Excavation of Don Thu relic

Vietnam Institute of Archeology in collaboration with Binh Dinh Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism is excavating Don Thu relic belonging to Quang Ngai - Binh Dinh School of Luy.

Monuments of the Fort

Don Thu relic is located at the foot of Hon Bo mountain in La Square village, Hoai Son commune, H.Hai Nhon, Binh Dinh. Fortress at an altitude of 500m above sea level. Archaeologists said that until now, about 100 stations in Truong Luy system, but only Don Thu, have been discovered in an amazing scale: an area of ​​16,000m ² , divided into two areas north and south by The walls are fortified like the edge of the city and there is a connecting door in the middle of the wall.

Don Thu's coast is from 2 - 3m high, 2-level embankment, superior level with a width of 1-2m, lower level from 2-4m wide, 4-6m wide, 50cm deep. Main door on the south and 2 side doors: east and west. Particularly, the north bank doesn't have a door. There are 5 watch towers located at the 4 corners of the station and in the middle of the west.

In the southern area of ​​the fort, archaeologists discovered 3 large censer legs, 2 small censer legs and some terracotta pieces with 7-pointed flower prints and engraved patterns. According to Dr. Nguyen Tien Dong, who chaired the excavation, for the first time, archaeologists discovered the traces of belief after 7 years of surveying and excavating the Quang Ngai - Binh Dinh relics.

In addition, archaeologists also discovered a number of household items of Vietnamese people with terracotta and glazed Chinese ceramics in the 18th century. Large size bricks were also found in Don Thu. Unlike other stations that have been discovered, mainly managing the east-west traffic, Don Thu has the function of mainly painting rooms, protecting large areas without covering the banks and keeping security for the north road. - Men are weak.