2024-2025 marks many outstanding achievements of Vietnamese archaeology

On November 13, the Institute of Archaeology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences organized the "60th National Archaeological Announcement - 2025" Workshop to announce new discoveries, share archaeological research results in the past year and discuss research directions of the industry in the coming time.

The report said that 2024–2025 recorded many outstanding achievements of Vietnamese archaeology, with 385 announcements spanning across Prehistoric, Early Historic, Historic archaeology, Champa – Oc Eo archaeology and underwater archaeology.

In prehistoric archaeology, excavations in Thai Nguyen, Lai Chau, Nghe An, Gia Lai, Ninh Thuan ... discovered many residential relics, burials, flakes, stone tools, pottery, cultural sediments dating from 12,000 to 3,500 years old, providing important data on the development of stone carving industry and the life of residents in the Hoa Binh and post-Hoa Binh periods.

Prehistoric archaeology continues to add new discoveries in Son La, Bac Kan , Ninh Binh, Hanoi, Vung Tau, Binh Duong..., clarifying the age, cultural layers and residential characteristics from the Dong Dau, Go Mun to Dong Son periods, especially identifying many more Dong Son residential layers in Thanh Den, Co Loa and Luy Lau.

In Historical Archaeology, 201 reports reflect a series of new discoveries on religious architecture, pottery, metal objects, construction materials, tombs, statues, etc., helping to more clearly identify the economic and cultural life from the Ly, Tran to Nguyen dynasties.

Champa-Oc Eo archaeology recorded 38 reports, notably the discoveries at Thap K, Lieu Coc, Khanh Le, My Son, Binh Thuan and Hue, determining the structure, age and function of religious and residential architecture. Underwater archaeology had 17 reports, focusing on the Central and Southern regions, contributing to determining ancient trade routes, age of shipwrecks and valuable artifacts...

Speaking at the workshop, Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Duc Minh, Vice President of the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, emphasized that archaeology is a core part of national culture, always receiving attention from the Party, the State and the whole society. The achievements of archaeological research in recent times have contributed to clarifying many issues of the historical process, continuing to make important contributions to the restoration of national cultural history, raising public awareness, promoting the preservation and promotion of the value of Vietnam's cultural heritage.

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