| Abstract: |
The recent archaeological research on the Thăng Long capital offers new insights on Vietnam’s emergence from a millennium of Chinese domination and an excellent case study in urban archaeological practice. Andrew Hardy’s and Nguyễn Tiến Đông’s edited volume contributes an original archaeological case study of Đại Việt civilisation in 12 chapters divided into an archaeological section (Part I) and a historical section (Part II). While part I provides many archaeological nuts and bolts, Part II probes the role of Thăng Long in historical memory and seek points of intersection between archaeological and documentary sources that demand revisions of the conventional narrative.
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