Bunch of strange ancient tomb images on Hanoi city wall

While excavating at Cau Giay and Dao Tan-Buoi nodes, scientists discovered traces of Thang Long rampart and a grave close to this wall.

While excavating at Cau Giay and Dao Tan-Buoi nodes, scientists discovered traces of Thang Long rampart and a grave close to this wall.

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The grave is lined with bricks, as thin as a tile, about 1 centimeter thick.

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The bricks are arranged in many ways: standing, lying, leaning.

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The body inside the grave is still in its original shape, although the height is not yet determined, but it is also identified as a teenager under 18 years old. The body was lying in the correct position so it was a carefully buried tomb.

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Based on grave tiles and burial objects, graves dating back to the end of the Tang Dynasty can be identified (618-907 AD).

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The soil layer is clearly divided.

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Many ceramic pieces were discovered in excavation holes.

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Why the tomb is located close to the wall is still a mystery to archaeologists.

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Excavation hole at Cau Giay node, opposite Thu Le park gate.

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The inner stratum is composed of 11 different layers of embankment soil.

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In the excavation hole, there are many layers of soil disturbed and formed at a later stage by many reasons such as leveling up the height of the city, dredging mud in the river bottom .

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The newly discovered part of the citadel was covered with broken brick soil, dating back to the Ly-Tran period. From the cross-sectional view of the dyke body, it can be seen that the outer surface of the wall has a relatively high slope, about 45 degrees, with clear and standard soil layers.

Update 15 December 2018
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