25 April, 2018 - 13:58 Alicia McDermott
Traditional Funerary Rites Provide a Glimpse at Mystery Neolithic Vietnamese Culture
3,000 years ago, a small community on a Vietnamese island disappeared. No one is certain why, but even their very existence is a surprise. Luckily for archaeologists, it seems that their traditional funerary rites could provide clues to practices in the past.
A chance discovery of broken ceramics, following a flat tire, soon led to a grave site on Quan Lan Island in the Ha Long Bay region of Vietnam. ABC News reports the initial hints of the discovery’s importance were unearthed in 2016. However, it took two years for a Western Australian archaeologist, author and historian, Bob Sheppard, to get permission from the Vietnamese government to excavate alongside a team which included Vietnam Maritime Archaeology Project (VMAP) representatives.
http://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/traditional-funerary-rites-provide-glimpse-mystery-neolithic-vietnamese-021885
