SOVEREIGNTY OF VIETNAM OVER THE EAST SEA FROM ARCHAEOLOGICAL DOCUMENTS

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: In four large islands including the Spratly, Namyit, Sin Cowe, and Sand Cay, and six other ones, archaeologists have found vestiges and artifacts from the Early Iron Age, which is approximately the same as the time of Late Sa Huỳnh - Early Champa culture in Central Coast Vietnam. They include a range of vestiges, ceramic and glazed terra-cotta artifacts dating from the time of Trần Dynasty (the 14^th century), Lê - Nguyễn Dynasties and the early 20^th century as well. Analyzing and comparing archaeological materials from the prehistoric and early-historic time found in the Central Coastal areas and offshore islands, the author affirms that about 2,000 to 2,500 years ago, ancient Vietnamese people already conquered, inhabited, possessed and exploited archipelagos inside Vietnam's territorial waters in East Sea.