Museums excavate Danang’s Cam Mit relic

The authorities of Danang City on Wednesday (Sep.5) approved the Vietnam National Museum of History and Danang Museum of Cham Sculpture to excavate a relic of Cham people at the Cam Mit area in Danang City.
The Vietnam National Museum of History will cover the expense of this excavation, while Danang Museum of Cham Sculpture will organize a seminar in the locality to report on the excavation’s result and pay expenses for local staff involved in the project. The two museums will share artifacts found at the site, at Cam Toai Dong Hamlet, Hoa Phong Commune, Hoa Vang District, based on the regulations of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Cam Mit is a Cham relic which has been highly evaluated by archaeologists. Experts from Danang Museum of Cham Sculpture found out two embossments of Garuda holy bird and Naga snake and stone door-posts at the site in 2008.
Last week, Danang Museum of Cham Sculpture cooperated with archaeologists from Hanoi’s University of Social Sciences and Humanities to announce the first two excavations’ results of a Cham relic in Phong Le Village in Hoa Tho Dong Ward, Cam Le District, Danang City.
They identified the date of a huge Cham tower from the late 10th century or early 11th century. This was the first time there has been a large-scale excavation on the ancient Cham tower which dates back at least 1,000 years.