2,000 year-old brick foundation unearthed in Go Thap

      Archeologists found an old brick foundation yesterday after 19 days of excavating the Go Thap relic area in hamlet 1, Tan Kieu commune, Thap Muoi district, Dong Thap province.
The foundation is in the vicinity 500m east of a ten-storey tower. With pyramid-like architecture, the foundation, with a height of around 1.5 to 2m, was built with bricks having dimensions of 20x30x5cm.
At a 4m depth, under the brick foundation, archeologists found reinforced wooden rafters.
According to the archeologists, the brick foundation, dating back around 2,000 years, belongs to the Oc Eo Culture of the South.
Along with the excavation, Dong Thap province is carrying out an estimated VND114 billion project to restore the Go Thap archeological and historical relic, as a cultural-historical center in Dong Thap Muoi. The project is expected to be completed by 2012.