“Thousands of ceramic pieces, hundreds of stone tools, including various axes and jewellery, and four tombs were found during an excavation conducted in La hamlet, Hoa Tien commune,” Tran Quy Thinh from the Vietnam Archaeology Institute said.

Researchers said the objects reflect a close connection between ancient inhabitants of Dak Lak province and those living along the Dong Nai and Po Ko rivers in Kon Tum province and the Bien Ho (To Nung Lake) in Gia Lai province.

In another recent discovery, a farmer in Dak Lak uncovered an ancient bronze drum that was used in burial ceremonies.

Archaeologists have pointed to the findings as evidence of the presence of the famed Dong Son culture in the Central Highlands region and have suggested that further digs are necessary in the area to gauge the importance of cultural development in the region.