On January 24, the Institute of Archaeology coordinated with the Department of Culture - Sports - Tourism of Thanh Hoa province and the Ho Dynasty Citadel Heritage Conservation Center to announce the results of the excavation of the Ho Dynasty Citadel relic within the inner city of the world heritage site Ho Dynasty Citadel.
This is a large-scale excavation , with two archaeological pits to study part of the central architecture of the Main Hall (King's Base) and the eastern architecture of the Ho Dynasty Citadel.
Accordingly, after 6 months of excavation in 2 pits (with an area of about 8,000 m2), archaeologists found many important relics and data. Specifically, 4 architectural vestiges of the Ho Dynasty, 2 architectural layers of the Early Le Dynasty and the Later Le Dynasty were identified with relics of reinforced column foundations, foundations, architectural foundations... Regarding relics, many types of bricks decorated with chrysanthemums, lotuses, and coins from the Ly - Tran Dynasty, and vine flowers from the Le Dynasty produced in Thang Long and many types of square bricks, rectangular bricks, and bricks with Chinese characters produced in the Ho Dynasty Citadel were found during the excavation process. At the same time, many pieces of glazed ceramics from the Tran - Ho Dynasty and the Early Le Dynasty were also found.
Mr. Nguyen Ba Linh, Director of the Ho Dynasty Citadel World Heritage Conservation Center, said that this archaeological excavation helped to identify for the first time relatively clearly many relics of many different architectural types of the Ho Dynasty. At the same time, some architectural vestiges from the early Le Dynasty (15th century) and the Le Trung Hung Dynasty (16th - 17th century) were discovered, proving the long-term use of the Ho Dynasty Citadel in history. Based on ancient documents and the location of the excavation pit, it can be predicted that the excavation pit in the King's Nest area has revealed a relatively complete architectural complex including the main architecture in the center, 2 gate architectures in front and traces of the surrounding corridor system.
“The name King's Palace, its location, scale and architectural layout suggest that this may be the most important architectural vestige in the central area of the Ho Dynasty capital,” said Mr. Linh.
According to Mr. Linh, at the eastern excavation pit, 5 architectural units of the Ho Dynasty with a fairly tight structure have been initially identified, including a main central architecture with 9 compartments, combined with a number of smaller-scale architectures and a system of surrounding corridor vestiges built very standardly and carefully.
“According to folklore, the relics in this area may belong to the Dong Thai Mieu temple to worship the ancestors of the Ho Dynasty. However, to confirm this, more research is needed in the future to be able to conclude because in the Ho Dynasty Citadel, in addition to the Main Hall, Dong Thai Mieu, Tay Thai Mieu, official history also records many other palaces such as Phu Cuc Palace, Nhan Tho Palace... However, finding a fairly complete architectural cluster in the east is also a completely new discovery in the Ho Dynasty Citadel, contributing to a clearer view of the overall appearance of the Ho Dynasty Citadel heritage site,” said Mr. Linh.
At the announcement ceremony, many scientists commented that the large-scale excavations in recent years, especially in 2020, have demonstrated the great potential of the underground heritage of the Ho Dynasty Citadel and in the future, if research is carried out step by step, scientists may be able to gradually restore most of the capital's surface.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/phat-hien-to-hop-kien-truc-hoan-chinh-o-trung-tam-thanh-nha-ho-1851031933.htm
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