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The enlightening antique collection

Posted on April 23, 2013 Written by
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A prized, awe-inspiring private collection of potteries dating back to the pre-Sa Huynh and Sa Huynh cultures (from the second millennium BC to the early AD) may add some thousands of years to the history of central Hue city, Vietnam's former imperial capital. Among researcher Ho Tan Phan's several thousands of artifacts excavated from the Huong river bed, roughly 1,000 ones belong to the Sa Huynh culture and date back to some 2,500 years ago. This prized collection, considered unique and … [Read more...]

Monumental blunder

Posted on October 26, 2012 Written by
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Historic relics suffer as Hue pays excessive attention to one dynasty Thousands of artifacts dating back to prehistoric age and the Sa Huynh Culture (1,000 BC and 200 AD) excavated from Con Rang and Con Dai archaeological sites are stored in a dilapidated warehouse belonging to the Thua ThienHue Museum of History and Revolution. On rainy days, people cover the artifacts with raincoats and waterproof cloth. … [Read more...]

Rare object fished out of Huong river

Posted on November 9, 2008 Written by

A nearly intact earthen tripod was recently fished out of the Huong River, and is now one of the most important items in cultural researcher Ho Tan Phan's collection of ancient pottery found in riverbeds around Hue. The earthen tripod is made out of baked raw clay mixed with impurities. It is decorated by rope patterns vertically running from the mouth to the bottom. The 19cm-high object has a face of 8cm in length and 6cm in width with three horizontally-laid-holes. The object was found in … [Read more...]

Over 200 ancient tombs found in Thua Thien-Hue

Posted on July 31, 2008 Written by

(Illustrated only) A total of 216 ancient tombs dating back to Sa Huynh culture were found buried together at the Con Rang relics in Huong Tra district of central Thua Thien-Hue province. The result of the third excavation is the biggest archaeological discovery about the number of such tombs found in the central region so far, said archaeologists from the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology and the provincial Revolutionary-Historical Museum. Director of the Thua Thien Hue … [Read more...]

Ancient tombs of Sa Huynh culture discovered in central Vietnam

Posted on July 31, 2008 Written by

An additional 216 ancient tombs, including more than 200 jar tombs, have been found in the central province of Thua Thien Hue. The tombs cover 2,300sq.m of the Con Rang relics site in Phu O hamlet, Huong Chu commune of Huong Tra district and were excavated on July 30 by the Vietnam Archaeological Institute in coordination with the Thua Thien-Hue Revolutionary and HistoricMuseum. Archaeologists said these tombs belonged to the Sa Huynh culture, dating back over 2,000 years. Earlier, as many as … [Read more...]