Thanh Hoa: Detecting sacrifices in Dan Te Nam Giao

This is the first time archaeologists have discovered and excavated an animal bone sample of a sacrifice in Nam Giao esplanade of many feudal Vietnamese dynasties. According to historical records, when building the Nam Giao sacrifice, the kings often worshiped gods with buffaloes, cows, goats and pigs, and then buried carefully.

The buffalo skeleton is quite intact.

The buffalo skeleton was discovered during the process of restoring and restoring Nam Giao Esplanade of the World Cultural Heritage of Ho Dynasty (Vinh Loc District, Thanh Hoa).

The newly discovered buffalo skeleton is relatively intact, buried in the middle, beneath the third, outer, north and largest wall of the altar. Archaeologists are collecting samples of the above buffalo bone to study, then, can restore this skeleton to serve tourists visiting the Ho Dynasty's heritage.

Archaeologists are conducting a collection of bone samples at the detection site.

According to the archaeologists, of the Vietnam Institute of Archeology, it is possible that when building Nam Giao sacrifice in 1402, King Ho Quy Ly used buffaloes to worship gods, heaven and earth, then buried This buffalo falls on the wall of the altar. Currently, scientists are studying the above buffalo skeleton.