Many important findings in the Dong Dau relic site

On January 30, Vinh Phuc Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a meeting, reporting the preliminary results of the archaeological excavation of Dong Dau for the 7th time from December 10, 2012 by the Faculty. History - University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Hanoi National University, Vietnam Archaeological Association in coordination with Vinh Phuc Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to conduct excavation.

>>>Found the remains of ancient people 3,500 years ago

Dong Dau archaeological site was discovered 50 years ago, covering an area of ​​about 62,000m ² , is one of the largest and most dense cultural sites in our country.

In previous excavations, archaeologists have discovered here many rich and valuable artifacts, diverse with all kinds of materials from stone, bone, horn, ceramic, bronze . of the stages. different cultures. At the end of 2012, Vinh Phuc Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism in collaboration with the University of Social Sciences and Humanities - Hanoi National University and Vietnam Archaeological Association conducted the 7th excavation. This place is located on the west side of the mound top, covering an area of ​​25m ² , about 2.5m away from 2 reconnaissance pits in 1999.

Dong Dau relic area

Overall assessment of the excavation results shows that the structure of the cultural layer here includes: The surface layer, the Dong Dau late culture layer - Early Go Mun culture, the typical Dong Dau cultural layer and the Phung Nguyen cultural layer. The group has collected many artifacts: stone axes, stone grinding tables, jewelry rings, ceramic beads, copper arrows, pottery, copper files, animal and bone jewelry of animals. The delegation has collected 128 stone artifacts, 85 bronze artifacts, 230 horned artifacts and many fine-crafted ceramics, clearly reflecting the cultural and living life of the ancient Vietnamese.

The most interesting thing here is the discovery of a tomb dating to about 3,500 years, containing the remains of an adult man. Characteristics of the remains include large eye sockets, skull and arm bones, intact shoulder blades. The incisors no longer exist, but according to the scientific world, the Phung Nguyen people in the past with adult men continue to extract their front teeth. It is one of the bases to identify the recently unearthed man of the Phung Nguyen era.

The results of the 7 excavations confirmed that in the Eastern part of the site is the residence of the ancient Vietnamese, while the West is the burial place. This is an important discovery not only in the field of archeology and science, but also has deep cultural significance.

Vinh Phuc's functional industry will coordinate with the People's Committee of Yen Lac town to build and perfect the system of fences to protect the entire Dong Dau area with an area of ​​42 ha; relocate 13 graves that people have built out of the relic area; cut down all fruit trees and perennial timber trees so that roots do not eat down and damage the cultural layer; setting up beer instructs residents and visitors to know the excavated holes.

Regarding the newly discovered remains, the province's functional sector will work with experts to recover and handle technical issues in order to preserve them in long-term and to put them into the collection of the Phung Nguyen people displayed at Bao. province.