The book was written by Swedish archaeologist O. Janse as an archaeological notes on his studies in the Far East in the early 20 th century. As a collaborator of the Ecole Fran ç aise d’Extreme-Orient, he headed many important excavations to bring back the Louis Finot Museum (nowadays the Vietnam Museum of History) many valuable exhibits including the human-shaped lamp mentioned in the book title.
The book was written by Swedish archaeologist O. Janse as an archaeological notes on his studies in the Far East in the early 20
th century. As a collaborator of the Ecole Française d’Extreme-Orient, he headed many important excavations to bring back the Louis Finot Museum (nowadays the Vietnam Museum of History) many valuable exhibits including the human-shaped lamp mentioned in the book title.
With a witty style, the author mentioned some interesting but difficult discoveries and researches. Through the book, many scientific explanations are concisely and thoroughly provided to take young readers in an attractive and interesting science" archaeology.
The book was translated and reprinted from the Swedish original copy presented by the Director of the Far East Antique Museum (Sweden). This is a project to celebrate the cultural cooperation between Vietnam and Sweden through SIDA.