Found many relics of prehistoric people in Cao Bang

During the survey and archaeological survey in late November and early December 2010 in Hung Dao commune, Hoa An district, Cao Bang province, Vietnam Institute of Archeology in association with Cao Bang Museum discovered many relics. Important archeology.

At the ancient shelf of Bang Giang river in the territory of Bo Ma village, archaeologists have discovered primitive human relics including dozens of relics are working tools of prehistoric people. All were crafted from river pebbles, using crude rudimentary techniques.

In terms of manipulation techniques, primitive people used direct chisel techniques, squeezing a few large puffs on a pebble to create the edge of the tongue. About the design, including a number of types such as cutting edge edge tool, spearhead tool.


Based on chipping techniques and tool designs, archaeologists think that most of these tools are very close to the old stone chipper. Although no traces of houses, fire and food ruins have been found yet, but the presence of working tools in the river bed sediments can help us identify this as a relic of the people history on the surface of ancient river steps, in the process of making a primitive person has left it behind.

Currently, archaeologists classified this relic as an old post-stone period, about 20,000 years old this way.

Associate Professor-Doctor Trinh Nang Chung - Head of the survey team - said that in the old days, people in Hoa An and Cao Bang districts still handed down the legend of Ban Phu citadel in Hung Dao commune.

Legend has it that from a long time ago in history, there was the character Thuc Che , the father of Thuc Phan An Duong Vuong, who was built into Ban Phu . Actual survey shows that outside Ban Phu citadel has a deep moat, a place to dig up the soil. In this survey, digging archaeologists cut across the city to check the structure of the layers of layers and the associated relics in search of answers about structure and dating into Ban Phu.

Survey results showed that the existing surface is more than 1m wide, 2.5m high, nearly 6m wide. There are at least 8 layers of soil covered up to form. The structure between the soil layers is very tight, only distinguished by the color of the soil.

It is noteworthy that in all the soil layers, hundreds of stone artifacts, pottery pottery and some pieces of iron and copper metal have been discovered; There is no big distinction between relics between classes. Initially, researchers believe that layers of walling are done at the same time.

Currently, archaeologists are conducting collection of samples for chronological analysis. These findings contribute to a new awareness of Vietnamese prehistoric culture, which needs further research in the future.