Archaeological Excavations at Gua Sireh (Serian) and Lubang Angin (Gunung Mulu National Park), Sarawak, Malaysia.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION : Archaeological Excavations at Gua Sireh (Serian) and Lubang Angin (Gunung Mulu National Park), Sarawak, Malaysia. |
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Author :
Ipoi Datan |
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Abstract:
Prior to commencing my fieldwork for this report I intended to excavate only in the cave site of Gua Sireh, which is located about 55 kilometres southeast of Kuching in a limestone hill called Gunung Nambi. The decision to excavate this site was made because of the lack of evidence from western Sarawak for cultural developments prior to the period of importation of Asian mainland ceramics. I wished also to look for material which could possibly be related to the prehistoric sequence known from the Niah Caves,some 480 kilometres to the northeast of Gua Sireh. The site of Gua Sireh was first excavated under the supervision of Tom Harrisson and Wilhelm G. Solheim II in 1959. Their intention to write a reporton this excavation was disrupted by the outbreak of the Confrontation (Solheim 1983:38), but the materials collected were partly analysed and deposited in the Sarawak Museum. Some of the finds, especially the earthenware sherds,were subsequently mentioned by Solheim in comparative contexts in a few articles (Solheim et. al. 1959; 1961; and Solheim 1983). The pottery from Gua Sireh was said to be related to the West Mouth (Niah) pottery and to that from the Bau and Santubong sites in western Sarawak (Solheim 1983:38).
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| DOI: XXXX |
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How to cite:
Ipoi Datan. (1993). Archaeological Excavations at Gua Sireh (Serian) and Lubang Angin (Gunung Mulu National Park), Sarawak, Malaysia. The Sarawak Museum Journal, XLV (66): 1-6 |
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