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The Nalanda-Sriwijaya Centre (NSC) Archaeological Field School was first launched by Professor John Miksic in 2011. The field school is part of an East Asia Summit (EAS) initiative funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), Singapore. The central focus of the field school is predominantly, but not exclusively, archaeological and anthropological. Broad themes address ancient polities and trans-Asian connections through history. The field school has been progressively upgraded. The intent is to contribute to research in applied and academic interests involving the Asia-Pacific region, particularly Southeast Asia. For participants and junior staff, the purpose is to, (a) facilitate multilevel and multi-skill training, (b) increase their multidisciplinary breadth, (c) emphasize the quality engagement in tasks performed at each stage of the research; in particular, research design, methodology, project implementation and management, data collection, analysis, assessment, and reporting. The following discussion focuses on case studies of the upgraded program conducted in Cambodia and Singapore from 2015 to 2017. Close attention is given to the issues above with critical assessment of outcomes and limitations.
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Latinis, D.K. (2021). Multidisciplinary Archaeological Field Schools. In: Sim, T.Y., Sim, H.H. (eds) Fieldwork in Humanities Education in Singapore. Studies in Singapore Education: Research, Innovation & Practice, vol 2. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8233-2_10
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