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D9O6NG SO7N
-------------------------- OCT 1987 by Le6 Tro5ng Hie61u, VN Consulting Inc.,
62-65 Saunders St., Suite 1B, Rego Park, NY 11374.
D9o6ng So7n, a civilization from the Late Bronze Age that flourished in
northern Vie65t Nam at around 800-300 BC, is associated with the Hu2ng Kings
and the kingdom of Va8n Lang. D9o6ng So7n developed from a series of related
culture complexes that began with the early Bronze Age of Phu2ng Nguye6n
(2000-1400 BC), a settlement centered in Vi4nh Phu1 province, northwest of
Ha2 No65i. Phu2ng Nguye6n culture developed on into the more elaborate
Bronze Age periods: Middle Bronze Age of D9o62ng D9a65u (1400-1100 BC), the
Bronze Age of Go2 Mun (1100-800 BC) and reached its climax with D9o6ng So7n.
In excavations at the village of D9o6ng So7n, among the finds were bronze
drums, bronze plowshares, fish hooks, axes, knives, plates of armor and other
domestic objects. Evidence suggests that the bronze technology of Vie65t Nam
was developed independently from Chinese influence.
The D9o6ng So7n people cultivated rice, developed irrigation, domesticated
cattle, dogs and pigs, built canoes and navigated the seas with some
knowledge of astronomy. They practiced ancestor worship and animism. The
ashes of the dead were buried in jars. Gods were related to agriculture.
The bronze drum, 25 inches high and 31 inches in diameter, is decorated with
an image of the sun. Its many rays are surrounded by 16 concentric circles
of various designs depicting deer, aquatic birds, people and aspects of
everyday life. The drum's surface is engraved with pairs of animals and
birds heading East toward the sun. The D9o6ng So7n drums, which depict
dancers performing to the accompaniment of musical instruments, and the
Neolithic lithophone testify to the existence of music and dance traditions
in Vie65t Nam since the Bronze Age.