Sa Huynh c ulture is discovered and researched up to nows 100 years. The knowledges about Sa Huynh c ulture more and more compl ete and clear with the discoveries and research e s of the Vietnamese archaeologist s after 1975. The characteristic of Sa Huynh Culture is the burial method of the burial jar. However, has to be present of the land grave in several places.
Sa Huynh culture is discovered and researched up to nows 100 years. The knowledges about Sa Huynh culture more and more complete and clear with the discoveries and researches of the Vietnamese archaeologists after 1975. The characteristic of Sa Huynh Culture is the burial method of the burial jar. However, has to be present of the land grave in several places.
Beside the pottery and jewellry of Sa Huynh culture, cannot but mention the attending of the iron types. The iron is burial things what found universaly in each tomb. The iron of Sa Huynh culture is rather diversity in type, form and as well as use. Two basic groups are tools and weapon.
With regard to the tools are the iron axes with the curved body and spread tongue, the types of knife, bush-whacker (bush-hook), pointed tool, spade, especially the attending of the iron hoe. In the early period, this culture’s inhabitant used the stone tool as hoe, axe…etc.. Agriculture use hoe control to all economic structure of Sa Huynh’s inhabitant from early to late. In the most prosperous period, with the appearance of iron tool, making a substantial turning-point in the agricultural production of Sa Huynh’s inhabitant.
As to the weapon group as sword, dagger, spearhead, javelin, almost have hilt or throat to fit the woody handle.
In general, the bronze metallurgy industry of Sa Huynh Culture’s inhabitant is the less developed than Dong Son Culture’s. But contrast to the iron metallurgy industry of Sa Huynh Culture’s inhabitant is very developed. After the researches to show the iron of Sa Huynh is manufactured from iron refine in the handicraff oven, follow revert to the original state method., the iron has rather high quality, little impurities, the main manufacture technology is hot forge.
Could be seen in Sa Huynh Culture, the iron manufacture develop rather well, the series of the iron discovered. The iron is position of strength of Sa Huynh’s inhabitant. It is used merchandise to exchange, trade with other. Many of the Philippines archaeologist think that the iron in this area originated from Sa Huynh and has near relation with Sa Huynh. Definitely the iron of Sa Huynh, by the exchange, trade at sea and continent, to continue the many different areas.
Thus, in Sa Huynh Culture, beside the pottery, jewellry, the iron also play an important role in the agriculture production life and in trading of this culture’s habitant. It has a component bring about the brilliant development of a famous culture in the first period of Vietnam.
Le Van Chien