Lenggong Valley - back to the stone era

I got to know that Malaysia has its archaeology site and museum when I simply Google.  I’m a big fans of National Geography and for sure places like this really attract my attention.  We know about Perak Man, the skeleton which was found in Gua Gunung Runtuh and was about 11,000 years old (Palaeolithic era). 

The way to the museum is this big and this straight…I went from Kuala Kangsar, just need to follow the signboard.

You will go through the oilpalm farm

The museum

The sites – actually we can make appointment with the staff to bring us there,  but you need to call them earlier for the arrangement.

Illustrating timeline.

Illustrating Timeline:
Kg. Temelong: 200,000 years
Kota Tampan: 75,000 years
Bukit Bunuh: 40,000 years
Gua Gunung Runtuh: 11,000 years
Gua Teluk Kelawar: 10,000 years
Gua Harimau: 6,000 years
Semang Villages: Today

Sample of stone knife to cut meat

Perakman

Other skeleton found in the site

Skeleton found in Gua Cha Ulu, Kelantan dated 8,000 years old

A summary of how they found the sites, how all this artefacts were cleaned up and analysed.

There’s a small archaeology park out there.  Very small one, displaying the age of stone found in somewhere else.

Visiting Hours
Monday - Saturday: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Friday: 9.00 am - 12.00 pm, 3.00 pm - 5.00 pm
Contact Person
Mr.Mohd Syahrin Abdullah - Heritage Officer
Mrs Nur Aidah Pirus - Assistant Heritage Officer
Address
Archaeological Gallery of the Lenggong Valley
Department of National Heritage
Kota Tampan Lenggong
33400 Perak Darul Ridzuan.
Tel: +605-7679700
Faks: +605-7679703
Email: info@heritage.gov.my
Website: http://lenggong.heritage.gov.my