Primitive human traces found in Tuyen Quang province
Evidence of primitive humans have been found in several sites in the mountainous area of Chiem Hoa district, the northern province of Tuyen Quang, according to archaeologists.
Some stone tools dating back to the late Palaeolithic period that were discovered in the Den Thuong area of Chiem Hoa district, Tuyen Quang province (Photo: vass.gov.vn)
Hanoi (VNA) – Evidence of primitive humans have beenfound in several sites in the mountainous area of Chiem Hoa district, the northern province of Tuyen Quang,according to archaeologists.
Assoc. Prof. and Dr. Trinh Nang Chung from theVietnam Institute of Archaeology told Vietnam News Agency on May 8 that in a fieldsurvey in early April, researchers discovered hundreds of stone items lyingbetween surface level to tens of centimetres underground on several hills onthe right bank of the Gam River.
At the hill area in Dong Quac and Tan Laphamlets of Binh Nhan commune, dozens of pebble tools with their style typical ofthe Son Vi Culture, dating back some 20,000 years ago in the late Palaeolithic period,were unearthed. They include pointed tools, rough cutting tools, and jaggedaxes.
Stone items used to make working tools were alsofound, evidence that primitive humans were creating their tools right at thesite, Chung said.
Meanwhile, hundreds of stone objects belongingto different prehistoric periods were also discovered in the hill area of DenThuong in Vinh Quang commune. Some of them are as old as the items found inDong Quac and Tan Lap hamlets. Others that were made using more advancedtechniques are likely to date back to the Hoa Binh Culture, some 8,000-9,000years ago in the early Neolithic period.
Also in the Den Thuong area, archaeologistsunearthed many bronze axes, arrows, and spears bearing the style of the Dong SonCulture, more than 2,000 years ago.
Those vestiges show that this area wascontinually the place of residence for many generations of human beings, fromthe Palaeolithic period to the Iron Age, Chung said, adding it is a rare typeof relic site located in the northern mountainous region of Vietnam.
Additionally, researchers also discovered somequadrilateral axes and rough ceramic items at Loong Cha Cave in Dong Nguhamlet, Binh Nhan commune. They initially concluded that this cave was a livingplace of people more than 4,000 years ago.
Experts are planning more excavations in thetime ahead, Chung noted. –VNA
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Some stone tools dating back to the late Palaeolithic period that were discovered in the Den Thuong area of Chiem Hoa district, Tuyen Quang province (Photo: vass.gov.vn) 
