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Discovering Niah

Niah has been a place of human activity for more than 50,000 years, and various early studies found in the caves show a pattern of subsistence living and hunting. But what were these activities, and what did the people there do? Niah National Park’s cultural, natural wonders Niah National Park, located in the southwest of […]

Sarawak needs to train more archaeologists, says academician

KUCHING: Archaeology as a field of research began in the late 1940s in Sarawak during colonial times with pioneering work done by the Sarawak Museum. Some of the most well-known and significant archaeological sites such as Santubong and Niah Caves were in fact discovered during the colonial period. Despite the relatively early beginning, academician Dr […]

Zeus temple’s entrance gate found in turkey’s Aegean province

AYDIN, Turkey: The entrance gate of Magnesia’s Zeus Temple has been unearthed during an excavation in the ancient city of Magnesia, located in the Ortaklar district of Germencik in the Aegean province of Aydin. The Artemis sanctuary, a stadium, a theatre area, 80 statues, and various items have been unearthed in the ancient city so […]

Homecoming after half a century US sojourn

40,000-year-old history KUCHING: Human skeleton remains excavated in Niah Cave have returned to Sarawak after being brought to the United States more than 50 years ago. All five crates containing 122 fragments of the 40,000-year-old skeletal remains arrived yesterday at Maskargo at Kuching International Airport after they were shipped from Atlanta, Georgia in the US […]

Sarawak, University of Florida ink MoU

GRAINESVILLE, Florida: The Sarawak government and University of Florida sealed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on Tuesday to jointly explore the archaeology and ethnology field. The MoU was inked following a mission to bring back bones discovered in Niah Caves, believed to be more than 4,000 years old, to Sarawak. Tourism, Arts and Culture Minister […]