On January 22, the Vietnam National Museum of History, in collaboration with Phu Tho Province, conducted the sixth excavation at the Ren Village archaeological site (Gia Thanh Commune, Phu Ninh District, Phu Tho Province), where they discovered a burial site along with numerous valuable ceramic and stone artifacts…
Among the findings, the most significant discovery was a burial site located in a test pit at a depth of 120 cm. The remains within the grave were relatively intact. The deceased was laid to rest in a supine position with their head facing east. Accompanying burial goods included a crab-shaped pot, brown-gray in color, featuring a flared mouth, an average-height neck, a smooth surface, and a spherical body with crisscrossed rope decorations. Preliminary examinations suggest that the remains belong to a woman approximately 1.5 meters tall, aged between 20 and 30 years, dating back around 3,200 to 3,700 years, likely representing a later inhabitant of Ren Village. The results of this excavation further highlight the significance of the Ren Village site in understanding the metalworking phase of our country’s history, a period that played a crucial role in the formation of the early states under the Hung Kings.
Din Vu
