HA TINH (VNS)— The third phase of excavation at the Phoi Phoi-Bai Coi archaeological site will begin in Nghi Xuan District of central Ha Tinh Province next month.

The site was excavated twice in 2008-10. Archaeologists from the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Viet Nam National Museum of History confirmed that the 200sq.m area covered a complex of tombs of the Sa Huynh and Dong Son cultures dating back 2,000 years.

The third phase of the excavation is estimated to last until December 12. It aims to find more tombs and to verify information relating to customs and beliefs of the inhabitants of Bai Coi.-VNS