Searching for Settlement at the Dai Co Viet Capital of Hoa Lu, Vietnam

Summary

This is an abstract from the "The Current State of Archaeological Research across Southeast Asia" session, at the 89th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Established in 968 CE the city of Hoa Lu was the first unified capital of the Dai Co Viet. This ancient capital is found in the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Trang An Scenic Landscape Complex, Vietnam. It was constructed of two enclosures bounded by a series of embankment walls adjoining steep cliff faces created by the karst mountains topography. While a clearly defined city, little archaeological research has identified the inhabitants and their subsequent settlement outside the royal echelon of the palace. In search of residential occupation outside the city embankment walls, within the sharply contrasting topography of soaring karst mountains and low-lying floodplains, the first systematic settlement survey was initiated by the IRAW@Hau Lu research project. This presentation will discuss the method employed, obstacles overcome, and ultimately results of the 2023 field season.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• The Current State of Archaeological Research across Southeast Asia   •
• Society for American Archaeology 89th Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA (2024)

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Abstract Id(s): 38268.0