Found stone tools dating from 10,000-30,000 years

Many old stone tools of Son Vi culture, dating from 10,000 to 30,000 years ago, were found during the ancient survey of Quan Ba ​​and Yen Minh districts of Dong Van stone plateau ( Ha Giang).

This is evidence that the prehistoric people were present very early on the Dong Van plateau.

This survey was conducted by the Vietnam Institute of Archeology in collaboration with Ha Giang Provincial Museum in mid-December 2013.

In Yen Minh district, the survey team discovered some old stone tools in Mau Due street and in the heart of Na Luong cave (Mau Long commune). The tools discovered in Mau Due Street are scattered on the surface of more than 30 tools. These are old stone tools with many types such as spearhead tool, horizontal edge, vertical blade edge and pebble tool.

Dong Van Plateau

In Na Luong cave area, the delegation discovered 17 stone tools scattered on the surface of the cave and in the excavation hole, including the following types: Short ax tool, oval, pebble, blade edge horizontal, horseshoe shaped.

Continuing the survey in Lung Tam commune (Quan Ba ​​district), the survey team discovered 27 stone tools scatteredly on the positive slopes running along the provincial road 181 with a length of nearly 2km. The tools in this area include the following types: Pointed tools, horizontal edge tools, vertical blade edges, stripped pieces.

Representatives of Vietnam Institute of Archeology said about the morphology, the types of tools discovered in the area of ​​Mau Due and Lung Tam belonging to Son Vi culture, dating from 10,000 to 30,000 years ago. The tools at Na Luong cave belong to the late Hoa Binh culture (the middle of the new rock), dating from 5,000 to 7,000 years ago today.

Through an overall study of archaeological relics, experts from Vietnam Institute of Archeology have argued that the relics in Quan Ba ​​and Yen Minh districts are a residence of prehistoric people.

This is an important archaeological discovery, contributing new insights into prehistoric research in Ha Giang in particular and in Vietnam in general.

Earlier, in early October 2013, the Vietnam Institute of Archeology collaborated with Ha Giang Provincial Museum to excavate archaeological site of Sieu Can Ty, in Can Can Village, Can Ty commune (Quan Ba ​​district) and found traces of prehistoric people, collecting nearly 200 relics of stone labor tools.