“I often think that the profession chooses the person, not the person chooses the profession. I came to archaeology as a matter of fate. In 1979, after passing the university entrance exam, I was sent to study history abroad. At the end of the first semester of my first year, I registered to choose archaeology, even though I had no knowledge of this field. At that time, the name of the archaeology major evoked many interesting things and I had a feeling that it suited my personality. Archaeology would give me wings to travel to different lands and discover new things. I have been attached to and pursued the career of archaeology ever since… From the initial fate when choosing the major, archaeology gradually became my passion without me knowing it.
When I am passionately living the archaeological journey, even a small discovery brings me endless joy. Field trips are likened by us archaeologists to “free” travel in which scientists exchange sweat and the urgency of their research career. Sometimes sweat flows without any of us knowing whether there will be any results or not… Just keep going on like that”…
| TT | Research topic name | Start Year/Completion Year | Topics at (State, Ministry, Industry, School) level | Responsibility to participate in the topic |
| 1. | Archaeological sites of the Southeast coastal ecological region, code T 98-12, 2000 | 2000 | School | Host |
| 2. | Establish project to build museum of University of Social Sciences and Humanities, code T.04-31 | 2005 | School | Host |
| 3. | Ancient Cham archaeological sites in Central Vietnam, code QX.2001.01, 2003 | 2003-2005 | National University | Host |
| 4. | Some issues on coastal archaeology in Central Vietnam during the transition period from Sa Huynh culture to Champa culture, , code QG .03.15, 2005 | 2005-2007 | Special research topic at National University level | Host |
| 5. | The Final Research Results Report “Some Aspects of Vietnamese Bronze Age (the Comparative Studies in East and Southeast Asian Context) | 2002 | KFAS Fund Topic | Host |
| 6. | Report on the excavation of Hang Cho Cave in 2004 (Hoabinh province, Vietnam), Anthropological and Archaeological Study on the Origin of Neolithic People in Mainland Southeast Asia. No. 15405018 | 2003-2005 | Report of Grand-in-Aid for International Scientific Research | Join |
| 7. | Archaeological Research in Hanoi by University of Social Sciences and Humanities | 2002-2010 | Office of the 1000th Anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi | Secretary |
| 8. | Champa pottery of the first 10th century AD from the approach of technical archaeology and social archaeology | 2011 | Asian Research Support Fund, Vietnam National University, Hanoi | Host |
| 9. | Bronze metallurgy, bronze crafting and rice farming in the Red River Delta through research on the Thanh Den archaeological site (Me Linh - Hanoi), Code: QGTĐ.12.14, 2014. | 2014-2016 | National University Research Topic Group A | Host |
| 10. | The formation and development of some ancient Southeast Asian countries and regional relations, code: QGTĐ.04.09, 2006. | 2006-2008 | Key research projects at National University level | Join |
| 11. | Evaluation of historical and cultural values of newly discovered and studied early iron age relics in Northern Vietnam from 1998 to 2008 | 2011-2012 | Ministry level scientific research topic | Join |
| 12. | Research on evaluating the value of newly discovered and researched Bronze Age archaeological sites in Northern Vietnam from 1998-2008, | 2011-2012 | Ministry level scientific research topic | Join |
| 13. | Some social issues of Champa through archaeological research Code IV.1.2-2012.18, | 2012-2014 | NAFOSTED, | Host |
| 14. | History of Vietnam - Volumes I and III | Social Sciences and Humanities of Vietnam. 3/14-18 |
Ministry of Science and Technology | Join |
| 15. | Discovery Project Foragers, Farmers and the Agricultural Revolution in Mainland Southeast Asia | 2020-2023 (extended to 2025). | Sponsored by Australian Research Coucil (ARC). | One of three project coordinators with Prof. Peter Bellwood and Prof. Phillip Piper, Australian National University |
| 16. | The impact of prehistoric trade in coastal central Vietnam | 2021-2022 | Ministry level scientific research topic | Join |
| TT | Project name | Year of publication | Magazine name | Lead author/co-author |
| 1 | Bronze Age | 2004 | National University Publishing House, Hanoi | Author |
| 2 | Vietnamese Cultural Foundation | 1998 | Education Publishing House, Hanoi | Co-author |
| 3 | Go Ma Voi – New discoveries about Sa Huynh culture (Vietnamese-German bilingual) | 2002 | Linden Soft, Verlagsges, mbH, Koln, Federal Republic of Germany | Co-author |
| 4 | Archaeological Facility | 2008 | National University Publishing House, Hanoi | Co-author |
| 5 | Museum of Anthropology – Achievements and Future Path | 2015 | World Publishing House, Hanoi | Co-editor |
| 6 | Thanh Den Archaeological Site – Cultural and historical values | 2016 | National University Publishing House, Hanoi | Editor in Chief |
| 7 | Sa Huynh Lam Ap Champa, 5th Century BC to 5th Century AD (Some archaeological issues) | 2017, 2018 | World Publishing House, Hanoi | Author |
| 8 | Thousand years of ancient Champa pottery | 2017, 2020 | National Culture Publishing House, Hanoi | Co-author |
| 9 | Archaeology of Vietnam's Sea and Islands: Potential and Prospects | 2017 | National University Publishing House, Hanoi | Co-editor |
| 10 | Still Elite | 2016 | National University Publishing House, Hanoi | Co-author |
| 11 | Vibrancy in Stone: Masterpieces of the Danang Museum of Cham Sculpture | 2018 | River Book | Co-author |
| 12 | Typical values of the Vuon Chuoi relic complex (Hanoi) excavated in 2019-2020 (bilingual English-Vietnamese) | 2022 | Hanoi Publishing House, Hanoi | Co-author |
| 13 | Sahuynh Culture in Hoi An | 1998 | Special Issue Center for South-East Asian Studies, University of Hull. Netherlands | Author |
| 14 | Han elements in Central Vietnam in the previous centuries, AD. | 2000 | Book A journey of historical research (1995-2000), National Political Publishing House, Hanoi | Author |
| 15 | Results of exploration and excavation at Bai Ong-Hon Lao-Cu Lao Cham site in 1999-2000". | 2002 | Proceedings of the scientific conference "5 years of research and training of the Department of Archaeology (1995-2000)", National Political Publishing House, Hanoi | Co-author |
| 16 | Excavation and fire fighting at Go Dua in 1999 | 2002 | Proceedings of the scientific conference "5 years of research and training of the Department of Archaeology (1995-2000)", National Political Publishing House, Hanoi | Co-author |
| 17 | Results of exploration and excavation of Bai Lang-Cu Lao Cham site (Quang Nam) in 1998-1999 | 2002 | Proceedings of the scientific conference "5 years of research and training of the Department of Archaeology (1995-2000)", National Political Publishing House, Hanoi | Co-author |
| 18 | Archaeological site in Nam Tho Son (Ngu Hanh Son, Da Nang) | 2002 | Proceedings of the scientific conference "5 years of research and training of the Department of Archaeology (1995-2000)", National Political Publishing House, Hanoi | Co-author |
| 19 | Results of the archaeological cooperation program between the Center for Vietnamese Studies - Vietnam National University, Hanoi and Showa Women's University (Japan) in 1998-2000 | 2002 | Proceedings of the scientific conference "5 years of research and training of the Department of Archaeology (1995-2000)", National Political Publishing House, Hanoi | Co-author |
| 20 | Archaeological site in Cai Van, Nhon Trach, Dong Nai | 2002 | Proceedings of the scientific conference "5 years of research and training of the Department of Archaeology (1995-2000)", National Political Publishing House, Hanoi | Co-author |
| 21 | About “Sa Huynh Coins” in Central Vietnam”. | 2004 | Proceedings of the scientific conference “A century of Vietnamese archaeology”, Social Sciences Publishing House, volume I, | Author |
| 22 | Early Bronze Metallurgy in Southeast Asia: Comparative Studies”, | 2004 | East Asia Southeast Asia - Historical and Current Issues, World Publishing House | Author |
| 23 | Agriculture in Prehistoric and Protohistoric Southeast Asia (Materials and Issues)”, | 2006 | Book A Journey of Historical Research (2001-2006), World Publishing House, Hanoi | Author |
| 24 | Central Vietnam during the Period from 500 BCE to CE 500” | 2011 | Manguin Y.Ρ and George Wade A. Mani (cb) Early Interactions between South and Southeast Asia: Reflections on Cross – Cultural Exchange, ISEAS Singapore Manohar Publishers & Distribution, | Author |
| 25 | Nouvelles recherches sur la céramique du Champa |
2015 | Arts du Vietnam Nouvelles Approches, Collection, Collection « Art & Société », Jean-Yves Andrieux et Guillaume Glorieux (editors), Presses Universitaires de Rennes | Author |
| 26 | Cultural Acculturations in Early Time (Archaeological Evidences for Early Indian Influences in Vietnam) | 2014 | Conference “Early Indian Influences and Trans-cultural Encounters in Maritime Southeast Asia”, SEACOM, Hanoi, Pre-Islamic and Pre-Colonial Research Result during 2014, Reports in SEACOM Study Series, Bulacan State University, 4. | Author |
| 27 | Using methods and theories of modern archaeology in Vietnamese archaeological research | 2009 | Proceedings of the scientific conference “Interdisciplinary methods in research on Social Sciences and Humanities”, University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Hanoi | Author |
| 28 | “Archaeological relics of the Ly-Tran period on the left and right banks of the Duong River (Dong Anh, Hanoi) | 2009 | Proceedings of the scientific seminar "Archaeological discoveries in DA (Hanoi) and the issue of the Ly dynasty's homeland", The Gioi Publishing House, Hanoi | Co-author |
| 29 | Sa Huynh – Champa Transformation – An Archaeological Perspective | 2010 | Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Vietnamese Studies, volume 6, Vietnam Integration and Development, National University Publishing House, Hanoi | Author |
| 30 | Pottery of the first centuries AD in Northern, Central (Champa), Southern (Oc Eo) Vietnam in the context of Southeast Asia | 2010 | Proceedings of the scientific workshop “Oc Eo Culture – Awareness and solutions to preserve and promote the value of relics”, Long Xuyen, An Giang | Co-author |
| 31 | Thanh Den documents related to rice cultivation in the Northern Delta | 2010 | Proceedings of the scientific conference "Sustainable development of the capital Hanoi - Culture, Heroes for Peace", National University Publishing House, Hanoi | Author |
| 32 | Central Vietnam Islands – Some Archaeological Issues | 2011 | Vietnamese and the Sea, Nguyen Van Kim (editor-in-chief), The Gioi Publishing House, Hanoi | Author |
| 33 | Approaches to social archaeology and mortuary archaeology in the case study of Central Vietnam in the prehistoric period, | 2011 | Historical Heritage and New Approaches Social Science Library, Monograph on Archaeology and History sponsored by Harvard Yenching Institute, World Publishing House, Hanoi | Author |
| 34 | Interdisciplinary research in archaeology: From theory to application | 2012 | Proceedings of the scientific conference “Vietnamese History in the context of integration and globalization”, The Gioi Publishing House, Hanoi | Author |
| 35 | Traces of Dong Son residence and burial at Vuon Chuoi site | 2014 | Proceedings of the scientific conference “Dong Son Culture – 90 years of discovery and research”, Culture and Information Publishing House, Hanoi | Author |
| 36 | Cultural exchange of islands in history | 2015 | Proceedings of the scientific conference “Sea and Island Culture – Protection and Promotion of Values”, The Gioi Publishing House, Hanoi | Author |
| 37 | Cultural resources - Endless, non-renewable resources (Some thoughts on managing/promoting the value of Champa resources in Khanh Hoa) | 2015 | Proceedings of the scientific workshop "Preserving and promoting the value of historical-cultural heritage to serve tourism development", National Political Publishing House, Hanoi | Author |
| 38 | The problem of the Raskopanitsa-Asenoves Late Bronze Age culture in Southern Bulgaria (Bun letter)”, | 1989 | Archaeological Journal (Arkheologia Bulgaria), XXXI, No. 1 | Author |
| 39 | The development of the late Bronze Age Balei-Orsoi culture in northwestern Bulgaria (Bun letter), | 1989 | Archaeological Journal (Arkheologia Bulgaria), XXXI, No. 2, | Author |
| 40 | Hoabinhian Culture in the Northern part of Central Vietnam | 1997 | Journal of Southeast Asian Archeology, Japan Society for Southeast Asian Archeology, no. 17. | Co-author |
| 41 | Pottery in the excavation of ancient Cham site in Tra Kieu in 1990 | 1993 | Journal of Archaeology, 2, 1993 | Co-author |
| 42 | Stone-based water exploitation projects in Quang Tri | 1991 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 4, 1991 | Author |
| 43 | Hoa Binh Cultural Space | 1994 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 3, 1994 | Co-author |
| 44 | Hoa Binh Cultural Relics and Artifacts in Quang Tri”, | 1994 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 4, 1994 | Co-author |
| 45 | Hau Xa I site and multi-dimensional cultural exchange in the centuries before AD", | 1997 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 1, 1997 | Co-author |
| 46 | Sa Huynh jar tombs and ancient Cham relics in Hoi An | 1997 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 3, 1997 | Co-author |
| 47 | Ancient cultural vestiges in Ba Ria-Vung Tau | 1994 | Culture and Arts Magazine, 10/160, 1994 | Author |
| 48 | From female scholar M. Colani to archaeologists in Vietnam | 1994 | Culture and Arts Magazine, 11/161, 1994 | Author |
| 49 | Some issues through archaeological research in Hoi An". | 1998 | Culture and Arts Magazine, 8/170 | Author |
| 50 | Sa Huynh culture and Sa Huynh cultural discoveries in Duy Xuyen, Quang Nam | 1999 | Culture and Arts Magazine, 11/185, 1999 | Author |
| 51 | Excavation of Go Dua in 1999 | 2001 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 4, 2001 | Co-author |
| 52 | On the water systems in Central Vietnam” | 2002 | Journal of Science, Hanoi National University, XVIII, No. 3, 2002, | Author |
| 53 | Jar burials tradition in Southeast Asia | 2002 | Journal of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, IE, 2002 | Author |
| 54 | About the jar burial tradition | 2003 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 2, 2003 | Author |
| 55 | ASM chronology of some Vietnamese archaeological sites | 2004 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 2, 2004 | Co-author |
| 56 | Ceramics in Champa archaeological sites in Central Vietnam | 2005 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 1, 2005 | Author |
| 57 | Champa Archaeology in the 1st Millennium AD – Through Excavation Results from 1990 onwards | 2005 | Journal of Science, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, XXI, 3&4, 2005 | Author |
| 58 | Cultural Contacts and Acculturations in Proto-historical Time (Sa Huynh Culture) in Central Vietnam | 2008 | Journal of Science, Social Sciences & Humanities, VNU, Hanoi, Volume 1, 3E, 2008 | Author |
| 59 | Terminal Pleistocene human skeleton from Hang Cho cave, Northern Vietnam: implications for the biological affinities of Hoabinhian people | 2008 | Anthropological Sciences, The Anthropological Society of Nippon, Published online May 21, 2008 in J-STAGE, | Co-author |
| 60 | Study of Megaliths in Vietnam and Southeast Asia”, | 2008 | Social Sciences Information Review, 2,3, 2008 | Author |
| 61 | Exogenous and Indigenous Elements in the Formation of Early States in Central Vietnam | 2012 | Kanazawa Cultural Resource Studies Present State of Cultural Heritages in Asia, Center for Cultural Resources Studies, Kanazawa University | Author |
| 62 | Petrographic analysis results in Hang Cho (Hoa Binh) | 2006 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 4, 2006 | Co-author |
| 63 | Giong Noi Pottery in Relation to the South Central Coast Prehistoric Pottery Complex”. | 2007 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 2, 2007 | Author |
| 64 | Sa Huynh Cultural Residential Site, Thon Tu Village”, | 2007 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 1, 2007 | Co-author |
| 65 | Megalithic Research in Vietnam and Southeast Asia | 2008 | Journal of Social Sciences of Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences – Southern Institute of Social Sciences, Ho Chi Minh City, 114, 2, 2008 | Author |
| 66 | Cultural contact and acculturation in the prehistoric period (Sa Huynh culture) in Central Vietnam", | 2008 | Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, January 24, 2008 | Author |
| 67 | Co Luy – Phu Tho in the context of Champa archaeology in the first half of the first century AD | 2009 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 1, 157, 2009 | Co-author |
| 68 | Champa pottery of the first 10 centuries AD from the approach of Technical Archaeology and Social Archaeology | 2012 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 1, 2012 | Author |
| 69 | Go Duoi site in Hoa Diem relic complex | 2012 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 3, 2012 | Co-author |
| 70 | Ancient Gold Objects in Vietnam – The First Analysis of Gold Objects in Sa Huynh Culture”, | 2014 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 2, 2014 | Co-author |
| 71 | Appearance of Thanh Den relic through archaeological research", | 2014 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 3, 2014, | Author |
| 72 | Bronze making and rice cultivation through Thanh Den documents”, | 2014 | Scientific Announcement of Thang Long Heritage Conservation Center – Hanoi, 1,3, 2014 | Author |
| 73 | Central Vietnam: Early State Formation Period Through Research on Distribution and Properties of Archaeological Sites”, | 2015 | Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, No. 1, Hanoi, 2015, | Author |
| 74 | From the Ground, Up: The Looting of Vuon Chuoi within the Vietnamese and Southeast Asian Antiquities Trade”, | 2016 | Public Archeology, ISSN 175355 Q3, ISSN: 1465-5187 (Print) 1753-5530 (Online), Vol. 14 No. 4, p. 224–239, November 2016 | Co-author |
| 75 | "Thua Thien Hue Convex Citadel through new research results", | 2016 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 5, 2016 | Co-author |
| 76 | Building and promoting the value of specimen collections for training and research in | 2016 | Museum of Anthropology, Museum & Anthropology Journal, 1 (13), 2016 | Author |
| 77 | Cultural Heritage Resources in Contemporary Context (Challenges and Difficulties in Preserving and Promoting Values), HCM City National University Publishing House. ISBN: 978-604-73-6535-7 | 2018 | Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference on International Integration on Conservation: Opportunities and Challenges for Cultural Heritage Values, | Co-author |
| 78 | Exchange along the Thu Bon River during the Sa Huynh and early Champa periods | 2018 | Printed in Nguyen Quang Ngoc and Nguyen Van Kim (cb) (2018), Sea and Continent... Hanoi National University Publishing House 2018 | Author |
| 79 | Dong Cao rice fields in the Sa Huynh Champa relic complex Hoi An, Quang Nam. | 2019 | Journal of Archaeology, No. 4, 2019 | Co-author |
| 80 | Champa settlements of the First Millennium: New Archaeological Research, | 2019 | Printed in Arlo Griffiths, Andrew Hardy & Geoff Wade (cb) Champa Territories and Networks of a Southeast Asian Kingdoms, EFEO, Etudes Thematiques. Paris 2019 | Author |
| 81 | Hoi An Prehistoric, Early Historic and Champa, | 2019 | Xua Nay Magazine, No. 523 (11-2019), | Author |
| 82 | Discovery and research of Sa Huynh culture (1909 - 2019) | 2019 | Volume 9, Number 3 (2019): Dalat University Journal of Science (DLU Journal of Science) online | Author |
| 83 | Soviet School in Vietnamese Archaeology, | 2020 | Printed in Nguyen Van Suu (cb) The influence of the Soviet school in Anthropology in Vietnam, Hanoi National University Publishing House 2020 | Author |
| 84 | Contact and Interference of VHSH through New Discoveries and Research | 2019 | Printed in the Scientific Bulletin of the National Museum of History, No. 2019** Hanoi, pp.22-37. ISBN 978-604-9803-20-8. | Author |
| 85 | Public Archeology in Vietnam Current Situation and Perspectives. | 2020 | Sophia Journal of Asian, African, and Middle Eastern Studies/ No.37 (2019), Japan. 特集：アジアのパブリック・アーケオロジーThematic Articles: Public Archeology in Asia | Author |
| 86 | Heritage Management in Vietnam - Current Situation (In the Case of Archaeological Heritage) | 2020 | Printed in TABATA Yukitsugu, SATO Katsura (eds.) Mekong Cultural Diversity Beyond Borders, Proceedings for the International Seminar & Symposium on Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage Studies Today, March 2020, Institute for Cultural Heritage, Waseda University | Co-author |
| 87 | Ru Diep and the Quynh Van culture of central Vietnam, | 2020 | Archaeological Research in Asia 22 (2020) 100190, Elsevier, 1-8. | Main author |
| 88 | Discovery and research of Sa Huynh culture (1909-2019), | 2019 | Volume 10, No. 1 Dalat University Journal of Science (DLU Journal of Science), | Author |
| 89 | Dong Nai in prehistoric times: A meeting place of many cultures, | 2020 | Volume 9, No. 3 Dalat University Journal of Science (DLU Journal of Science), | Author |
| 90 | Sustainable Promotion of the Value of Prehistoric Archaeological Heritage Resources of the Thu Bon River Basin |
2019 | Journal of Cultural Studies, Hanoi University of Culture No. 29, September | Co-author |
| 91 | Research, conservation and promotion of archaeological heritage values in Hoi An: Achievements, Challenges and Prospects | 2019 | Journal of Cultural Studies No. 30 December 2019, Hanoi University of Culture | Co-author |
| 92 | Archaeological Developments in Vietnam in 2016-2018: Achievements, Challenges and Perspectives | 2020 | Advancing Southeast Asian Archeology 2019, vol. 1, Selected Papers from the Third SEAMEO SPAFA International Conference on Southeast Asian Archeology, Bangkok, Thailand 2019, Noel Tan editor, 2020 SEAMEO SPAFA ISBN 978-616-7961-48-4 | Author |
| 93 | Archeology | 2020 | In Nguyen Van Suu, Nguyen Van Huy, Vuong Xuan Tinh (editors) Anthropology in Vietnam, Tri Thuc Publishing House, Hanoi | Author |
| 94 | New technological analysis on Vietnamese Hoabinhian stone artifacts and its implication on examination of cultural homogeneity and variability between mainland SEA and South China. | 2021 | Asian Perspectives 60 (1), University of Hawaii Press | Co-author |
| 95 | Archaeological heritage in contemporary context (Some experiences in preserving and promoting national and international values), | 2018 | Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference on International Integration on Conservation of Opportunities and Challenges for Cultural Heritage Values, Ho Chi Minh City National University Publishing House. | Co-author |
| 96 | Thach Lac excavation results in 2015 | 2021 | Archaeology No. 4 (232), | Co-author |
| 97 | The radiocarbon dating of Thien Long Uyen and Cuc Bo archaeological sites, | 2021 | Ha Long University Journal of Science, No. 1, December 2021 | Co-author |
| 98 | Results of archaeological research on the Vuon Chuoi site cluster (Hanoi) in 2019 | 2021 | Archaeology Journal No. 6 (234), | Co-author |
| 99 | Excavation results of Thach Lac site (Ha Tinh) in 2015, Vietnam | 2021 | Vietnam Archaeology, 16 | Co-author |
| 100 | Results of arcaheological research on Vườn Chuối sites (Hà Nội) in 2019, | 2021 | Vietnam Archaeology, 16, | Co-author |
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