Oc Eo — Buried Canal North (Mekong, Vietnam)
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Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)·Bronze Age·🇻🇳 An Giang, Oc Eo, Vietnam
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About Oc Eo — Buried Canal North (Mekong, Vietnam)
Oc Eo — Buried Canal North (Mekong, Vietnam) in An Giang, Oc Eo, Vietnam is a Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE) buried city attributed to Bronze Age. Systematic survey and photogrammetry document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal citadel and domestic quarter. Dimensions insula 28 × 42 m; street grid 120 m × 90 m; area 12.4 ha. Excavation buried; condition buried under 2–5 m alluvium/colluvium. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Bronze Age buried-city with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 5 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Chronology and phasing
Theories
- 01Ritual landscape model
- 02Ceremonial centre
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. 3000 BCE
- Period
- Neolithic to Bronze Age (6000–1200 BCE)
- Culture
- Bronze Age
- Purpose
- Buried urban quarter under later deposits
- Rediscovered
- 1963
- Excavation
- Buried
c. 3000 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1152 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1916
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
10.2300° N · 105.1700° E · 5 m · 4 mapped features
Buried Insula North
insulaBuried Insula North at Oc Eo — Buried Canal North (Mekong, Vietnam) — insula with stratified deposits
10.2310° N · 105.1715° EStreet Grid Sector
streetStreet Grid Sector at Oc Eo — Buried Canal North (Mekong, Vietnam) — street with stratified deposits
10.2293° N · 105.1700° EWorkshop Terrace
workshopWorkshop Terrace at Oc Eo — Buried Canal North (Mekong, Vietnam) — workshop with stratified deposits
10.2290° N · 105.1710° ERampart Segment
rampartRampart Segment at Oc Eo — Buried Canal North (Mekong, Vietnam) — rampart with stratified deposits
10.2295° N · 105.1715° E