My Son Temple Group B Tower B5 Sanctuary
Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional·Classical·🇻🇳 Quang Nam, My Son, Vietnam
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About My Son Temple Group B Tower B5 Sanctuary
My Son Temple Group B Tower B5 Sanctuary in Quang Nam, My Son, Vietnam is a Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional temple complex attributed to Classical. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal sanctuary 80 × 55 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at 15.7520N 108.1200E 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 temple complex for Quang Nam, My Son, illustrating Classical 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. 450 BCE–100 CE
- Period
- Classical Antiquity (600 BCE–200 CE) or regional
- Culture
- Classical
- Purpose
- Sanctuary and ceremonial centre for state cult
- Rediscovered
- 1967 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 450 BCE–100 CE
Initial construction of My Son Temple Group B Tower B5 Sanctuary main structure
c. 1947
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1962–2007
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at My Son Temple Group B Tower B5 Sanctuary) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
15.7520° N · 108.1200° E · 409 m · 3 mapped features
- My Son Temple Group B Tower B5 Sanctuary — Main StructurestructurePrincipal temple complex — Sanctuary 80 × 55 m with diagnostic masonry/panel15.7528° N · 108.1209° E
- My Son Temple Group B Tower B5 Sanctuary — Ancillary ComplexcomplexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature15.7510° N · 108.1193° E
- My Son Temple Group B Tower B5 Sanctuary — Peripheral FeatureoutlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial15.7535° N · 108.1212° E