Dak Nong discovered more than 1,000 archaeological artifacts dating back more than 4,000 years

On the morning of April 26, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Dak Nong province coordinated with the National Museum of History to organize a conference to report preliminary results of the excavation of archaeological sites in village 8, Dak Wil commune, Cu Jut district.

The excavation took place from April 16-26, chaired by Master Nguyen Manh Thang, Head of Research and Collections Department, National Museum of History.

Archaeological site of village 8, located in the territory of villages 7 and 8 of Dak Wil commune, Cu Jut district.

The site of Village 8 , located in the territory of Villages 7 and 8 of Dak Wil commune, Cu Jut district, has been researched and excavated by scientists since 2005. During this excavation, scientists only opened one excavation hole in a dirt and rock mound located near Suong Mu lagoon in villages 7 and 8.

Artifacts were found at the site of village 8.

The excavation pit has an area of ​​20m², at an altitude of 347m above sea level. The stratigraphy of the excavation pit has a depth of 10-30cm, divided into 2 layers including the surface layer and layer 1. Through preliminary statistics, the surface layer has 939 units of stone artifacts with many types such as ghe rocks, ke rocks. , grinding wheel, stone core, ax sketch. and 150 pieces of ceramic and ceramic bones with thickness from 0.1-0.5cm.

From the artifacts found, scientists predict that the Village 8 site has entered the Late Neolithic period, dating back about 4,500 years ago, possibly even earlier than the Late Neolithic period. New stone.

The excavation of the site has added heritage potential, historical and cultural research materials in the UNESCO Dak Nong Global Geopark area.

It is known that, in addition to the Village 8 Site, scientists conducted surveys and discovered a number of artifacts in areas near and around the site such as Village 7, Thac May, and Hill May.

The excavation of the site has added heritage potential, historical and cultural research materials in the UNESCO Dak Nong Global Geopark area; contributing to preserving, exploiting and promoting archaeological heritage values ​​in the socio-economic development strategy of Dak Nong UNESCO Global Geopark in particular and Dak Nong province in general.