Researchers discover over 100 burials from 4000 years ago in Vietnam
Over 100 graves from 400 decades have been discovered in Vietnam.
The historical findings were announced by archaeologists from the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology, the Hanoi Museum and the Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities.
The graves which can be dated to the pre-Dong Son (approximately 4,000 years back) and the Dong Son (first period of the primary iron age some 2,500 years ago) periods were found at the Vuon Chuoi archaeological relic in Kim Chung commune in the Hoai Duc district, Hanoi.
Researchers found that some of the remains were adorned with numerous bracelets on both arms and buried together with ceramic and bronze items. Some others show the practice of extracting front teeth.
"Among these findings, an important characteristic is that the pre-Dong Son graves show a practice of extracting front teeth in adults, which is not observed in the Dong Son cultural period," Associate Professor-Doctor Nguyen Lan Cuong, Secretary General of the Vietnam Archaeological Association was quoted.
Post holes were also found as the remnants of architectural structures, showing human presence and the kind of housing adopted by the people of the era.
According to Dr Nguyen Ngoc Quy from the Institute of Archaeology, the findings provide evidence of the origins of prehistoric people from the era of Hung Kings.
Plans are underway to secure the permission of the Hanoi People's Committee and the Department of Culture and Sports for further excavation works on the site.
Officials are pushing for the Vuon Chuoi archaeological site to be officially recognised as a city-level heritage site. They also have plans to preserve, protect, and highlight its historical value.
Vuon Chuoi was first discovered in 1969 by the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology, and since then, it has been excavated 11 times.
Archaeological sites from the Metal Age, covering the Phung Nguyen, Dong Dau, Go Mun, and Dong Son periods in northern Vietnam, are very rare. Only two such sites remain: Vuon Chuoi and Dong Dau, which is located in nearby Vinh Phuc province.
