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Historical artefacts found during Kinh Thien Palace excavation

 VietNamNet Bridge – Archaeologist Tong Trung Tin’s excitement knew no bounds when he found dragon-shaped tiles in the debris from the excavation of Kinh Thien Palace.

Culture ministry allows excavation in Phu Tho

 VietNamNet Bridge – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has recently given the nod for excavation at an archaeological site in the northern province of Phu Tho. 

Archaeological excavation begins at Ho Citadel

The excavation of a 14th century citadel in the central province of ThanhHóa kicked off yesterday (April 15).

Photos: Unique vestiges at Tran Dynasty’s palace

A series of vestiges found in the Tran Temple and Lang Ngoi ward in Hung Ha district, northern Thai Binh province, has revealed evidence about the position of the Lo Giang royal palace built in the Tran Dynasty in the 13th century.

Tau Mountain treasure hunt may devastate the environment?

The fact that the Binh Thuan provincial authorities have agreed to extend the project to discover a treasure at Tau Mountain has raised a worry that the environment and geological conditions would be severely affected.

In pictures: Ancient tomb excavated in Hanoi

 VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of curious people came to the field of Phu My village in Ngoc My commune, Quoc Oai district, Hanoi, on December 10 to see the excavation of a 300-year tomb.

Antiquities discovered around the 700-year-old wreck

 VietNamNet Bridge - After salvaging 4,000 artifacts from the ancient wreck in Binh Chau, Quang Ngai province, experts and archaeologists have discovered many precious artifacts around the ship.

Quang Ngai: Search for other wrecks around the 700-year-old ship

To preserve the underwater cultural heritage in Binh Chau, Quang Ngai, authorities have assigned Doan Anh Duong Co., Ltd. to expand the survey area to look for other ancient ships in the surrounding area of the 700-year-old wreck.

The 700-year-old wreck in pictures

"For the first time Vietnamese experts have excavated the shipwreck dating back to the 13th century. This is the oldest wreck in Vietnam waters," said the former director of the Vietnam National Museum of History.

Waves menace 500-year-old antiques on Binh Chau wreck

Waves of more than 5m high hit the wreck that contains 500-year-old antiques in the waters of Binh Chau in the central province of Quang Ngai this morning, June 11. The excavation was suspended for the safety of dozens of professionals and workers.

Thousand-year-old bricks unearthed at Ho Dynasty Citadel

VietNamNet Bridge – In recent archaeological excavations in the campus of the Ho Dynasty Citadel in Tien Vinh commune, Vinh Loc district, Thanh Hoa province, scientists discovered many bricks of thousand years old.

70 ancient tombs unearthed in Thanh Hoa

Scientists have released a preliminary report on archaeological excavations at the Con Co Ngua relic in Ha Linh commune, Ha Trung district, Thanh Hoa province.

Tomb of prehistoric people discovered in cave

Excavating Con Moong Cave, archaeologists found tons of shells and a lot of working tools. The most valuable discovery is the remains of prehistoric people in tombs dating back tens of thousands of years ago.

Many more relics revealed under Thang Long Citadel

VietNamNet Bridge - Near the Doan Mon Gate, archaeologists have excavated more relics of the Ly, Tran, Le and Nguyen Dynasties that are overlaid on top of each other.

Artifacts of a thousand years discovered in central Vietnam

A team of archaeologists has excavated Bai Coi relic in Nghi Xuan District, Ha Tinh province and found many artifacts dating back over 2,000 years, Mr. Le Ba Hanh, Deputy Director of the Museum of Ha Tinh Province said.

Central Highlands: Thousands of tombs illegally excavated

VietNamNet Bridge - Thousands of graves in the Central Highlands have been illegally excavated by thieves, to search for antiques and valuable things.