Some discoveries of paleolithic sites in the valey in Krông Pắc river, Ea Kar district (Đắk Lắk)

Abstract

The article refers to some new discoveries and survey results by the Institute of Social Sciences in Tây Nguyên in collaboration with some geologists at the Paleolithic sites Ea Ô and Cư Ni on the second-level ancient terrace of the Krông Pắc River - one of the rivers in the Ba-river system, in Ea Kar district, Dak Lak province. Nineteen stone artifacts with more or less Paleolithic features have been collected, including 5 types: Choppers; Points; flaked tools; cores; and flakes. The above-mentioned artifacts contain the characteristics and relationship with the paleolithic sites and artifacts of the An Khê industry in the Ba-river basin. The authors think that the Paleolithic inhabitants of the Krông Pắc-river valley (Đắk Lắk) might have traditionally been associated with the human groups in the Ba-river basin in Gia Lai province.