NUS Department of South East Asian Studies

Operating hours:

Monday - Thursday:
8.30 - 6.00 pm
Friday: 8.30 - 5.30 pm
(Closed on Saturday, Sunday
and Public Holidays)

Address:
Southeast Asian Studies Programme
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
3 Arts Link
Blk AS3, #06-18
Singapore 117570
Tel: 6516 6338
Fax: 6777 6608

People - Faculty

	Assoc Prof John Miksic
	Associate Professor
	Tel:		(65) 6516 5008
	Office:		AS3 #06-08
	Email:		seajnm [at] nus.edu.sg


Qualifications:		Ph.D. Anthropology (Cornell University) 1979 M.A. Anthropology (Cornell University) 1976 M.A. International Affairs (Ohio University) 1974 B.A. Anthropology (Dartmouth College) 1968

Biography:		I first came to Singapore in 1968 while in the Peace Corps in Kedah, Malaysia. I've spent most of my life since then in Southeast Asia: 4 years in Malaysia (Sungai Patani, Kedah, and Penang), 9 in Indonesia (Medan, North Sumatra, 1 year; Bengkulu, Sumatra, 2 years; Yogyakarta, Java, 6 years), and Singapore since 1987. I have had two types of careers. One has been as a rural development adviser, the other as an archaeologist and lecturer. My main activity over the past 20 years has been archaeological research in Singapore. It has been very satisfying to see the gradual rise of interest in this subject among Singaporeans. I also continue research projects in Indonesia, particularly Java and Sumatra. In recent years I have also become deeply involved in Cambodia, especially the period leading to the foundation of Angkor, with some work with grad students on Myanmar as well. My modules on archaeology and cultural resource management provide lots of opportunities for students to do fieldwork. Many of my students have gone on to to postgrad study, or to employment in fields related to culture or tourism. Besides my work, I also play tennis, badminton, and softball at NUS.

Teaching Areas:		Southeast Asian archaeology Art history History, and cultural resource management

Current Research:		Archaeology of Pre-Angkor Cambodia and 14th-century Singapore

Selected Publications:		Archaeological Research on the `Forbidden Hill' of Singapore: Excavations at Fort Canning, 1984. Singapore: National Museum 1985 Borobudur: Golden Tales of the Buddhas. Singapore: Periplus 1990 "Hubungan sejarah antara Srivijaya Palembang dan Lembah Bujang." in Tamadun Melayu. Volume 3. Edited by Ismail Hussein, A. Aziz Deraman, and Abd. Rahman Al-Ahmadi. Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka (Malaysia)] 1995, pp. 894-917. "Heterogenetic cities in premodern Southeast Asia." World Archaeology Volume 32, Number 1 2000 pp. 106-121. "Introduction: the beginning of trade in ancient Southeast Asia: the role of Oc Eo and the lower Mekong River." In James C.M. Khoo, ed. Art and Archaeology of Fun Nan. Pre-Khmer Kingdom of the Lower Mekong Valley. Bangkok: Orchid Press/The Southeast Asian Ceramic Society. 2003, pp. 1-34.

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