Archaeological relics discovered in Dong Van Karst Plateau

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Assoc.Prof. Dr. Trinh Nang Chung (left) introduced the excavated objects From July 26 to August 6, a team of archaeologists from the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology conducted excavations at 14 different sites in the mountainous Dong Van Karst Plateau and discovered hundreds of relics, believed to be from prehistoric times. The Seo Ho stream, running near Dong Van town, hosted a dig that revealed prehistoric pebble tools, typical of the Palaeolithic Era (Old Stone Age). Also unearthed from the four sites in Thuong Phung, Xin Cai, Pa Vi and Meo Vac communities in excellent condition were stone axes and grinding bases dating back to the late Neolithic Era, (New Stone Age) about 4,000 years ago. Archaeologists also discovered more primitive pebble tools from the Palaeolithic Era at 10 sites in Na Khe, Mau Due, Niem Son and Du Gia communes, Yen Minh district. They are similar to those aged about 20,000 years old found in Can Ty commune, nearby Quan Ba district, in October 2013. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Trinh Nang Chung from the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology said that through general studies on the relics discovered to date, from the plateau, more than 20 of the relic sites date from between the Palaeolithic Era to the Metal Age, revealing fantastic further potential for the discovery of cultural relics from those times.