Vietnam Public Archaeology Project

This project aims to conduct not only academic research on archeological sites, but also research on various events associated with archeological studies: local briefing sessions about the remains, citizen participation excavations, constructions of archaeological site museum or park, and the training of archaeological researchers, conservators, and administrative officers in charge of cultural heritage through involvement in excavation activities. By surveying the Dong Son site, one of the standard archeological sites of Dong Son culture, and the Oc Eo site, well known worldwide as the remains of a city in Funan cultural period, this project will show the potential values of archaeological sites in Vietnam as cultural resources and present the direction and methods for the social use and utilization of them.