Discover a cave of primitive inhabitants

On September 7, Mr. Quan Van Dung - Director of Tuyen Quang Provincial Museum said that through archaeological surveys and surveys in some communes of Na Hang district, archaeological delegation of Tuyen Quang Museum and Archaeological Institute Vietnamese students have discovered Tham Chang cave - the residence of primitive people living in the early rock period, dating back to about 7,000-8,000 years ago.

Tham Choong Cave belongs to Khong May village, Nang Kha commune, Na Hang district, with an area of ​​more than 300m ² , with 2 interconnecting gates along the North-South axis, about 100m apart. The surface of the cave is quite flat, the dome-shaped ceiling is full of pores. About 300 meters from the cave to the southeast, a small stream flows through.

Stone artifacts obtained at Tham Cho Cave.
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Survey results of the archaeological team initially showed that traces of primitive people were found in most areas of the cave.

Here, the archaeological team has collected more than 1,000 stone artifacts - working tools such as tools for cutting dams, cutting, and sharpening hands and some raw stone. All of them are crafted from river pebbles, using rudimentary techniques.

The type of tool here is characterized by a Hoa Binh cultural tool such as a disc tool, oval, short ax. This is the evidence that marks the development of the original technique, from crude chisels to sharpening the edge of the tongue.

At the cave, archaeologists also found earthen stone, a red mineral commonly used by the prehistoric people to apply to the dead body with the concept of red symbolizing eternity.

In addition to stone tools, the archeology team also discovered a number of bone tools, especially a spike that was crafted from a coarse separation along a pipe of a large animal.

The ancient primitive man had grinded and sharpened the sharp tip into a spike, then it was smeared through fire to increase the plasticity. This may be the bone needle used to sew the clothes of the original human bark.

Associate Professor, Dr. Nang Nang Chung - Head of the survey team said that the team conducted taking soil samples containing pollen spores for analysis, to restore the face of ecological landscape around this ancient residence. .

However, the structure of the cultural layer as well as the number of collected artifacts shows that Tham Cho Cave is a continuous residence of a primitive community.

Currently, the archaeological team is still continuing to study about Tham Cho cave.