The Phùng Nguyên culture of Vietnam (c. 2,000 – 1,500 BC) is a name given to a culture of the

Bronze Age The Bronze Age is a historic period, lasting approximately from 3300 BC to 1200 BC, characterized by the use of bronze, the presence of writing in some areas, and other early features of urban civilization. The Bronze Age is the second prin ...

in Vietnam which takes its name from an archeological site in Phùng Nguyên, east of

Việt Trì Việt Trì (越池) is the capital city of Phú Thọ Province in the Northeast region of Vietnam. In 2010, the city had a population of 260,288. The city covers an area of . Việt Trì is also the economic centre of the province and contains ...

discovered in 1958. It was during this period that

rice Rice is the seed of the grass species '' Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice) or less commonly ''Oryza glaberrima'' (African rice). The name wild rice is usually used for species of the genera '' Zizania'' and '' Porteresia'', both wild and domesticat ...

cultivation was introduced into the Red River region from

southern China South China () is a geographical and cultural region that covers the southernmost part of China. Its precise meaning varies with context. A notable feature of South China in comparison to the rest of China is that most of its citizens are not n ...

. The first Phùng Nguyên culture excavation was in 1959, known as Co Nhue. The sites of Phùng Nguyên culture are usually several meters higher than the surrounding terrain and near rivers or streams. The most typical artifacts are pediform

adze An adze (; alternative spelling: adz) is an ancient and versatile cutting tool similar to an axe but with the cutting edge perpendicular to the handle rather than parallel. Adzes have been used since the Stone Age. They are used for smoothing ...

s of polished stone.Thành Khôi Lê ''Histoire du Viêt Nam: des origines à 1858'' 1981 "Les objets les plus caractéristiques de la culture dongsonienne : les tambours et les haches pédiformes ne se rencontrent ni en Chine han ni en Occident, alors que la culture de Phùng-nguyên renferme des haches pédiformes en pierre polie"

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File:Phung Nguyen Culture Pottery.jpg, Phùng Nguyên culture pots File:Phung Nguyen Culture Tripod Pottery Pot.jpg, Phùng Nguyên culture tripod pot File:Phung Nguyen Culture Pots and Cooking Pots.jpg, Phùng Nguyên culture pots, 3,500-4,000 years B.P. File:Phung Nguyen Culture Stone Spear.jpg, Phùng Nguyên stone spear

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Phung Nguyen culture Ancient Vietnam Archaeological cultures of Southeast Asia Archaeological cultures in Vietnam Bronze Age cultures of Asia

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