Definition:
Lung Hoa is a Phung Nguyen culture [2000-1500 BC] site in the Red River Valley of Vietnam, consisting of the earliest known sedentary culture of the interior river valleys of southeast Asia.
Phung Nguyen culture sites are generally wet-rice agricultural villages and cemeteries, ceramics were tempered with rice grains, and there is evidence for fabric weaving, thread spinning, and rope making.
Sources
This glossary entry is part of the Dictionary of Archaeology.
