Archaeological culture · c. 1000 BCE – 200 CE
Sa Huỳnh culture
The Sa Huỳnh culture of central and southern Vietnam is known from cemeteries of burial jars rich in locally made iron tools and weapons, glass beads and ornaments of jade and glass, and shows evidence of a wide trade network across the South China Sea. Its first site was found in 1909.
The Sa Huỳnh people were most likely ancestors of the Austronesian-speaking Cham, who later founded the kingdom of Champa.
See Sa Huỳnh culture on the map in 1000 BCE
- On the map
- 1000 BCE – 200 CE
How we know
No writing existed; the culture is known from jar-burial cemeteries dated by radiocarbon and imported objects.