The excavation is being jointly conducted by the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology and the Tuyen Quang provincial Museum from October 1 – 25.

Ancient tools found in archaeological site in Tuyen Quang.

According to the types of artifacts and their features, researchers initially assume that the excavation site used to be a shelter for hunter-gatherers 5,000 years ago.

Ly Manh Thang, Deputy Director of Tuyen Quang Provincial Museum, said that the museum will prepare a scientific dossier and submit it to the Provincial People's Committee to seek recognition of the site as a cultural relic of prehistoric people.

The museum will also continue coordinating with the Vietnam Institute of Archeology to carry out further excavations at the site in order to conduct a thorough evaluation of the site’s cultural value.

The discovery of vestiges of prehistoric inhabitants in Tuyen Quang province is of great significance for the archeology of Vietnam. The research results will also make important contributions to the study of Hoa Binh culture in Southeast Asia.

Bo Da - ancient and sacred pagoda of Truc Lam Yen Tu Buddhist Zen

(BGO) - Bo Da, an ancient pagoda in Tien Son commune, Viet Yen district, Bac Giang province has been praised as one of three most famous pagodas for thousands of years as the old saying that “The first is Duc La pagoda, second is Bo pagoda and third is Trang pagoda”.

Searching for ancient traces at Bat Nha Pagoda

(BGO) - Bat Nha Mountain belongs to Huyen Dinh mountain range, located at the end of the western slope of Yen Tu, adjacent to Luc Nam River. 

Dear comrades who fought in ancient citadel that year!

(BGO) - The soldiers fighting in the Quang Tri battlefield by the ancient citadel that year now turn 70. In peace, those veterans gather in the "Common House": the association of soldiers fighting in the Quang Tri Ancient Citadel 1972 (Bac Giang province) to recall memories they shared with their comrades and battles with so many emotions.

Bac Giang: Lang Son bombax ceiba recognized as ancient tree with historical-cultural value

(BGO) – A bombax ceiba standing next to Ba Co (Ms. Co) shrine in Tan My village, Lang Son commune, Yen Dung district (Bac Giang province) has officially become "the ancient tree of historical-cultural value".

Bac Giang: Ancient features still being kept

(BGO) - Among antique collectors in Bac Giang and northern provinces, Nguyen Long Giang (born in 1964) in Quang Chau village, Ngoc Chau commune (Tan Yen district, Bac Giang province) is very well known. Having a passion for antiques, he has been diligently collecting and preserving many ancient objects, contributing to conserving the forefathers’ legacy.

Source: NDO