Excavation findings of Con Moong (beast) Cave in the central province of
Thanh Hoa were announced at an international workshop there on October
30.
According to the Vietnam Archaeology
Institute , Con Moong Cave in Thach Thanh district was
discovered in 1975 and extensively excavated in the following years,
containing traces of culture from the Palaeolithic Era (Old Stone Age)
to the late Neolithic Era (New Stone Age).
In
2013, scientists found working tools, animal bones and molluscous
(snail, crab) shells at ten different soil layers, mostly the tenth at
the depth of 9.5 metres.
Con Moong Cave
boasts one of the thickest cultural layers and well-preserved in
Southeast Asia , indicating the constant development of human beings
through periods.
In the coming time, the institute
will continue working with the local authorities to do more research
and seek measures to protect the vestige.-VNA