CULTURE/ART
Wednesday,Jan 05,2011, Posted at: 15:34(GMT+7)
Hanoi receives 215 objects excavated from Thang Long Citadel

The Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences on Tuesday handed over 215 objects excavated from the Thang Long Citadel archaeological site, to the Hanoi People’s Committee.

A view of the handover ceremony of the 215 objects, excavated from Thang Long Citadel archaeological site, to Hanoi People’s Committee on January 4 (Photo: Hanoimoi)

The objects are displayed in a showroom on the first floor of the Department of Operation’s headquarter in Hanoi.

Dr Bui Minh Tri, chairperson of the citadel excavation project, said that the objects found at the site, 18 Hoang Dieu, had up to a million items.

The above 215 items, are the most typical for each historical phase of the citadel, through many centuries of dynasties, he said.

By M.An – Translated by Kim Chung
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