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30/08/2008 15:02

Informations more of the coins

The coins with characters "Thai Binh hung bao" presented in many books of ancient coins of Vietnam that published in Vietnam and foreign countries in which there are two types of coin with characters "Thai Binh hung bao" issued in Dinh Tien Hoang king of Dinh dynasty:

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30/08/2008 14:58

Results of excavation at the Ung Thanh citadel (outer citadel is in the South and surrounds the Dai La citadel)

On November 2003, The National Museum of Vietnamese History cooperated with The Culture and Information Depatment of Hanoi city to carried on an archaeological exploration at the Ung Thanh citadel and Doai Mon (Western Gate of Dai La citadel)

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30/08/2008 14:55

The new awareness of the beginning date of Chinese blue and white ceramic

Before, the ceramic experts conclused the beginning date of the blue and white ceramics are in circa 14th century, it's same time with the periods of Tran dynasty (Vietnam) and Yuan dynasty (China). They are completely right untill now for Vietnamese blue and white ceramics which recovered at the exact archaeological stratums and the otherones from shipwrecks that

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30/08/2008 14:54

Thought on the restoration of the site Lam Kinh

The results of the study and of the excavation of Lam kinh this last time have shown the great values of this site on various points of view. Rare are sites having such a density of vestiges and ancient objects; moreover, the architectural vestiges buried in the earth, when discovered, have a plan which can easily be reconstituted. The architectural plans which last from the first

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30/08/2008 14:52

To collectors - Fourthly: Is a regime of permanent preservation necessary ?

Among vietnamese collectors, very few think and speak of the preservation of their own collection, though they are possessing a lot of sensible and fragile objects. They only boast of possessing rich ancient objects.

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30/08/2008 14:50

To collectors - Thirdly: Must ancient objects be restored ?

The restoration of ancient objects is the daily occupation of mundial museums since always. But how to restore? This question need for each object the creation of a council which points out general directions for the restoration, which must follow international norms.

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30/08/2008 14:49

Summary results of the study and the excavation of the site Lam Kinh

Since 1996, the National Museum of Vietnamese History in coordination with the branch of Culture and Information of Thanh Hoa has carried out several times the study, exploration and archaeological excavation of the site of Lam Kinh. The study is carried out carefully, with stages of exploration and excavation on a large area. The result is that the general plan of the site of

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30/08/2008 14:48

Ung Thanh (bushel for soldiers), a still little known type of site.

Somewhere near Hanoi, in the population still move about names bearing traces of bushels of soldiers, such as the section of dam of the road La Thanh (at the crossroad of Lang Ha and La Thanh streets). At place there are no more any trace, but the population of the village of Giang vo, especially old

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30/08/2008 14:46

To collectors - Secondly: To make collections or to help destroy?

The favourite occupation of the collectors is to make collections. To collect by means of exchanges, gifts, etc. , it is already things of the past when the country enters into market economy. The most usual act is to buy. To buy until the last penny, in spite of ladies protestations, it is a bad but “lovely” habit, for even rich countries need such fans to be able to preserve the national cultural patrimony.

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30/08/2008 14:45

To collectors - Firstly: Registering of ancient objects, is it necessary?

The Law of Cultural Patrimony urges the collectors to register their ancient objects, which alarms many people who think that their right of property would be injured. This is a misunderstanding of the Law, while the state has acknowledged the right of property of privates over their ancient objects, which is stated in previous articles of the Law.

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