The Head of the archaeologists’ group, Doan Ngoc Khoi, said that his group also found porcelain Linga among earthen ports, vases and bowls and other porcelain and stone artefacts.

This was the second porcelain Linga statue found in the Ma Vuong Mound with the first discovered in 1978, he added.

The excavation of an ancient Cham tower for the first time in Krong Nang commune, Krong Pa district of the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai, was conducted in late June this year.

Different from other Cham towers, Bang Keng tower has a semi-submerge brick design which is 6.4m x 7.8m and has a 1.8m foundation.