusetts: Stories Carved in Stone by Rusty Clark features information on early New England gravestone carvers with more than two hundred photos and illustrations. Please visit the Dog Pond Press website.
Ancient burial boat unearthed PDF Print E-mail
Written by DeadGirl   
Friday, 28 January 2005
HA NOI — A joint Australian-Vietnamese archaeological team has unearthed a well-preserved burial boat belonging to the Dong Son culture that resided in the Red River region around 100BC. The boat was discovered at Dong Xa Village in Kim Dong District in the northern province of Hung Yen during the team’s recent excavations investigating Dong Son textiles at waterlogged sites.

Members of the team regard it as an important find and, according to Professor Peter Bellwood of Australian National University, it may be the oldest existing log canoe in southeast Asia.

The coffin contained pottery and copious quantities of prehistoric matting and textiles which reveal a great deal about the role of cloth in Dong Son burials, said Dr Judith Cameron, head of the team.

The team’s excavations are the first phase of a project of archaeological co-operation between the two countries funded by the Australian Research Council. The project brings together archaeologists from Australian National University, the Vietnamese Institute of Archaeology and the Centre for Southeast Asian Prehistory in Ha Noi, and conservators of the National Museum of Australia.

Conservation technology and laboratory skills for preservation of Viet Nam’s heritage are a main element of the project. A senior conservator from the National Museum of Australia, Nicola Smith, was surprised at the good condition of the burial boat with the bark lid, textiles, matting and wood all well-preserved. Over the next year, conservators will impregnate the wood with polyethylene glycol to protect the artefact for future research and display in the Hung Yen Museum.

Australian ambassador Joe Thwaites said that he was impressed by these early and significant results.

"Australia recognises that Viet Nam has a rich, deep and diverse heritage," he said. "Following the successful conservation of the Em Thuy painting by the late Vietnamese late painter Tran Van Can by Australian conservator Caroline Fry last year, I am delighted to see growing technical and research co-operation between us in this important field of archaeology."

The team has also excavated the grave of a 2- or 3-year-old child at the Yen Bac site in Ha Nam Province, providing further information about the burial customs of the Dong Son culture.

http://vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn/showarticle.php?num=01ANT190105
 
< Prev   Next >
[ Back ]