Detecting ancient vestiges of ceramics

During a survey on Ha Long Bay, Vietnam Institute of Archeology and Ha Long Bay Management Board discovered a vestige of an ancient ceramic dock in Trinh Nu cave.

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Previously, in 2000, archaeologists discovered traces of prehistoric cultural inhabitants of Ha Long, about 4,000 years ago, still remained in the cave.

Shop of Virgin.

Survey this time, archaeologists discovered more evidence of prehistoric people such as cultural sediments containing ash coal, animal bone fragments, pottery pieces and stone artifacts, and archaeologists still discovered vestiges of ancient ceramic wharf in the area in front of the Virgin cave.

Porcelain pieces in front of the Virgin's cave
(Photo provided by Vietnam Institute of Archeology).

Specifically, the experts have discovered many pieces of ceramics and chinaware (mainly thick and coarse jars of cans), jars and jars of various kinds with many decorative patterns parallel to the waves or water waves. The broken debris is determined by the Tran dynasty, pottery pieces with blue glaze in Le Dynasty, and many pieces of ceramics with foreign origin. Based on the survey results, this is an ancient pottery harbor relic like other ancient boat landing sites that have been discovered and influenced by the ancient trading port system of Van Don.

Survey of ceramic yard in front of Trinh Nu cave.

Assoc. Trinh Nang Chung, head of the survey team, said that due to the unobtrusive topography and location of this area, it is likely that this is an ancient and irregular ceramics station. It may be due to certain special conditions (avoiding storms, avoiding the control of tariffs .) that the area of ​​Trinh Nuoc cave is chosen as the place where the dock is delivered and received. This ancient ceramic harbor relic was determined to exist between the fourteenth century and the eighteenth century.