STT Age Place Material Description

1 Stone Age - Northeastern coast as Nephrite - Archaeologists have found yellow, white,
Ha Long culture Yellow, white, and blue-gray nephrite products as Chains,
(Hai Phong and Quang gray bracelets have rectangular shape section and
Ninh provinces) the letter D shape section or small circle,
5000-4000 BP pretty.. In addition, the earrings are open and
the string beads are long cylindrical, beautiful
which is polished, drilled correctly from two
sides, has a long chain length 2 to 12cm.
.

East mountain as Ha - In 1996, Mai Pha Cave was officially

Giang culture, Mai Pha excavated. After more than a month of
culture excavation, the results were very good
(Lang Son Province) including: 123 stone objects, including 70
5000-3500 BP axes, ban, chisel, stone grinding table and 12
stone jewelry such as bracelets, earrings and
23 bone artifacts and other jewelry.

Central in Vietnam as Jewelry: Bracelets, tube beads, earrings

Bau Tro Culture
(Nghe An, Ha Tinh,
Quang Binh provinces)
5000-4500 BP

2 Bronze Age Phung Nguyen culture Nephrite, - Delicately crafted as a work tool, as well as
(Xom Ren-Phu Tho, Jadeite a weapon of war as “ qua đá”, “bôn đá”;
Vinh Phuc, Ha Noi, Bac jewelry (tubular, thin beads, ring); and special
 Ninh Province) is “ Zhang”.
4000-3500 BP + "Bôn đá" quartz small quartz stone.
+ The string is used by Phung Nguyen people
are tubular series, many have the length to 8-9
cm but the hole is very small.
+ The cross section of the basic round is of
the type D, rectangular flat, thin, square,
round that typically represents a T-ring
- Phung Nguyen people have mastered the
techniques of making stone: cutting, boring,
sawing, drilling, grinding, turning, polishing
+ Trang Kenh Jade Nephrite Jewelry, “ Zhang”
workshop ( Hai Phong
Province) 3500 BP
+ Bai Tu Jade Worshop-
(Bac Ninh Province)
+ Dau Ram Workshop
(Quang Ninh Province)

3 Iron Age Dong Son Culture Nephrite
(Red River, Ma River
and Ca River, in the
North and North Central
Vietnam)
From the seventh century
B.C. to the A.D. second
century.
- The stones are also popular among Dong
Son residents, including bracelets of all kinds,
earrings, chain beads, etc. with drill, core,
grinding, filing and polishing
- Technique of fixing, drilling techniques
Sa Huynh Culture Nephrite - Earing are made in the form of two ears ear
(central Vietnam but the and three ears
center of Sa Huynh - Grinding, polishing
culture is the Quang Nam
- Quang Ngai.)
2.500-2.000 B.P

Oc Eo Culture Nephrite - Grey-blue jade bracelets, earrings with two

(Southern Viet Nam, in animal heads in crystal, earrings with two
the area of the Mekong animal heads from white-grey and blue-grey
Delta to the south and jade and three-point earrings from ivory-
west of Ho Chi Minh white jade. (Giong Ca Vo site, Can Gio
City) District, Ho Chi Minh City)
The most significant site,
aside from Oc Eo itself,
is at Thap Muoi, north of
the Tien Giang Rive
2.500-2.000 B.P