Detecting human skulls nearly 4,000 years in Bac Kan

There are about 10 pieces of skull, human teeth and many bones of bones that are mixed in ceramic pieces at a depth of nearly one meter.

Associate Prof. Nang Nang Chung, expert of Archeology Institute, said that the remains were discovered with many relics during the process of architectural remodeling at Tham Temple (Bac Kan) in late July.

Since then, archaeologists and museums have studied and initially determined that this is a residence and burial site of prehistoric people in the post-Neolithic period - early Metal Age, from today. 3000-4000 years.

Ceramic pot pieces with rope decorations and wavy inscriptions.

At a depth of more than 50cm compared to the ground, many pieces of ancient and strange coarse pottery are spotted. There are large pieces of pottery, half of the pot broken down along the mouth, body and bottom.

Most ceramic pieces have decorative patterns on the surface with technical tips to create ancient patterns such as barbed wire, or engraved water waves. These ceramic pieces can be broken from various types of pots, pots and pots with different sizes.

At a deeper level, there are many pieces of skulls in human excavations, human teeth and many bone fragments mixed in ceramic pieces. There are nearly 10 pieces of human skull and more than 50 loose teeth, of which 9 remaining molars are canines and incisors.

Around the site of the remains, many stone jewelry rings are quite intact, a bronze brooch, with terracotta cars, some animal fangs with small holes pierced, polished stones and a few broken piece of stone.

Stone, bronze and bone artifacts at Tham Temple.Photo: NVCC.

The pieces are all made from semi-precious stones, fine-grained, optical-fiber structures with extremely sophisticated drilling and grinding techniques.

At a depth of about 1 m, there were also sharpened stone axes and a bone spear made from a piece of pipe bone of the wild animal.

According to PGS Trinh Nang Chung, the relics found to be evidence of a prehistoric cultural connection between the ancient residents of Tham Tham and the ancient post-Neolithic inhabitants of the early period of Bai Soi (Yen Dinh commune). , Cho Moi district) nearby.

"This is an important finding, contributing to enriching the awareness of prehistoric culture in the northern mountains , " said Chung.

Presently, the precious relics are preserved and preserved by the locality. Areas with relics are strictly protected.

Chung said the researchers are preparing jobs for a major excavation in the near future in this area.

Tham Temple is a historical and cultural relic of Cho Moi district, more than 40 km south of Bac Kan city.

The temple is dedicated to the female general named Tham, an ethnic woman who had great merits in fighting the Black Flag enemy in the second half of the nineteenth century.

In the past, Son Than and Thuy Than temples prayed for the boats to travel peacefully. Through many changes over time, the temple has been repaired and expanded many times.

In 2012, Tham Temple was ranked as a provincial cultural and historical relic, a place of cultural and religious activities of people in the region.