300 treasures of Vietnam’s archaeology on display in Hanoi

Thứ Ba, 17/04/2018, 20:50

Over 300 Vietnamese archaeological artifacts, found throughout the nation during the past 60 years, are on display at a special exhibition titled "Treasures of Vietnam’s archaeology" in Hanoi.

The event, themed “Vietnam’s archaeological treasures” and kicked off on April 13, aims to introduce achievements of Vietnamese archaeologists in the past six decades as well as the archaeological achievements in the cooperation between Vietnam and Germany.

The exhibition runs until the end of July at the Vietnam National Museum of History, No. 1 Trang Tien street, Hanoi.

Typical artifacts from prehistory to the 17th-18th centuries are introduced on an area of over 600 m2, divided into three main parts: prehistoric archeology; archaeological treasures of the metal age and historical archaeological treasures.

Meanwhile, outstanding archaeological items, featuring Dong Son culture in the north, Sa Huynh in the central region and Dong Nai culture in the south, are exhibited at the Metal Age zone. Most of the displayed artifacts were made from iron, stone, glass, wood and bronze. Some of them were found in tombs such as models and terracotta stoves discovered in the northern province of Bac Ninh and Thanh Hoa.

The archeological collection was displayed at three German museums from October 2016 to February 2018.

Also on display are antiques from the Champa Kingdom (192-1471) and My Son World Cultural Heritage, Oc Eo- Phu Nam Culture in the Mekong Delta region from the 1st to the 7th century, a well as the contact and exchange of Vietnam with the Occident, anti-war movements in Vietnam and images of Vietnam in innovation and integration.

The archeological collection was displayed at three German museums from October 2016 to February 2018 as part of a program promoting Vietnamese culture and history in the European country, according to the Vietnam News Agency.

By Phung Nguyen