Archaeological Survey in Gunung Mulu National Park, Miri, Sarawak.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Archaeological Survey in Gunung Mulu National Park, Miri, Sarawak. |
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Author :
Stephen Chia, Velat Bujeng, Suresh Narayanen and Dana Badang |
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Abstract:
This article presents the results of archaeological fieldwork conducted in Gunung Mulu National Park, Miri, Sarawak in 2010. The fieldwork includes mainly survey at caves and rockshelters located in the limestone formations of Melinau and Gunung Api in southern region of the Gunung Mulu National Park (Fig. 1). The survey was carried out by a research team from the Centre for Global Archaeological Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, the Sarawak Museum Department, and the Department of Minerals and Geoscience Malaysia, Kuching, Sarawak. The results of the survey revealed a number of rockshelters which have been used as burial sites by the Tring community. The Gunung Mulu National Park (N 4° 3’ and E 114° 49’) is located in the northern part of Sarawak, about 110 km from Miri town (Fig. 1). The park is accessible by air from Miri or by speed boat from Kuala Baram via Marudi. The park is widely known for its tropical rainforest, geology and geomorphological landscape of the Paleocene-Eocene Era (Mulu Formation), Late Eocene-Early Miocene Period (Melinau Limestone) and Miocene Period (Setap Shale Formation) (Haile, 1962; Laily, 1992; Dana, 2001). The park contains “the longest cave system in Southeast Asia”, and unique limestone pinnacles (Brook & Waltham, 1978; Eavis, 1985; Dana, 2001). In 2000, the Gunung Mulu National Park was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
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How to cite:
Stephen Chia et all. (2011). Archaeological Survey in Gunung Mulu National Park, Miri, Sarawak. The Sarawak Museum Journal, LXVIII (89): 153-182 |
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