Post by UKarchaeology on Apr 4, 2016 19:10:48 GMT
A display of some relics allegedly belonging to ancient humans living around 80,000 years ago in the northern province Gia Lai. Photo: Tran Hieu
In what has been described as a breakthrough, Vietnamese and Russian archaeologists have found valuable artifacts in the Central Highlands province of Gia Lai that they say belonged to ancient humans around 800,000 years ago.
The traces of homo erectus or "upright man," including fossils and more than 200 stone tools, were discovered at 12 locations around An Khe Town, according to the findings announced by the scientists on Friday.
Full story: www.thanhniennews.com/arts-culture/traces-of-ancient-humans-found-in-vietnams-biggest-archaeological-discovery-60898.html