The official further said the discovery will be and important addition for dossiers to seek UNESCO’s recognition of the Sa Huynh civilisation archaeological site.

The field has an area of about 10 ha in Co hamlet, Long Thanh 2 commune, Pho Thanh ward, Duc Pho township, 800m from the ancient Sa Huynh people’s residence and 500m from their burial place. The ancient Sa Huynh people used flat, hard rock foundations and seawater to make their salt for daily life.

Today, there are still a small number of households who are indigenous residents still practicing the traditional salt-making method of their ancestors.

Researchers continue to collect artifact samples using laboratory analysis to find the exact date of the profession.

According to Khoi, the discovery is of great significance, and an important basis for comparing the salt-making fields of the prehistoric inhabitants of Sa Huynh and those in Southeast Asia and Asia.

10 documentary heritage of Vietnam now recognised by UNESCO

The Nine Dynastic Urns, housed in the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, have been inscribed in the Memory of the World Register, marking Vietnam’s 10th UNESCO-recognised documentary heritage.

Nine Tripod Cauldrons inscribed on UNESCO Memory of World Register

The Nine Tripod Cauldrons, housed in the Hue Imperial Citadel in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue, have been inscribed in the Memory of the World Register.

Vietnam treasures role of UNESCO: Foreign Minister

Vietnam always attaches importance to multilateral cooperation and the role of UNESCO, Minister of Foreign Affairs Bui Thanh Son told visiting President of the 42nd General Conference of UNESCO Simona-Mirela Miculescu in Hanoi on April 25.

Dossier seeking UNESCO title for heritage clusters replied

UNESCO has responded to the scientific dossier seeking its recognition for the Complex of Yen Tu – Vinh Nghiem – Con Son, Kiep Bac Monuments and Landscapes as a world heritage site, according to the Cultural Heritage Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Son La City honoured by UNESCO as global learning city

A ceremony was held at the Northwest Square in Son La City, in the northern mountainous province of the same name on March 19, to celebrate UNESCO’s inclusion of Son La in the Global Network of Learning Cities (GNLC).

Source: VNA