One of the brick tombs discovered in Mao Khe (Photo: laodong.com.vn) The tombs have beendiscovered in Mao Khe ward, Dong Trieu town on November 16 when a constructionteam was digging the foundation for a dyke near the gate of Sao Maikindergarten.
The team detected the brick tombs,which have the dome architecture and arched spaces inside, about 2m under theground. Diggers also found many bits of broken pottery pots with patterns.
Right after receiving the information of the tombs, the construction was stoppedand the site was handed over to relevant agencies for archaeological research.
Earlier, archaeological relicsites of ancient tombs in Mao Khe were excavated and researched for the firsttime in 1966. They were studied for the second time in 1972.
The tombs were defined to dateback from the time of the Han dynasty’s domination in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD. They were constructed with bricks and have the same architecturewith domes.
According to Tran Trong Ha, formerDirector of the QuangNinh Museum,besides Mao Khe, many other ancient tombs were also discovered in Uong Bi city andQuang Yen town. The majority of them have similar architecture and constructionmaterial as those found in Mao Khe.
Many ancient tombs remainundamaged. Things kept inside the tombs, such as jewelries and potteries, arebeing preserved in the QuangNinh Museum.
Initial information revealedthat the two newly-discovered tombs in Mao Khe were all built about 1,800-2,000years ago, the same as those found earlier in Quang Ninh, he said
As scheduled, the excavationof the two tombs near Sao Mai kindergarten in Mao Khe will take place from to10 days.
Over the past years, QuangNinh has made a number of efforts to preserve historical and ancient relics.
Recently, the Prime Minister approved a project worth80 billion VND (3.57 million USD) on preserving the historical relic site wherethe famous Bach Dang victory took place 1288 in Quang Ninh northern province.
The battle on the Bach Dang River under the leadershipof General Tran Hung Dao took place at Dong Ma Ngua stake yard in Quang Yentown, which received the national historical site status in 2013.-VNA
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