4,000-year-old tomb site uncovered in Vietnam
Archaeologists working at a site in Hanoi's Dong Anh District have stumbled across 11 tombs dating back to the Phung Nguyen culture, days before they were about to wind up the dig.
The Phung Nguyen remains, the best-preserved of any found in and around the city, date back about 4,000 years, archaeologists from the Viet Nam Archaeology Institute said.
The tombs were discovered 1.5 meters below ground.
One of the tombs, provisionally called number nine, contained the well-preserved remains of a woman aged between 35 and 40, Nguyen Laan Cuong, deputy general secretary of the Viet Nam Archaeologists Association told Viet Nam News....
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The Phung Nguyen remains, the best-preserved of any found in and around the city, date back about 4,000 years, archaeologists from the Viet Nam Archaeology Institute said.
The tombs were discovered 1.5 meters below ground.
One of the tombs, provisionally called number nine, contained the well-preserved remains of a woman aged between 35 and 40, Nguyen Laan Cuong, deputy general secretary of the Viet Nam Archaeologists Association told Viet Nam News....