via Vietnam Plus, 08 September 2021: Archaeological excavations into the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital will begin this month.
New large archaeological excavations are expected to start this month in the northern province of Ninh Binh’s Hoa Lu district, home of the Hoa Lu Ancient Capital.
The excavations are to be conducted on a total area of 600sq.m from September 15 to December 31 this year following a decision by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MoCST) issued recently on its website.
According to the decision, the ministry has assigned Ninh Binh province’s Department of Culture and Sports in coordination with the Institute of Archeology to unearth the two locations – a field south of King Le Dai Hanh Temple and a site near the wall of Thanh Den (Den Citadel) in Truong Yen commune, Hoa Lu district.
