VietNamNet According to Dr. Tran Quy Thinh from the Vietnam Archeological Institute, during the past four months, 50 bronze drums have been unearthed and transported illegally out Krong Nang district in Dak Lak province.

Among these looted drums, the only one that is yet to be sold is currently kept by Nguyen Thi Dieu from Xuan Vinh commune. Ms. Dieu has asked Dak Lak Museum for 6,000 US Dollars for the ancient drum.

The drum which was discovered in Dieu’s garden is a Dong Son Drum type 1, which dates back to 2200 years ago. The surface diameter of the drum is 65 centimeters and on the bottom it is 67 centimeters.

This is considered the most intact of all the ancient bronze drums which have ever been discovered in the Central Highlands of Dak Lak. Archeologists have recently restored another smaller type 1 bronze drum which was found in the district of Krong Pack, where other 3000-year-old artifacts have also been discovered.