2,000-year-old salt field of the Sa Huynh people discovered

During the search for Sa Huynh cultural and archaeological sites in Pho Thanh ward, Duc Pho town, Quang Ngai province, Dr. Doan Ngoc Khoi, Deputy Director of the Quang Ngai provincial General Museum, discovered the salt field where the ancient Sa Huynh people made salt, dating back approximately 2,000 years.

Salt crystals on rocks at the ancient salt field of the Sa Huynh people. (Photo: VNA)

Salt is harvested from the Sa Huynh ancient salt field in Co hamlet, Pho Thanh Ward, Duc Pho Town, central province of Quang Ngai. (Photo: VNA)

Salt crystals on rocks discovered on the salt field where the ancient Sa Huynh people made salt, dating back approximately 2,000 years. (Photo: VNA)

Residents of Co hamlet add seawater to the rock salt crystallization areas, bordered with clay to increase the thickness of the salt. (Photo: VNA)

The sunken rocky area is used to concentrate seawater, increasing its salinity before it is transferred to the salt crystallization areas on the rocks. (Photo: VNA)