Preliminary Excavations at the Ba Ngo Residential Site, a Tenth Century CE Suburb of the Hoa Lu Imperial Capital

Summary

This is an abstract from the "The Current State of Archaeological Research across Southeast Asia" session, at the 90th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

Recent excavations at the 10th century Dai Co Viet imperial capital of Hoa Lu have uncovered evidence of a suburban community situated just outside the walled inner city enclosures. The Ba Ngo residential site contains a range of quotidian artifacts indicative of everyday activities, as well as a raised earthen platform construction that incorporates internal drainage features similar to those employed in the traditional building methods that are still used in the frequently inundated Hoa Lu landscape to this day. Evidence of specialized activities, namely small-scale iron smelting, also support the idea that Ba Ngo was once a multifaceted suburban community during the Middle Classic (CE 900-1200) imperial occupation sequence.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 90th Annual Meeting, Denver, CO (2025)   •
• The Current State of Archaeological Research across Southeast Asia

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Abstract Id(s): 51838