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 2 (2018)

Table of Contents

Research Articles

Sanghyang Jaran. Source: Archive Center of ISI Denpasar
BALINESE DANCE AND MUSIC IN RELATION TO HINDUISM
i gede arya sugiartha
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Votive tablet depicting a sikhara with trefoil arch and Buddha with twelve stupas
Terracotta Votive Tablets from Catubhummika Hngak Twin Monastery, Thaton
Khin Ma Ma Mu
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Jakarta History Museum and Fatahillah Square. Source: Setio Martinus 2016.
Kalapa – Jacatra –Batavia - Jakarta: An old city that never gets old
Annissa M. Gultom
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The diversity of contemporary Christianity in Southeast Asia
Jayeel Cornelio
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End ridge tile, 15th to early 16th century, Thăng Long capital, Hà Nội. Source: Ngô Thị Lan
Decoration On Bricks And Tiles (15th- 18th Century) In Ancient Royal Architecture In Northern Vietnam
Ngo Thi Lan
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Overview of the ruins in Cagsawa Source: Eva Recto
Preliminary Results Of Archaeological Investigation In Cagsawa Ruins In Albay, Philippines: Sacred Spaces Archaeology
Angel Sarmiento Recto, Evangelina Ramos Recto, Reynaldo Ramos Avellana
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Lipa City Lomi
Pamanang Kulinarya: Developing a Safeguarding Plan for Culinary Heritage Using the Statement of Significance – The Case of Lomi in Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines
Jame Monren Tapalla Mercado, Eric Babar Zerrudo
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Short Articles

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Inao of King Rama II: The Transformation of the Panji Stories into a Masterpiece of Thai Court Drama Literature
Thaneerat Jatuthasri
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The Dialogues in Inao by King Rama V: A New Presentation of Inao as a Thai Court Drama to Audiences in 1882
Cholada Ruengruglikit
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The House, The Rice and The Buffalo: Cosmological Perceptions in the indigenous Architecture of Southeast Asia
Brian Auersbach
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Photo/Multimedia Essays

This ba or baby-carrier incorporates both basketry and beadwork, and is part of the Urang Sarawak display in Kuching
31 Days of Borneo
Adeline Chai Hsia Wee
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Divers getting ready to survey Bãi Ông site. Source: Pornnatcha Sankhaprasit
Vietnam Maritime Archaeology Project 2018
Agni Sesaria Mochtar, Pornnatcha Sankhaprasit, Jonnah Marie Dagaas, Sokha Tep
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