Stone Roof of Điều Archaeological Site

23/12/2024
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Stone Roof of Điều Archaeological Site ( Mái Đá Điều)

 The Stone Roof of Điều ( or Mái Đá Điều) is an archaeological site located in the Khiêng area, Hạ Trung commune, Bá Thước district. The site sits 25 meters above the Mã River, with the entrance of the cave facing the southwest. Discovered in 1984 and excavated for the first time in 1986, the site is situated in a wide valley, crossed by a stream, making it an ideal location for gathering, hunting, and settlement for prehistoric people. Several excavation campaigns have uncovered many secrets about the life of early humans at this site.

The site contains a cultural layer nearly 3 meters thick, with two distinct cultural phases, revealing numerous artifacts that demonstrate continuous human habitation, ranging from the Sơn Vi culture to the Hòa Bình culture. The items found include hearths, stone tools such as axes, scrapers, grinding stones, and rocks with signs of chipping, as well as burial sites. These tools were likely used for hunting and daily life activities. Additionally, animal bones, including those from deer, monkeys, wild pigs, cattle, as well as shells from mollusks like snails, clams, and oysters, were discovered. The presence of well-preserved food remnants, hearths, and human remains in the cultural layers provide crucial insights into the prehistoric people of the region.

Di tích Mái Đá Điều

The Stone Roof of Điều (Mái Đá Điều) has provided important information about the transition from the Upper Paleolithic to the early Neolithic period in Viet Nam. It is a key archaeological site, marking significant development in early human history in the region.

Visitors to the Stone Roof of Điều (Mái Đá Điều) can also explore other notable landmarks, such as the Tráng village cave, Nước stone shelter, Cuôn cave, Điền Hạ cave, Cốc village cave, and Chuông village cave—other important archaeological sites in Bá Thước. In addition, visitors to Bá Thước, a land of ancient Mường people, can enjoy unique local cuisine, including fermented rice wine, bamboo-tube rice, bitter soup, sticky rice, Cổ Lũng duck, sour bamboo shoots, and grilled stream fish.

The Stone Roof of Điều ( Mái Đá Điều) has been recognized as a Provincial-level Archaeological Site by the Thanh Hóa People's Committee under Decision No. 69/QĐ-CT, dated January 10, 2005, and is classified as an archaeological tourism destination.

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