Discovering strange artifacts at My Son Sanctuary

Excavated at the area surrounding the E7 tower of the Cham tower complex at My Son Holy Land, Duy Xuyen District, Quang Nam, archaeologists have discovered many strange artifacts for the first time found in the temple tower. this .

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In the morning (September 7), My Son Management Board revealed many strange and unexpected artifacts found after excavation at My Son temple tower. The most typical is the head of the tile that touches the Kala face - the time of the god face is first found in the temple area of ​​My Son tower in particular and the Cham towers in the area in general.

The temple tower is intact at My Son temple tower.

According to archaeologists, during the process of excavating and organizing excavation from November 2011 to the present in the wall of the east wall of E7 tower, archaeologists have recorded, carefully and meticulously drawn 5 The thin cultural layer overlaps with each other with a depth of more than 1m from the original ground.

Through scientific and careful excavations, archaeologists have discovered in the fourth layer of excavation pit 10 decorated tile heads with a diameter of about 12cm.

After cleaning the surface, 10 bricks of the top of the tile revealed a strange pattern carved on the surface of the tile. Through the identification of archaeologists, the carvings on the tile surface are the face of the Kala time.

The tile has just discovered that there is a god face of Kala time
for the first time discovered in My Son. (Photo: Nguyen Thuong Hy)

The archaeologists excavating here affirmed, this is something very new to be discovered after more than 20 years of excavation and restoration work at the largest temple tower in the country that has been recognized as a World Heritage Site. this.

Currently, archaeologists are continuing to excavate more artifacts to study to find an effective and scientific method for conducting restoration for this group of towers.

The excavation and restoration of My Son temple and temple site took place over 20 years and scientists are very careful in the process of handling objects, seeking historical materials and materials for restoration. However, according to archaeologists from many countries around the world and Vietnam, the newly discovered findings show that the Cham tower architecture complex in My Son Sanctuary needs to be studied more carefully and more carefully. can find effective restoration methods.