A JWN worker showing a human bone fragment found on the hill.
THE National Heritage Department (JWN) will carry out excavations and documentation of ancient drawings found in Gua Semadong as well as fragments of human skeletons in Bukit Keteri, near Padang Besar, Perlis.
National Heritage commissioner Mohd Azmi Mohd Yusof said JWN had conducted an archaeological exploration in the area with the State Economic Planning Unit (UPEN) and Perlis Climbing Association in July last year.
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The fragments — of human skull, spine and teeth — discovered in Bukit Keteri may be between 5,000 and 10,000 years old. — Bernama
A closeup of the recovered skeletal remains.
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