On the evening of January 2, Mr. Nguyen Thanh Hong, Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Quang Nam province, said that on December 31, 2024, Deputy Prime Minister Le Thanh Long signed the decision to recognize national treasures in the 13th period of 2024 for 33 artifacts and groups of artifacts.
Of which, Quang Nam has 4 artifacts, groups of artifacts recognized as national treasures including: a collection of gold jewelry and agate artifacts in the shape of animals in Lai Nghi burial area (preserved at the Quang Nam Museum's artifact warehouse) and 2 artifacts of Dong Son bronze drums and Dong Son bronze jars owned by Mr. Luong Hoang Long (in Cam Pho ward, Hoi An city, Quang Nam).
The newly recognized treasures this time are all original, unique artifacts with unique historical and cultural values.
The collection of gold jewelry and animal-shaped agate artifacts at Lai Nghi burial site, preserved and selected for the dossier by Quang Nam Museum, are artifacts discovered during the archaeological excavation at Lai Nghi burial site (Dien Ban town).
The site was discovered in 2000 and excavated by Quang Nam Museum in collaboration with archaeologists from the University of Social Sciences and Humanities (Vietnam National University, Hanoi), the Institute of General and Comparative Archaeology of the German National Institute of Archaeology from 2002 to 2004.
Meanwhile, through appraisal, both Dong Son Bronze Drum and Dong Son Bronze Jar of Mr. Luong Hoang Long belong to the Dong Son cultural period dating from the 4th-3rd century BC to the 1st-2nd century AD.
These two artifacts are valuable in the study of Dong Son culture, contributing to the reconstruction of the ancient history of the country from the economy, society, and spiritual life of our ancestors.
