Visit Nguom Rock Roof

Than Xa Wards, Vo Nhai District, Thai Nguyen province, VietNam

2022-04-13 21:33:41

Have you ever heard the phrase Mai Da Nguom? This is a famous archaeological site in Thai Nguyen. Let’s explore this site with Ximgo!

1. Introduction to the archaeological site of Mai Da Nguom

Nguom rock roof – the most important site in Than Sa archaeological site, has been ranked by the State at the national level, visitors will clearly see the artifacts found in the Middle Paleolithic period dating back to the Middle Paleolithic period. From 18,000 to 30,000 years ago today, there are cultural vestiges of the ancient Vietnamese people. Thereby we need to preserve and promote the historical and cultural values of the country that have existed for thousands of years.

This is a stone roof about 30m high, 60m wide, the mouth of the cave is located in the north. The excavation pit of Nguom site shows that there are 4 archaeological cultural strata. The typical stone relics of the Bac Son, Hoa Binh, and Son Vi cultures located on the 1st, 2nd floor… on the 3rd floor are pure typical tools of Nguom. And in the 4th cultural layer are thousands of Phieng Tung and Nguom style stone tools. The spear tools, scraping tools, and 2nd machining techniques resemble the typical tools and techniques of the Mouster culture, the typical culture of the Middle Paleolithic period. . Since the 1980s, archaeologists have discovered traces of ancient Vietnamese people in the Mai Da Nguom area. In early 2011, scientists found a fossil elephant tooth, believed to be an Asian elephant’s tooth, in the Than Sa River area, which flows through the Nguom rock roof site. The age of elephant teeth is from 30,000 to 50 years old. 000 years. Archaeologists believe that this elephant lived at the same time as the primitive people, the owner of the famous Nguom culture.

2. Address

Nguom rock roof is located at the end of Kim Son hamlet, bordering between Kim Son and Ha Son 1 villages, in Than Sa commune, Vo Nhai district, Thai Nguyen province.

3. Instructions on how to go to Nguom Da Mai

The road to Than Sa commune is very difficult to go, visitors should go in the dry season, because the rainy season is dangerous, which can cause landslides and floods. Tourists follow National Highway 1B from Thai Nguyen to Lang Son for more than 20 km, turn left along a small road running around the mountainside, passing landmarks Cuc Duong, La Hien, then upstream Than Sa river, also known as Than Sa river. is Cai stream, then go to Than Sa commune. From the center of the commune along Cai stream, back up to Nguom rock roof site, it is only about 2km to the desired place.

4. Ticket price

This is an archaeological site that is being preserved and developed, which is considered by the People’s Committee of Thai Nguyen province to recreate and embellish the road landscape here, so you can freely visit and explore because there are no shops here. ticket.

5. Places to visit here

Da Nguom roof has a giant cleft shape, the top reaches out to cover the ground below, about 700m2 wide, perhaps this is a place to live to avoid floods, sun and rain. Beneath the clear Than Sa River, it was easy for the ancient Vietnamese to find food and activities, especially pebbles to make tools to support daily life.

Here, the number of stone artifacts is very rich in type, showing the diversity and uniqueness of stone processing techniques.

Nguom rock roof is a human relic of the Old Stone Age, ranked as a national historical relic in 1982, and Oc Cave – a human relic of the Early Neolithic era, ranked as a national historical relic in 2017. .

6. Where to go to Mai Da Nguom?

Mai Da Nguom is an archaeological relic located in Than Sa, it is difficult to go and is a remote mountainous area, so the development of tourism types such as hotels and motels is not available, so you can stay at homestays. village in Than Sa commune or in some motels about 15-20km from the site. You can refer to some motels below.

7. Food to try when coming here

Thai Nguyen province has a lot of delicious dishes and specialties bearing the cultural identity of the Tay ethnic group with delicious, rich flavor, very easy to eat and very special processing such as: Binh Long Tofu – Vo Nhai specialties, Bo Dau Chung cake, Cooc Mo cake, Tay cake of the Tay people, Thai Nguyen forest banana,…