The Stone Industry from Gua Sireh, Serian, Sarawak.


 

THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL
VOL LXX NO.91 DECEMBER 2012
 
 
Title : 
The Stone Industry from Gua Sireh, Serian, Sarawak.
Author : 
Tim Reynolds
Abstract:
The site of Gua Sireh in Sarawak, Malaysia is significant in being one of only two in Sarawak that has produced lithic assemblages that can be compared with others from the region to establish a picture of human activity during the early Holocene. It was excavated by Solheim and Harrisson in 1959 and there have been subsequent campaigns by Zuraina Majid in 1977, Kurui in 1980 and Datan in 1989. The lithic collection has been examined to identify technological and behavioural details and is compared with the material from Niah Cave, West Mouth.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.61507/smj22-2012-8ZZX-05
How to cite:
Tim Reynolds. (2012). The Stone Industry from Gua Sireh, Serian, Sarawak. The Sarawak Museum Journal, LXX (91): 89-106
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