Oc Eo Canal System South Segment
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)·Neolithic·🇻🇳 An Giang, Oc Eo, Vietnam
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About Oc Eo Canal System South Segment
Oc Eo Canal System South Segment in An Giang, Oc Eo, 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 10.2230N 105.1840E controls access to An Giang 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 An Giang, Oc Eo, 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
- 1977 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 4000 BCE–500 CE
Initial construction of Oc Eo Canal System South Segment main structure
c. 1917
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1977–2007
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Oc Eo Canal System South Segment) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
10.2230° N · 105.1840° E · 199 m · 3 mapped features
Oc Eo Canal System South Segment — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient village — Site extent 150 × 90 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
10.2238° N · 105.1849° EOc Eo Canal System South Segment — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
10.2220° N · 105.1833° EOc Eo Canal System South Segment — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
10.2245° N · 105.1852° E