Ancient Burial Urns Found In Central Vietnam

Thanhnien News ^ | 9-29-2006 | Sai Gon Giai Phong - Thu Thuy

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Ancient burial urns found in central Vietnam

Archaeologists have discovered 30 burial jars belonging to the 2,500-year-old Sa Huynh civilization in central Vietnam.

The graves together with many artifacts were unearthed at the Con Dai archaeological site in Thua Thua-Hue province’s Huong Tra district.

Of the jars, 25 contained ritual offerings like small trays, agate balls, and earrings, all of them still intact. They will be displayed at the Museum of Vietnamese History and the province’s museum.

The archaeologists said the excavation provided further evidence that an early Metal Age culture had once existed in central Vietnam.

The Sa Huynh culture has been dated to roughly the same time as the Dong Son culture (circa 1000 BC-200 AD) but it had a distinctive decorative style of bronze axes, daggers, and ornaments.

In a unique practice, it cremated its dead and buried their ashes in urns covered with lids together with ritually broken offerings.

Source: Sai Gon Giai Phong – Translated by Thu Thuy

[blam]

GGG Ping.

Related to the Plain Of Jars folks?

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Blam. My favorite plain is the Plain of Jars, followed by the Plain of Old Coffeecans.

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[SunkenCiv]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1709421/posts?page=10#10

[blam]

Plain Of Jars

[mirkwood]

[SunkenCiv]

from some FReeper named Blam (':

History Haunts The Plain Of Jars
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Posted on 12/09/2004 6:10:21 PM EST by blam
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1298111/posts

Niah Ceramics To Shed Light On Borneo's History
Bernama | 6-12-2005 | Carol Ann Jackson
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[SunkenCiv]

Nice tagline.

[SunkenCiv]

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[Hillarys Gate Cult]

I wonder if they knew John Kerry was there? It's seems so important to him that everyone notices that.

[onedoug]

Predating the Cham. Vietnam seems a second home to so many people, of which I'd include myself.

[TigerLikesRooster]

In Korea, burial jars can be found in S.W. corner of the Peninsula, now S. Cholla Province. They are not found in other places of Korea.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks!

[JimSEA]

This would seem to be a third, distinct metal age culture in the region. I don't know if the Plain of Jars folk are one in the same but it would seem possible.