My Son Group A Tower Sanctuary A1
My Son Group A Tower Sanctuary A1 North Annex · My Site
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)·Neolithic·🇻🇳 Quang Nam, My Son, Vietnam
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About My Son Group A Tower Sanctuary A1
My Son Group A Tower Sanctuary A1 in Quang Nam, My Son, Vietnam is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal site extent 150 × 90 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 15.7520N 108.1230E controls access to Quang Nam resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient village for Quang Nam, My Son, illustrating Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 4000 BCE–500 CE
- Period
- Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and residential complex
- Rediscovered
- 1978 survey
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 4000 BCE–500 CE
Initial construction of My Son Group A Tower Sanctuary A1 main structure
c. 1918
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1978–2008
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at My Son Group A Tower Sanctuary A1) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
15.7520° N · 108.1230° E · 206 m · 4 mapped features
- My Son Group A Tower Sanctuary A1 — Main StructurestructurePrincipal ancient village — Site extent 150 × 90 m with diagnostic masonry/panel15.7528° N · 108.1239° E
- My Son Group A Tower Sanctuary A1 — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature15.7510° N · 108.1223° E
- My Son Group A Tower Sanctuary A1 — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial15.7535° N · 108.1242° E
- My Son Group A Tower Sanctuary A1 — Hydraulic/CisternhydraulicHydraulic feature — cistern/reservoir or rock-cut channel associated with site15.7504° N · 108.1219° E