New discovery of the Ho Tre neolithic archaeological site in Dak Lak province

Abstract

The Ho Tre archaeological site in Hoa Tay village was discovered by The Phuc La and Thi Tuat Luong in a field trip during the 2018 dry season. The cultural relics are mainly distributed on the crater surface of the Ho Tre volcano with the average altitude of about 578 m asl. Hundreds of artefacts have been collected, including such stone tools as: oval axes, grind-stones, sharpening stones, stone cores, flakes, ect., which are mainly made of basalt, quartzite silty-sandstone, silty-sand stone, hornfels; and several broken pieces of pottery. According to the initial archaeological assessment, their technique and geometric features characterise for the Neolithic Age. The finding has a great significance, contributing to adding research materials about the Neolithic Age in the south of the Central Highlands in particular and in Vietnam in general as well.