Historical artefacts found during Kinh Thien Palace excavationVietNamNet Bridge – Archaeologist Tong Trung Tin’s excitement knew no bounds when he found dragon-shaped tiles in the debris from the excavation of Kinh Thien Palace. Pieces of dragon-shaped tiles found at the excavation of Kinh Thien Palace. — VNS Photo Minh ThuThe palace is at the heart of the Thang Long Royal Citadel in Hanoi, Vietnam’s world heritage. The excavation had been conducted by the Thang Long-Ha Noi Heritage Preservation Centre and the Viet Nam Institute of Archaeology on a total area of nearly 1,000sq.m in the main area of Kinh Thien Palace since 2012. — VNS Photo Minh ThuThe area of 1,000sq.m is excavated to discover different cultural layers of Kinh Thien Palace.