A close-up view of the Bạch Đằng stake field from the Trần Dynasty, recently discovered.
(Baonghean.vn) - Recently, during a working trip to Hai Phong City, the Nghe An Newspaper delegation visited the Cao Quy stake field in Lien Khe commune, Thuy Nguyen district. This stake field was recently discovered, and initial studies suggest that the stakes date back to the late 13th century, likely related to the battle against the Yuan army in 1288 by the Tran Dynasty's army and people.
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| The Vietnam Institute of Archaeology, in collaboration with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Hai Phong Museum, recently excavated 27 wooden stakes in the Cao Quy field, Lien Khe commune, Thuy Nguyen district. Previously, on October 1st, while digging the soil to plant trees in this field, local residents unearthed two wooden stakes, each over 3 meters long and over 30 centimeters in diameter, located approximately 0.5 to 0.7 meters below the surface. (Photo: NPV) |
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| In a press interview, Dr. Bui Van Hieu, the lead excavator of the Cao Quy stake field, stated that the Institute of Archaeology recently collected not only wood samples for Carbon-14 radioactive isotope analysis but also soil samples for stratigraphic analysis to determine their age. Based on the initial archaeological findings combined with historical documents, it can be concluded that "the Cao Quy stake field is a battlefield dating back to the late 13th century, most likely related to the 1288 battle against the Yuan army by the Tran Dynasty." (Photo: NPV) |
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| However, for the sake of objectivity, the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology continues to send wood samples from this stake field to several domestic and international facilities for radioactive carbon-14 isotope analysis. Photo: NPV |
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| The piles were driven vertically into the ground, 2.5 meters deep. Photo: NPV |
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| The top of the stake has a notch for threading a tow rope or a mortise and tenon joint in the middle of the shaft. Photo: Thanh Duy |
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| Archaeologists numbered the stakes in sequence. Photo: NPV |
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| Currently, the research on the pile field is being expanded. Photo: NPV |
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| Professor Vu Minh Giang, Chairman of the Interdisciplinary Professorship Council for History - Archaeology - Ethnology, Vice Chairman of the National Heritage Council, and Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Historical Science Association, assessed: The discovery of the Cao Quy stake field is of immense value, opening up new avenues of research, approaches, and understanding of the 1288 Battle of Bach Dang by the Tran Dynasty's army and people against the Mongol invaders. This victory has been affirmed by scholars both domestically and internationally as having extremely important significance for national and world history. It was precisely because of the defeat at Bach Dang in 1288 that the Mongol army halted its expansion of invasion into Southeast Asia and Japan. (Photo: NPV) |
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| Historically, Lien Khe belonged to Truc Dong commune, Thuy Duong district, Kinh Mon prefecture, Hai Duong province. This ancient land was surrounded by the Da Bac River, Gia River, and eight mountain ranges in the northeast. In the late 13th century, Truc Dong commune was a major naval base of the Tran Dynasty. General Tran Quoc Tuan (Hung Dao Dai Vuong) established a command base here for the Battle of Bach Dang. The location of Lien Khe commune, Thuy Nguyen district, Hai Phong city is shown in the red circle. (Image: Google Maps) |
