The Ho Chi Minh City Military Command said on the evening of November 7 that the latest search had also uncovered five sets of accompanying personal effects.
During the day, search teams deployed machinery to excavate more than 620 cubic metres of soil and expand the search area at the park.
The recovery operation is continuing.
Soldiers search for martyrs' remains at Le Thi Rieng Park (Photo: Nguyen Hung).
The search and recovery operation at Le Thi Rieng Park was launched on July 6 following the conclusion of Deputy Prime Minister Pham Thi Thanh Tra at a workshop verifying information about a mass grave of martyrs in the area.
Earlier, based on witness accounts and historical records, the Ho Chi Minh City Command estimated that hundreds of martyrs killed during the 1968 Tet Offensive and Uprising may have been buried in Do Thanh - Chi Hoa cemetery, now Le Thi Rieng Park.