Hanoi (VNA) - A collection of arrowhead mouldspreserved at the Co Loa ancient citadel site in Hanoi’s Dong Anh district hasbeen recognised as a national treasure.
The three-piece stone moulds, unearthed during anexcavation at the relic site between 2004 and 2007, date back to the Dong Sonculture (c. 5th-1st century BC) - a Bronze Age culture in ancientVietnam centred in the north’s Red River Delta.
The moulds are evidence of the moulding practice ofbronze arrowheads in Co Loa thousands of years ago.
Co Loa citadel was built during the end of the HongBang Dynasty (c. 257 BC), about 20km to the north of Hanoi’s centre. It wasa place of worship for King An Duong Vuong and Princess My Chau, who arementioned in legends passed down through generations. According to folklore, AnDuong Vuong founded the ancient Vietnamese state of Au Lac and chose Co Loa as itscapital.
Recognition of the collection comes under PrimeMinister Decision No 2283 accrediting 24 items as national treasures. Thecapital has three on the list, while other items belong to cities and provincessuch as Quang Ninh, Quang Ngai, An Giang, Da Nang, Hung Yen, Hai Phong, Ninh Thuan, Binh Dinh, Bac Ninh and Bac Giang.
Vietnam now has 215 national treasures./.
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