Pagoda Desecration and Myanmar Archaeology, 1853–86

Moore, Elizabeth

Abstract

Examination of the British occupation of the Shwedagon pagoda in 1853 CE in the context of the formation of the Epigraphic Office from which today's Department of Archaeology, Ministry of Culture has emerged.

Citation

Moore, E. (2013). Pagoda Desecration and Myanmar Archaeology, 1853–86. In M. J. Klokke, & V. Degroot (Eds.), Materializing Southeast Asia's Past: Selected Papers from the 12th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists, Volume 2 (242-252). University of Singapore Press. https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1qv3kf.23

• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2013
• Deposit Date: May 21, 2013
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 2, 2025
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Pages: 242-252
• Book Title: Materializing Southeast Asia's Past: Selected Papers from the 12th International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists, Volume 2
• ISBN: 9789971696559
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1qv3kf.23
• Keywords: Shwedagon British occupation colonial archaeology