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The Van Tu Dong archaeological site, which has been excavated
recently in Cam Hoa Village, Cam Ranh town, is believed to be
the oldest fishing village in the central province of Khanh
Hoa, said archaeologists. According to research released by
the Vietnam Institute of Archeology and the Khanh Hoa Museum
on July 28, the site belonged to an archaeological type called
shell-mounds or " kjokkenmodding" (kitchen middens ) dating
back about 3,500 years ago.
The head of the excavation team, Dr. Tran Qui Thinh, said
scientists have found traces of cooking stoves and unearthed
261 items, including ceramic objects and objects made from
stone and animal bone, as well as tens of thousands of
ceramics pieces and animal bones, approximately 120cm under
the surface.
Vietnamese archeologists also found tools made from bone,
which were used to make fishing-nets and to fish, and 18
species of scallops in the phylum Mollusca. (VNA) |
