"To progress into the future one needs a past to progress from," said Farish A. Noor, a Singapore-based Malaysian academic. The recent demolition of a temple - Candi 11 - in the archeologically rich area called the Bujang Valley has inflamed segment of the public and placed authorities in a spot. Archeologists John Miksic and Mokhtar Saidin, as well as historians, Farish A. Noor and V. Nadarajan, explain how these ancient monuments - and their apparent neglect - reflect larger questions of national identity.