Quang Binh Artifacts

Artifacts of ancient people discovered

Archaeologists have unearthed several stone tools and teeth thought to belong to pre-historic people inside caves in the central province of Quang Binh.

The discovery included three stone axes, all with isosceles shoulders and blades as large as between 4 and 5 cm, typical to the Hoa binh culture.

Archaeologists also found several teeth in the Chua cave that are thought to belong to ancient people.

These latest finds have strengthened the presumption that the Quang Binh province caves were the residence of human beings during the Hoa Binh culture between 8,000 and 10,000 years ago.

* Several ancient bronze drums have been unearthed in the two northern mountainous provinces of Thai Nguyen and Dien Bien over the past two weeks.

A bronze drum believed to belong to the Dong Son Culture some 2,000-3,000 years ago was discovered in Thai Nguyen province on April 13.

The drum was unearthed by a group of workers as they were upgrading communal roads in Dong Hy district.

The provincial museum said the drum is the fourth of its kind found in Thai Nguyen province. It weighs 12kg, is 30cm high and has a surface diameter of 36cm while its bottom diameter is measured at 45cm.

Six other bronze drums dating back to between the 15th -18th century have been discovered by farmers in Muong Ang district in Dien Bien province.

Source: VNA
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Artifacts of ancient people discovered

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