The Origins of Ancient Vietnam

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🗓️ 25 October 2020

⏱️ 52 minutes

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It is one of the most extraordinary ancient archaeological sites in Southeast Asia, albeit one that is relatively unheard of outside of Vietnam. Cổ Loa. A defensive stronghold that during its golden age became the beating heart of ancient Vietnam. To this day the city holds a deep national importance for the Vietnamese. It is a site surrounded by legendary tales, with new archaeological discoveries continuing to reveal more about this ancient city’s fascinating past.

To talk through the history, and legends, that surround this central bastion of ancient Vietnam, I was delighted to be joined by Professor Nam Kim from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Nam is a leading expert on the ancient history of Vietnam and has conducted excavations at Cổ Loa since 2005.

Nam is the author of The Origins of Ancient Vietnam.

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0:00.0	Today's podcast we are going back to South East Asia and in particular we are going to
0:06.7	Vietnam because this podcast is all about Vietnam and antiquity and in particular a key
0:12.1	site in ancient Vietnam called Khoa.
0:15.5	Now it's delighted to get on the podcast Professor Nam Kim.
0:18.8	Nam is a professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the United States of America.
0:23.7	He has done archaeological work at the site of Khoa since 2005 and it was a pleasure
0:29.7	to have him on the show to talk about what we know about Khoa.
0:33.1	It's historic significance for this part of the world for South East Asia and antiquity
0:37.1	but also it's national importance for the Vietnamese.
0:41.2	Here's Nam.
0:42.2	Nam, thank you so much for coming on the show.
0:49.9	Justin, it's pleasure to be here.
0:51.6	Thank you.
0:52.6	Now, move over to the ancient Mediterranean because we're talking about ancient Vietnam
0:56.4	and one of the most impressive ancient sites in Southeast Asia.
1:00.8	That to this day remains at the heart of Vietnamese identity.
1:04.1	Yes, very much so.
1:06.2	It is a site that is important in terms of history, what transpires in that particular location
1:11.7	in the past but it also remains important today not just as a sort of politically significant
1:16.7	site but as a culturally significant one in terms of memory, national commemoration
1:21.2	and heritage.
1:22.9	And before we go on to that site in particular, let's focus on the background.
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