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New Cham ruin in Bin Thuan Province

Adam Bray, a travel writer based in Vietnam, shares with us the ruins of a Cham brick structure that he stumbled upon.

New Discovery of Ancient Cham Tower by Resident Guidebook Writer Mui Ne Beach.net, 29 September 2009

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Cham ruins get much-needed protection

Protective works including a security post and information boards to safeguard an 8th century Cham sanctuary in Hue is set to complete this year.

Sanctury remains of ancient Cham people gets protection Viet Nam News, 29 September 2009

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Stele with Champa script found in Phu Yen province

Archaeologists report the discovery of a yet-to-be dated stele made of granite and inscribed with eight lines of Champa script. Ancient Champa stele unearthed VOV News, 19 August 2009

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Exploring the My Son Sanctuary

Vietnam Net Bridge has a travel feature on the magnificent My Son Sanctuary in Da Nang Province. The My Son temple complex was the most significant sacred sites of the Cham from the 4th to 15th centuries.

My Son Sanctuary Vietnam Net Bridge, 23 May 2009

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Oldest and largest four-handed Buddha statue recognised in Vietnam

The four-handed Buddha statue in the Linh Son Pagoda of the An Giang Province in Vietnam receives recognition for being the largest and oldest of its kind, dating to between the 2nd and 6th century. The statue was discovered almost a hundred years ago in Oc Eo. It looks like the statue has been [...]

Polish archaeologist honoured with statue in Vietnam

The late Kazimieriz Kwiatkhowski from Poland is to be honoured with a statue of him built in Quang Nam Province, in recognition for his rstoration work done at the My Son Sanctuary, where he worked to restore during the 1980s. For an up-to-date biography of Kwiathowski and his work in My Son, I recommend the [...]

The Cham Museum at Da Nang opens two new rooms

The Cham Museum at Da Nang opens two new rooms showcasing the finds from My Son and Dong Duong.

The world of Cham Thanh Nien News, 15 May 2009

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Champa statue displayed at Ha Tinh museum

A sandstone statue of the Hindu god Murugan will be on display at the Ha Tinh Province Museum. The statue is attributed to the Champa culture and dates between the 10th and 12th century.

Ha Tinh Museum to host ancient Champa statue Vietnam Net Bridge, 04 March 2009

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Review: Champa and the Archaeology of My Son (Vietnam)

Champa and the Archaeology of My Son (Vietnam) Edited by Andrew Hardy, Mauro Cucarzi and Patrizia Zolese NUS Press, ISBN: 978-9971-69-451-7 Available at Amazon.com

Archaeology in Vietnam is quite vibrant – just take a look at this site and see how much archaeology news comes out of Vietnam. Besides the news, however, it’s quite hard [...]

Vietnamese archaeologists launch six-month dig in Khanh Hoa province

Archaeologists hope to recover artefacts and reconstruct up to 3,000 years of history at the Vinh Yen archaeological site in the Khanh Hoa Province of Vietnam. The central province would certainly be home to many artefacts from Champa.

photo credit: yeowatzup

Archaeologist to search for 3,000-year-old relics Thanh Nien News, 12 Feb 2009

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