Gia Lai Province has reviewed dossiers proposing national heritage status for the Trường Lũy Gia Lai rampart and national treasure recognition for two groups of Champa-era artifacts, as authorities move to strengthen the legal and scientific basis for their protection.
Hidden beneath the dense forest canopy of the Bích Kê mountain range, the Phú Hà ancient stone rampart is emerging as an important archaeological site that researchers believe dates to the early 19th century and once served as a storage and collection point for agricultural goods.
The Pleiku Museum will display images, documents and artifacts from the Rộc Tưng - Gò Đá early paleolithic archaeological site on February 20-21, coinciding with the fourth and fifth days of the Lunar New Year and the festival marking the 237th anniversary of the Ngọc Hồi - Đống Đa Victory.
Authorities in Vietnam’s Gia Lai Province have transferred two newly unearthed Champa bas-reliefs from the Duong Long Tower complex to the provincial museum for preservation, officials said on January 22.
Authorities in Gia Lai province are moving to grant provincial-level heritage status to the An Phu Champa Relic, a nearly 1,000-year-old Buddhist temple complex dating back to the 9th-10th centuries.
Along the Vũng Tàu Strait, the fishing village of Châu Thuận Biển in central Vietnam has earned renown as both a guardian of national sovereignty and a remarkable trove of ancient artifacts salvaged from centuries-old shipwrecks.
