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English summary on page 47 as follows: Through combined study of archaeological and ethnological materials, the authors lay down criteria after which to define the hoe. Then they investigate into the development and various types of stone, bronze and iron hoes., from the Son Vi culture to the Metal Age as well as hoes of different ethnic groups in modern time in Viet Nam. In the times of the Son Vi, Hoa Binh and Bac Son cultures, the Hoe came into existence, but did not take definite shape yet. Only about the late Neolithic, the Bronze Age did it really take shape. 9mainly quadrilateral and shouldered blade) the requirements of farming. At the developed stage of the Metal Age, there were various types of hoe made different materials: stone, wood, bronze, iron, among which iron hoes were most widespread. Hoes of agricultural populations in present days Viet Nam include those with shouldered blade and fitted handle, those with straight handle, those among folding handle...
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