New discoveries, including carved stone figures and other structural features were uncovered during the excavation of the Duong Long Towers in the southern Vietnamese province of Binh Dinh. The 12th century Cham towers are thought to be devoted to the Hindu god, Shiva, and also thought to be the highest of its kind in Southeast Asia.
Cham towers’ dig yields valuable insights
Viet Nam News, 19 Jan 2009
Surprising new architectural features have been discovered during recent excavations of the ancient Duong Long tower complex in the southern province of Binh Dinh.
The towers, built by the end of the 12th century, are considered to be the highest Cham towers in Southeast Asia. The kingdom of Champa was an Indianised kingdom of Malayo-Polynesian origins and controlled what is now southern and central Viet Nam from approximately the 7th century through to 1832.