Oc Eo Remains Site in An Giang province

Located in the mountainous area of Sap – Ba The in Thoai Son District, An Giang Province, about 30 from Long Xuyen, Oc Eo Remains Site is a large area ancient vestige of the Phu Nam Kingdom, which was a powerful nation in the Southeast Asia around two thousand years ago. This ancient citadel of OC – Eo used to be a commercial center  in the Middle Ages.

The objects found at Oc Eo archeological site include pottery, tools, jewelry, casts for making jewelry, coins, and religious statues. Among them are gold jewelry imitating coins from the Roman Empire of the Antonine period.

Excavation at Oc Eo began on February 10, 1942 after French archaeologists had discovered the site through the use of aerial photography.

Archeological sites reflecting the material culture of Oc Eo are spread throughout southern Viet Nam, densely concentrated in the area of the Mekong Delta to the south and west of Ho Chi Minh City.

The most significant site, aside from Oc Eo itself, is at Thap Muoi, north of the Tien Giang River, where a stele with a 6th-century Sanskrit text has been discovered, among others.