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The Dong Van Karst Plateau is the only Global Geopark in Vietnam and the second in Southeast Asia to be officially recognized as a Global Geopark by the Advisory Council of the Global Geoparks Network (UNESCO) since 2010.
In Meo Vac district, the team discovered four sites containing smooth axes and concave grinding stones in three communes: Thuong Phung, Xin Cai, and Pa Vi, dating back approximately 4,000 years.
In the vicinity of Dong Van town, Dong Van district, the survey team discovered the Seo Ho stream site containing chipped and carved pebble tools of prehistoric people. These artifacts are characteristic of Old Stone Age tools. In Yen Minh district, archaeologists also discovered 10 sites in the communes of Na Khe, Mau Due, Niem Son, and Du Gia; of which 9 sites are located in the second terrace layer of the Nhiem River hydroelectric power plant. The tools discovered here were all made from river pebbles, originating locally; the chipping and carving techniques were very simple, and the shapes were primitive.
In addition, archaeologists discovered several chipped tools along with many remnants of ancient food such as detachable stream snail shells and semi-fossilized mountain snail shells in Tham Ly Quyen cave in Du Gia commune, Yen Minh district. These are relics dating back to the Stone Age.
Although the research is still in its initial stages, the existing evidence suggests that the Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark has enormous potential for prehistoric and early historical cultural relics.
