Archaeological site of Lenggong valley

The United Nations Science, Education and Culture Organization (Unesco) has recognized the archaeological site of Lenggong Valley in Malaysia as a World Cultural Heritage in 2012.

Located in the Lenggong Valley of Malaysia, Lenggong archaeological site has a history of nearly 2 million years and is an important archaeological site in understanding human history . Archaeological sites include outdoor areas and large cave systems. The caves run along the length of the Perak River formed from 1.8 million to 2,000,000 years ago.

According to scientists, there has been a volcanic disaster occurred here from millions of years ago to create big deep holes and current sites. There are about 20 caves found in this site in the cave Gua Gunung Runtuh archaeologists have excavated and discovered a prehistoric human bone named Perak , this is the prehistoric human skeleton. The most complete and perfect found in Southeast Asia.

The prehistoric bone remains are found at Lenggong Archaeological Site.

The archaeological site of Lenggong valley was recognized as a World Cultural Heritage by the Unesco under the following criteria:

Criterion (iii): At Archaeological Site Lenggong valley has a series of caves and an outdoor archaeological area running along the Perak River. These sites date from 1.8 million to 2,000,000 years ago.

Criterion (iv): In the area of ​​archaeological site Lenggong valley has evidence of volcanic disasters creating a very special soil compound.

In addition to the criteria on the Archaeological Site of Lenggong Valley, there are many cultural and calendar meanings of people in general and Southeast Asian residents in particular. In which the integrity of the site is expressed through fertile living environment and a stable environment for people with prehistoric life. Although there have been many large-scale archeologies, this relic area still has many unexplored things.

Archaeologists are conducting excavations at the Lenggong archaeological site

In addition to the integrity of the Lenggong Archaeological Site, there is also a high degree of authenticity, where the authenticity is expressed through the context and the living environment is still preserved today. Lenggong archaeological site also gives people the evidence of the evolution of the human history and the way of living in the cave, the hunting and gathering of the inhabitants of that period.

During excavations, researchers and archaeologists have discovered a lot of human bones, stone hunting objects of prehistoric people millions of years ago. Besides the long history artifacts, there are also ceramics such as vases, jars, bowls . with shorter dates also found here. This shows the presence of humans at these sites for a long time.

Excavated objects and antiques from the relic site

Because of the importance of the Archaeological Site in Lenggong Valley, the Malaysian Government has taken measures to protect this area but so far the relic area still has many threats. The first is the factor of time and climate, when buried in the ground, the antiquities also have protective soil layer but when taken up from the soil layer hundreds of meters deep, the climate strongly affects these antiques. Let them be damaged quickly.

The second factor is the establishment of measures to preserve artifacts and artifacts after excavation. In order to preserve well the artifacts need high professional measures and a large investment in storage must ensure the atmosphere, the environment is always stable. This requires a lot of money while the funding for conservation is really not enough. Currently the Malaysian government is calling for international aid funds to fund the preservation of this archaeological site .

In 2005, Malaysia enacted the National Heritage Law and, by 2012, revised and added more stringent regulations on the protection of the country's heritage. Accordingly, for the Archaeological Site of Lenggong Valley, the Government has set up a protection belt and a buffer zone outside this area. In addition, the Government also provides regulations and regulations for the tourism industry to exploit and develop the tourism potential of this heritage but must not affect the general environment as well as the values ​​of the tourism industry. The archaeological site of Lenggong valley.