Detecting ancient bronze drums at the foot of Ru Than mountain

While cultivating land for planting trees in the area at the foot of Ru Than mountain, Mr. Trinh Van Trung (42 years old, Tho Vuc village, Vinh Ninh commune, Vinh Loc district, Thanh Hoa province) discovered an ancient bronze drum.

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According to Mr. Trung, recently, while he was cultivating the soil, he discovered an ancient bronze drum. Immediately after discovering the ancient bronze drum mentioned above, people reported to local authorities and authorities.

The new ancient bronze drum was discovered by the people.

After receiving the information, the Archaeological Institute came to find out. According to the initial assessment of archaeologists, it is very likely that the newly discovered bronze drum belongs to Dong Son culture.

According to observation, the size of the drum is quite large with a diameter of about 0.8m, height of 0.6m. In the middle of the bronze drum, there is a 12-pointed star, alternating between the star wings, the motifs and the diagonal lines with interlocking triangles.

Many sophisticated patterns on the drum surface.

Surrounding the stars are the rings, many interwoven figures merging together, reproducing a picture of human life and activities at that time such as pounding rice, hunting animals, dancing and singing, sailing. . Besides, there are animal figures mixed with geometric patterns.

Currently, the drum is being studied by archaeologists and investigating the origin and origin.