1. Student's full name: Do Minh Nghia
2. Gender: Male
3. Date of birth: April 30, 1994
4. Place of birth: Hai Phong
5. Decision No. 2705/2020/QD-XHNV dated December 24, 2020, of the Rector of the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, recognizing the student.
6. Thesis title: Late 17th-20th century steles in Vinh Phuc
7. Major: Archaeology; Code: 8229010.01
8. Scientific supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Van Anh, Department of Archaeology, Faculty of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
9. Summary of the thesis results:
Based on published statistics of ancestral steles in Vinh Phuc province, stored at the Institute of Han Nom Studies, and some ancestral steles collected by the author during field research, this study contributes to understanding the objects of ancestral worship, the assets offered as ancestral worship, and the role and value of this type of artifact in the study of customs, traditions, and village life in Vinh Phuc.
10. Published works related to the thesis:
- Traditional stone incense burners and stone lamps in Vietnamese temple relics, in Vietnamese Buddhist Culture, Religious Publishing House, 2022, pp. 469-499. ISBN 978-604-61-8216-0.
- The Bảo Đại era stone stele at Đá Bia Temple, in *New Discoveries in Archaeology 2020*, pp. 537-538, Social Sciences Publishing House, 2021. ISBN 978-604-956-396-6.
INFORMATION ON MASTER'S THESIS
1. Full name: Do Minh Nghia
2. Sex: Male
3. Date of birth: April 30, 1994
4. Place of birth: Hai Phong
5. Admission decision number: 2705/2020/QD-XHNV Dated December 24, 2020
6. Official thesis title: 17th-20th Centuries Donors' Steles in Vinh Phuc Province
7. Major: Archeology Code: 8229010.01
8. Supervisors: Dr. Nguyen Van Anh, Department of Archeology, Faculty of History, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
9. Summary of the findings of the thesis:
From a survey of known Donors' (Hau) steles in Vinh Phuc province - those were reported, and archived in the Institute of Sino-Nom studies, as well as those newly discovered by the author in fieldworks - the thesis will contribute to the understanding of donors' steles in Vinh Phuc. These include understanding of the donors' identities, donation properties, the roles and values of this type of relic in the study of Vinh Phuc traditional customs and activities.
10. Thesis-related publications:
- Traditional stone incense burners and stone lamps in Vietnamese temple relics, in Vietnamese Buddhist Culture, Religious Publishing House, 2022, pp. 469-499. ISBN 978-604-61-8216-0.
- The Bảo Đại era stone stele at Đá Bia Temple, in *New Discoveries in Archaeology 2020*, pp. 537-538, Social Sciences Publishing House, 2021. ISBN 978-604-956-396-6.
