Nghe An: Many caves with archaeological and scenic value discovered
((Baonghean.vn) - On June 30, the Institute of Archaeology under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, led by Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Khac Su, reported the results of archaeological investigations in five mountainous districts of Nghe An. Initially, many artifacts and caves of archaeological and scenic value were collected.
In early June 2015, the Institute of Archaeology carried out the task of researching the system of archaeological caves in the mountainous areas of Nghe An province. After 20 days of surveying, archaeologists discovered 20 caves in the districts of Anh Son, Con Cuong, Tuong Duong, and Quy Chau.
According to the preliminary report of the Institute of Archaeology, in Tuong Duong district, 1 cave relic, 4 outdoor relics and 1 famous cave were discovered such as: Van - Cua Rao temple relic; Temple Hill; Khe Ngau; Tham Cung cave (Shrimp cave), especially at Cua Rao village relic, many stone tools, bronze, rough pottery, etc. were discovered.
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| The Institute of Archaeology delegation reported on the survey trip. |
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| Many artifacts dating back ten thousand years were discovered during the survey. |
In Con Cuong district, 9 cave relics and 2 outdoor relics, 1 scenic relic were discovered such as: Con Noong cave; Noong Mu cave; Ong Trang cave, Hong Nang cave... At Con Noong cave, archaeologists have collected many pieces of chisel, bone and mollusk shells dating back about 10,000 years.
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| These are artifacts discovered by the Survey Team in the western districts of Nghe An. |
In Anh Son district, 7 cave archaeological sites and 1 scenic site were discovered, including a special discovery of a stone carving with many round concave shapes and human figures dating back to the late Hoa Binh culture in Yen Hoa village, Hoa Son commune and the Voi cave site in Tuong Son commune with many stalactites and stone pillars of beautiful shapes of scenic value.
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| Cave in Anh Son district with beautiful shapes |
In Quy Chau district, 4 cave relics and 2 scenic relics were discovered such as: Tham Chang; Co Ngon, Tham Bua, Tham Bong, Ton That, Tham Om.
Through the survey, Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Khac Su said: the archaeological potential in Nghe An is very large. The initial survey results show that the system of archaeological relics in Nghe An has a certain position in the process of national historical development and is of great value in terms of local tourism development.
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| Cave with beautiful stalactites of high aesthetic value |
A stone slab with human figures and concave shapes carved on it was discovered at Bo Cave, Hoa Son Commune, Anh Son District. |
The Institute of Archaeology also recommended that Nghe An province should have a project to investigate the overall archaeological relics in the province, paying special attention to caves, on that basis, build an archaeological map, plan for protection and conduct excavations of some typical relics. At the same time, there is a plan to rank some relics such as: Bo Rock Roof, Dong Truong Cave (Anh Son); Tham Hoi Cave (Con Cuong); Han Co Ngon; Bong Cave, Ton That Cave (Quy Chau).
Manh Ha
(Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
