Sa Huỳnh culture
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The Sa Huỳnh culture was a culture in what is now central and southern Vietnam that flourished between 1000 BC and 200 AD. Archaeological sites from the culture have been discovered from the Mekong De
Asia in 200 BC, showing Sa Huynh and their neighbors
Bronze dagger
Pottery vase
Pottery fruit tray
Chams
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The Chams, or Champa people, are an Austronesian ethnic group in Southeast Asia and are the original inhabitants of central Vietnam and coastal Cambodia before the arrival of the Cambodians and Vietna
Sa Huỳnh culture
…have been discovered from the Mekong Delta to Quảng Bình province in central Vietnam. The Sa Huynh people were most likely the predecessors of the Cham people, an Austronesian-speaking people and the founders of the kingdom of Champa. The site at Sa Huỳnh was discovered in 1909. Sa Huỳnh sites were rich in…
Cham women performing a traditional dance in Nha Trang, Vietnam
Traditional Cham women's clothes
Depiction of Cham naval soldiers fighting against the Khmer, stone relief at the Bayon
The Chams decorated their temples with stone reliefs depicting the gods such as Garuda fighting the nāga (12th-13th century CE)