Published: Sunday July 1, 2012 MYT 3:11:00 PM
Updated: Sunday July 1, 2012 MYT 5:52:39 PM
Lenggong Valley, Perak, gets World Heritage Site status
By S. ARULLDAS
SEBERANG PRAI: Unesco has recognised the Lenggong Valley in Perak as a World Heritage Site, said Information Minister Datuk Seri Rais Yatim on Sunday.
He said that Unesco informed the government on Friday.
Rais said this after the Community 1Malaysia Gotong-Royong dan Kenduri Rakyat programme at Kampung Penanti near here.
The "cave" entrance of the Lenggong Archaeological Museum at Kota Tampan. He said Unesco recognised Leggong following the completion of archeological excavation at the site that established that complete skeletons of Perak Man is more than 11,000 years old.
Unesco had earlier recognised George Town and Malacca as World Heritage Cities and Niah Caves in Sarawak and Mount Kinabalu in Sabah.
Lenggong Valley in upper Perak is where the earliest human skeletal remains in the peninsula, the 11,000 year-old Perak man, was found in 1991.
It is an important archaeological site where evidence of human settlement from the Palaeolithic age were found. I
Important archaeological sites include Kota Tampan, Bukit Jawa at Kampung Gelok and Kampung Temelong.
100,000 year-old stone tools have been excavated at Kampung Geluk and Kampung Temelong.
There also appears to be proof that Gua Harimau was a site of bronze manufacture during the Bronze Age.
There is also the Lenggong Archaeological Museum at Kota Tampan where artifacts excavated from the area are displayed.
The museum is located within an oil palm estate on the road from Kuala Kangsar to Gerik.
Related Stories:
USM proposes a Valley of Heritage
Rais declares 154 sites, objects, individuals as national heritage
14 small towns to be given facelifts in Perak
Malaysia to vie for seat in world heritage committee
Cabinet nod for Lenggong heritage site proposal
Rape of Lenggong forest reserve in Perak
Lenggong Valley suggested as world archaeological heritage site
- Chieftains handing out dubious titles
- Titles with no standing draw renewed attention
- Nightmare over topless pictures
- ‘Body buried 13 storeys deep’
- Pakatan MPs to attend swearing-in
- Striptease queen married five times in search of true love, says author
- ‘Divine empowerment’ for Muslim women
- Kuala Dimensi chief fails to set aside subpoena served by Ling’s lawyers
- Sabah CM slams assemblymen over poverty eradication efforts
- Dept set to fight peat fires
- ‘Don’t go out to Straits of Malacca at night’
- DOE declares three states as ‘no open burning’ zones
- East coast hit by the haze, too
- Macalister Road to be reopened today
- Not a pretty site for motorists
- Kulim to take New Britain Palm Oil Ltd private?
- Nusa Gapurna rejects PKNS offer to up stake in PJ Sentral
- AirAsia wants no further delays in opening of new low-cost terminal KLIA2
- AirAsia signs RM27.5bil engine deal
- AirAsia X shares worth up to RM1.66 each
- Use of psychometrics assessment for employees can be controversial
- Low bids for Hwang-DBS due to the banking group’s poor Q3 results
- Reality check on Asean Economic Community, is it rather ambitious?
- Sumatec shareholders to vote on Kazakhstan oil and gas asset buy
- Genting’s Aussie move a surprise
- 3 parties said to be in talks to take over Luster
- MISC to consolidate ops by strengthen footing by re-balancing portfolio and income mix
- Malaysian market closes lower
- Pos Malaysia proposes 9.5 sen final dividend
- Stability boost for UEM Sunrise project in Iskandar
- Singapore smog reaches record high (Updated)
- India monsoon floods leave 138 dead
- Turkey's 'silent man' vigils go on as protests fizzle out
- French floods claim first victim, Lourdes remains closed
- Thousands evacuated after blasts at Russian arms depot
- Bieber off hook after car hits photographer
- Mexico arrests man on FBI's top 10 Most Wanted list
- Disabled woman, US child held captive with snakes
- World's largest all-solar-powered boat shines in NYC
- Samoan airline introduces 'XL' class
- West Africa has world's worst piracy rate
- Congolese teacher admits killing elephants for ivory: WWF
- NASA enlists public in hunt for major asteroids
- Paul Revington is glad to be back to train the Malaysian team
- Heavy task on Faizal’s shoulders
- Singapore Open: Chong Wei Feng fights to survive
- Rachel owes her rich vein of form to change in technique
- Future looks gloomy for men’s squash when Beng Hee calls it a day
- Gavin Green confident he can take on title-holders this weekend
- Zhang switches focus on developing golf in China
- Thaworn hopes to find his ‘A’ game in Selangor Masters
- Khairy: RM8mil to be forked out for Sukma due to lack of sponsorship
- A chance for local cyclists to shine
- Rahul survives weekend of harsh hurdles in Norfolk
- MGF set wheels in motion to unearth young talents
- Steady as Jie goes
- Ferrer loses title after opening round loss
- Heat edge Spurs in overtime to force Game 7 in NBA Finals
- Two-year-old makes touching request at her dad’s funeral
- Rush to escape storm proves deadly
- Boy nabbed for buying air rifles
- CCTV to shed light on missing hawker
- Airsoft guns are easily available online
- Medium threatens couple with black magic
- Want a gun? Just print it out
- New DAP man turns on his party after elections
- Mentally disabled man missing since Sunday
- Penang freak storm: Police complete probe, no human remains found in car wreckage
- Ex-judge calls for rebranding of vernacular schools
- Want a gun? Just print it out
- Inter-Pacific Research values AirAsia X at RM1.66
- Boy nabbed for buying air rifles
- Penang freak storm: Video clip of lightning arrester collapse uploaded on YouTube
- Perodua expects more competitive auto business environment
- AIA and Public Bank offer new insurance plans
- Nazir Razak: Rising likelihood of major reversal of hot money out from Asia
- MAHB sets May 2, 2014 as KLIA2 revised opening date
- Fitch Affirms Genting and Genting Singapore at 'A-'/ Stable
RSS
