Vietnam Unearths Iron Age Relics in Central Coastal Province

General News: Vietnam Unearths Iron Age Relics in Central Coastal
Province
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29 March 2006
Vietnam News Brief Service
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Vietnamese archaeologists have announced that they had unearthed several
ancient stone and clay artifacts at an excavation site in Da Kai commune,
Duc Linh district of central coastal Binh Thuan province.

According to the archaeologists, the relics - a clay tomb, a stone
musical
instrument and mostly remnants of hoes, axes, and chisels - date back to
the late Iron Age about 3,000 years ago.

Vestiges of the province's rich history have also been uncovered in
nearby
Ham Thuan Bac district, where part of the Phu Truong kiln's foundation
dating back around 570 years was discovered.

Both relic sites were jointly excavated in late 2005 by the Viet Nam
History Museum and the Binh Thuan Provincial Culture and Information
Service.