As many as 24 prehistoric archaeological sites have been spotted in theCentral Highlands province of Gia Lai recently, promising newexcavations to be carried out to shed more light on these times inVietnam’s history.
Assoc. Prof. and Dr. Nguyen KhacSu from the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology said in two months ofsurveying areas in Dak Po, Kbang and Kong Chro districts and An Khetownship, experts found tools typical for the Palaeolithic Era (OldStone Age) dating back to 10,000 – 30,000 years ago.
Notable, they unearthed some stone tools in An Khe that are believedto belong to the early and middle Old Stone Age from some hundreds ofthousands of years ago. They are found to be much older than those thathave been uncovered in Vietnam so far, he said.
Someof the digging sites are believed to appear in the late Neolithic Era(New Stone Age) and the Early Metal Period like opal axe makingworkshops as old as 4,000 years in H’Lang village, Kong Chro district.
In some places, archaeologists dug up traces of theMetal Period such as stone hoe blades, bronze axe moulds and blastfurnaces.
Dr. Nguyen Gia Doi, Deputy Director of theVietnam Archaeology Institute, said authorised agencies need to takeimmediate measures to protect the newly-found sites. At the same time,researches should be conducted systematically to clarify their valuesthroughout the country’s history.-VNA
Assoc. Prof. and Dr. Nguyen KhacSu from the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology said in two months ofsurveying areas in Dak Po, Kbang and Kong Chro districts and An Khetownship, experts found tools typical for the Palaeolithic Era (OldStone Age) dating back to 10,000 – 30,000 years ago.
Notable, they unearthed some stone tools in An Khe that are believedto belong to the early and middle Old Stone Age from some hundreds ofthousands of years ago. They are found to be much older than those thathave been uncovered in Vietnam so far, he said.
Someof the digging sites are believed to appear in the late Neolithic Era(New Stone Age) and the Early Metal Period like opal axe makingworkshops as old as 4,000 years in H’Lang village, Kong Chro district.
In some places, archaeologists dug up traces of theMetal Period such as stone hoe blades, bronze axe moulds and blastfurnaces.
Dr. Nguyen Gia Doi, Deputy Director of theVietnam Archaeology Institute, said authorised agencies need to takeimmediate measures to protect the newly-found sites. At the same time,researches should be conducted systematically to clarify their valuesthroughout the country’s history.-VNA
