The wooden burial jar is the first of its kind to be discovered in the archaeological history of Vietnam and the world. The object dating back to the second to the first century BC (nearly 2,000 years ago) was excavated in Phu Chanh commune, Tan Uyen town, in 1998. GM_EN_PC_ARTICLE_Native_ads GM_EN_PC_ARTICLE_Inpage_Banner … [Read more...] about Binh Duong promotes archaeological values
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Gia Lai province preserves archaeological sites
Archaeologists make a fact-finding tour to An Khe township in Gia Lai province (Photo: VNA) Gia Lai (VNA) – With over 20 archaeological sites, An Khe township in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai is drawing much attention from scientists and local authorities have made efforts to preserve and uphold the values of these sites. In 2014, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Khac Su, a senior expert of the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology, along with researcher Phan Thanh Toan, made a fact-finding tour to An Khe valley in Gia Lai province. The archaeologists discovered the abnormality from big pebbles that were found unnaturally broken in an ancient river, possibly being the tools of human in the early Stone Age. A meeting was quickly convened afterwards. The Vietnam Institute of Archaeology conducted a ministerial-level research project in the year to expand the study and invited scientists from the Novosibirsk Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography under the Russian … [Read more...] about Gia Lai province preserves archaeological sites
Underwater archaeology leads the way to old civilisations
Viet Nam News By Minh Thu Treasures sinking in the seabed for centuries reveal much information about the civilisations in the past. Archaeologists salvaged them from the shipwrecks and now show the public the important position of Việt Nam in the map of Maritime Silk Road. "The Maritime Secrets Revealed from Ancient Ships" exhibition is showcasing more than 500 objects collected from shipwrecks in Việt Nam’s territorial waters from the 15th–18th centuries. The Việt Nam National Museum of History hosts the five-month exhibition until May 18. Since its opening, the exhibition, the first of its kind in the country, has attracted many visitors and researchers as this is the biggest exhibition of shipwrecks held so far. Underwater treasures In Việt Nam, from the early time of Đông Sơn, Sa Huỳnh and Óc Eo cultures (more than 2,000 years BC), the people started to use maritime routes for trading activities, according to … [Read more...] about Underwater archaeology leads the way to old civilisations
New Vietnamese archaeological findings announced
The reports were issued in four fields, of which prehistory archaeology issued 115 reports, history archaeology 184, Champa-Oc Eo archaeology 41, and underwater archaeology 10. Six other reports addressed general issues. The reports included results of investigations and excavations, new findings and new methodologies for the period of 2017-2018. Pottery items excavated from rivers in Thua Thien-Hue. They are stored at the home of late researcher Ho Tan Phan, a pioneer of underwater archaeology in the locality. The prehistory archaeology reports explained remarkable new findings thanks to the excavations at Roc Tung archaeological sites in Gia Lai province’s An Khe township. At the sites, archaeologists found stone axes that are believed to date to the pre-Epipaleolithic era found at sites in Central Highlands. In the northern province of Tuyen Quang, scientists in late September announced the discovery of various traces of early people living 4,000 years ago in … [Read more...] about New Vietnamese archaeological findings announced
Conference discusses new archaeological discoveries
This year's conference has received over 356 articles focusing on the main contents, including Prehistoric Archeology, Historical Archeology, Archeology of the Champa - Oc Eo, and Archeology under the water. In particular, the results of the archaeological excavations at the complex of relics dating back to the early Stone Age, in the town of An Khe in Gia Lai province, were considered as the oldest opening of the human and cultural heritage in the territory of Vietnam. These archaeological findings have rocked archaeologists, changing the view of many scientists around the world. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Nguyen Giang Hai, who is Director of Vietnamese Institute of Archaeology, said that, in the near future, the Institute of Archeology will continue to cooperate with Russian archaeologists to promote the scientific value of the early Stone Age in An Khe area, Gia Lai province. In addition, the institute will coordinate with UNESCO experts to develop underwater archeology. The study on ADN in … [Read more...] about Conference discusses new archaeological discoveries