(Dan Tri) – In addition to nearly 700 artifacts found at the Dai Huu tower ruins, archaeologists believe that in Binh Dinh there are still “treasure troves” with many valuable artifacts of the Champa people.
Located on the top of Dat mountain, the ruins of Dai Huu tower (Chanh Man village, Cat Nhon commune, Phu Cat district, Binh Dinh province) were excavated and nearly 700 artifacts were discovered, including relief statues found for the first time in Champa culture.
Dr. Pham Van Trieu, Vietnam Institute of Archaeology, said the excavation process revealed the entire body of the tower, the foundation, the tower has an eastern entrance and a fake door system.
The Dai Huu tower has a larger architectural scale than other Champa towers. With its large architectural scale, located on the highest position of Dat mountain, researchers have identified it as the main tower (also known as Kalan), dating back to around the middle of the 13th century.
In the middle of the tower is the sacred pit, this is the central architecture of the tower, located under the brick foundation of the tower. In the center of the sacred pit is the sacred pillar.
In particular, during the excavation process, researchers found 678 artifacts made of stone and terracotta of various types. Among them, for the first time, they discovered a relief statue never seen before in Champa culture.
The relief depicts a man, his left hand holding an unidentified object, his left leg kneeling, his right hand and right leg being pulled backwards by another pair of hands.
Researchers believe that this is the first relief found in Champa culture, so it is not yet clear what content this relief represents and it will take time to research.
Two-sided relief, each side carved with two figures sitting facing each other, used to decorate the base of the tower.
Researchers believe that the headdress of the human statue with a profile face is very similar to the warrior's helmet carved in the stone wall of Angkor Wat, which depicts the naval battle between the Champa and Khmer armies in 1177.
The lion statue discovered in Dai Huu ruins is similar to the lion statue in G1-My Son tower (Quang Nam province)...
In addition, based on household ceramic pieces dating from around the 17th-18th centuries. These artifacts are associated with Chanh Man citadel built by the Tay Son dynasty in the northeast, at the foot of Dat mountain. Thereby, reflecting that in the late 18th century, the Dai Huu tower ruins area was an important military base of the Tay Son dynasty.
Dr. Le Dinh Phung, member of the Vietnam Archaeological Association, commented that archaeological discoveries at Dai Huu tower revealed many possibilities that the Champa people had previously dismantled this ancient tower, moved many valuable artifacts and sculptures to hide elsewhere, leaving broken and damaged artifacts to this day.
“From this excavation, I suspect there are many warehouses storing valuable sculptures in Binh Dinh. Because with a large amount of heavy stone, it is very difficult to transport it far away,” said Dr. Le Dinh Phung.
According to Dr. Le Dinh Phung, Binh Dinh province has its own historical characteristics; no other land has been the capital of the Champa people for as long as this locality. Besides My Son (Quang Nam), along the Central strip of land, the Champa people left the most "heritage" of Champa towers in Binh Dinh.
In particular, the excavation results of the Dai Huu tower ruins show that this tower inherits all the quintessence of Tra Kieu style sculpture art and new discoveries show the influence of the Khmer people.
Binh Dinh province currently has 8 Champa tower clusters (Banh It, Duong Long, Doi, Canh Tien, Phu Loc, Thu Thien, Binh Lam, Hon Chuong), with 14 towers dating from the 11th-15th centuries. Among them, the most prominent and attractive to tourists are Doi tower, Banh It tower, Duong Long tower. All Champa towers in Binh Dinh have been ranked as national architectural and artistic relics.
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