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 Global Geoparks Network Advisory Council (UNESCO) since 2010.
In Meo Vac district, the team discovered four locations containing smooth-bodied axe tools and concave grinding tables in three communes, Thuong Phung, Xin Cai and Pa Vi, dating back about 4,000 years.
In the vicinity of Dong Van town, Dong Van district, the survey team discovered Seo Ho stream relics containing prehistoric people's chiseled pebble tools. These are relics with the characteristics of Paleolithic tools. In Yen Minh district, archaeologists also discovered 10 relics in Na Khe, Mau Due, Niem Son and Du Gia communes; of which 9 relics are distributed in the second-level terrace stratigraphy of Nhiem River Hydropower Plant. The tools discovered here were all made from river pebbles, of local origin; the chiseling and chiseling techniques are still very simple, with primitive shapes.
In addition, archaeologists also discovered a number of chiseling tools along with many food remnants of ancient people such as shells of chopped-tailed stream snails 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 only in its initial stages, existing evidence shows that Dong Van Karst Plateau Global Geopark is a land with great potential for prehistoric and protohistoric cultural relics.
