Archaeology

Taw Sein Kho

• Regarded as the first Burmese archaeologist.

U Aung Thaw

• Director General of the Archaeological Department
• Authored book(s) and research papers on the archaeological sites in Burma.
• Lived close to the Kaba Aye Sun Lun Gu Kyaung and often meditated with his family members.
• Spouse : Daw Yi; Sons : Dr. Myo Thaw, Kyaw Lwin Thaw

Hanlin / Halin

• UNESCO Cultural Site near Shwe Bo.
• Has a museum with artifacts (utensils, bones, …)

Pyu stone inscription (from a tomb)

• Hanlin is one of the ancient Pyu sites.
  Others include Sri Kresa (Tha Yay Khit Ta Ra), Beikthano, Mainmaw, Binnaka, …

Archaeologists

• Archaeologists and their associated researchers (linguists, historians, …) help us learn the past.
• British archeologists unearthed the Buddhist sites in India.
• French archeologists and linguists (who accompanied Napoleon Bonaparte to Egypt) discovered “Rosetta Stone”, which enabled them to decipher the ancient Egyptian writings.
• Stonehenge is an interesting site / study for archaeologists.