• 3,500-Year-Old Opal Workshop and Stone Xylophones Unearthed in Vietnam

    3,500-Year-Old Opal Workshop and Stone Xylophones Unearthed in Vietnam

    Archaeologists in Vietnam’s Central Highlands have uncovered a prehistoric site that reshapes our understanding of both technology and music in early societies. Excavations at Plei Ring, located in Chu Se district of Gia Lai province, revealed the remains of a large opal stone workshop alongside a set of rare lithophones, or stone xylophones, dating back…