Ór Keo

Ór Keo, known as Óc Eo, was a major settlement of the early Mekong delta. Canals crossed the low-lying landscape, linking its inhabitants to inland centres and the sea. Archaeological finds reveal a place connected to trade across the Indian Ocean and beyond: ornaments, coins, religious objects and imported goods reached its markets. The settlement flourished during the period associated with the kingdom known in Chinese records as Funan, from roughly the second to the seventh century.