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Ho Chi Minh City
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Saigon River at Binh Loi, salvaged ceramics
Riverbank Documented siteProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
Sea pottery
Old bottles
Wreck timberAlso reported: bowls, plates.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: NPS (Public domain), Sheila Sund (CC BY 2.0), NPS photo (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Khmer and Nguyen era river trade, French colonial port from the 1860s; dredging and river salvage bring up vessels and a 13th century logboat.
Tuoi Tre News 2025: City Museum exhibition of jars, vases, bowls and plates 13th to early 20th century all salvaged from the Saigon River, plus a 13th century logboat found by Dang Van Ly in 2001 at 12 m near Binh Loi BridgeView source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Heavy barge trafficStrong tidal current, polluted water, steep revetments
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