The Vietnam Archaeology Centre under the Southern Institute of SocialSciences and the historical relic management board of the centralprovince of Binh Dinh have announced the results of an excavation at theprovince’s Hoang De (Emperor) Citadel.
FromJuly to September this year, the excavation was conducted over an areaof 500 square metres, mostly in the east end of the citadel, where manyworks in a project to build a temple for Emperor Thai Duc (reigning from1778 to 1788) will be built.
The emperor, realname Nguyen Nhac, and his brothers were the founders of the Tay Sondynasty (1778 – 1802). The emperor was the one who ordered the buildingof the Hoang De Citadel.
Excavators found anumber of cultural vestiges in the dig. The bottom layer contains piecesof pottery from the Champa civilisation (192 – 1832). It is topped bypieces from the Tay Son and Nguyen dynasties (1802 – 1945), such astiles and household pottery.
Some of the findswere made in Chu Dau, a village well-known for making pottery in thenorthern province of Hai Duong, others were from China.
Some of the imported pottery is of high quality, following the stylesof China’s Ming dynasty (1368 – 1644). Others are believed to beproduced in the south of China.
However, only afew traces from the Tay Son and Nguyen dynasties remain since the sitemay be located near the former Forbidden City, which witnessed an arrayof historical events between the two dynasties, thus causing the loss ofmany vestiges, experts said.
A rectangulararchitectural work made from the same materials used to build asemicircle pond in the Forbidden City was also unearthed, and isbelieved to date back to the Tay Son dynasty.
Based on the results, archaeologists proposed future excavations to beconducted at areas with concentrations of cultural vestiges from theChampa civilisation.
They also suggested aspace for displaying discovered antiquities at the new temple to honourand popularise the site’s cultural and historical values.-VNA
FromJuly to September this year, the excavation was conducted over an areaof 500 square metres, mostly in the east end of the citadel, where manyworks in a project to build a temple for Emperor Thai Duc (reigning from1778 to 1788) will be built.
The emperor, realname Nguyen Nhac, and his brothers were the founders of the Tay Sondynasty (1778 – 1802). The emperor was the one who ordered the buildingof the Hoang De Citadel.
Excavators found anumber of cultural vestiges in the dig. The bottom layer contains piecesof pottery from the Champa civilisation (192 – 1832). It is topped bypieces from the Tay Son and Nguyen dynasties (1802 – 1945), such astiles and household pottery.
Some of the findswere made in Chu Dau, a village well-known for making pottery in thenorthern province of Hai Duong, others were from China.
Some of the imported pottery is of high quality, following the stylesof China’s Ming dynasty (1368 – 1644). Others are believed to beproduced in the south of China.
However, only afew traces from the Tay Son and Nguyen dynasties remain since the sitemay be located near the former Forbidden City, which witnessed an arrayof historical events between the two dynasties, thus causing the loss ofmany vestiges, experts said.
A rectangulararchitectural work made from the same materials used to build asemicircle pond in the Forbidden City was also unearthed, and isbelieved to date back to the Tay Son dynasty.
Based on the results, archaeologists proposed future excavations to beconducted at areas with concentrations of cultural vestiges from theChampa civilisation.
They also suggested aspace for displaying discovered antiquities at the new temple to honourand popularise the site’s cultural and historical values.-VNA
