The extent of human settlement at Bujang Valley in Malaysia’s northern state of Kedah is larger than originally thought, with the discovery of a set of new iron smelting sites enlarging the settlement area from 400 square km to 1,000 square km. Bujang Valley was populated between the 3rd-11th century and probably played an important role in the maritime trade between India and Southeast Asia. Current research at Bujang Valley is being presented at a conference in Kuala Lumpur, which ends tomorrow. The research at Bujang Valley has been receiving a lot of attention in the last two years have been great, with the government lending its support behind it – this should mean in the next few years we should be reading more news about the site as more papers get published.

Bujang Valley larger than thought
The Star, 02 July 2010
Malaysia’s Hindu-Buddhist civilisation spread over 1,000 sq km
Kuala Lumpur News, 04 July 2010
Bujang valley continues to amaze historians
The Sun, 05 July 2010
Southeast Asian History Needs A Rewrite?
Bernama, 05 July 2010
Cabinet keen on further research on Bujang Valley
The Sun, 06 July 2010
Ministry To Focus On Bujang Valley Research Under 10MP
Bernama, 06 July 2010
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