Researchers say prehistoric human skeleton, artefacts unearthed at Kelantan’s Nenggiri Valley date back 14,000 years

via Malay Mail, 13 June 2023: An archaeological excavation in Malaysia’s Nenggiri Valley in Kelantan led by Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia discovered that Gua Keledung Kecil was inhabited by some of the country’s earliest settlers around 14,000 years ago.

Latest findings have shown that Gua Keledung Kecil in the Nenggiri Valley here was home to among the country’s prehistoric settlers dating back some 14,000 years ago.

This is based on rescue archaeological excavation works undertaken by a team of researchers from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) led by Associate Professor Zuliskandar Ramli, for the Nenggiri hydroelectric dam project in the Nenggeri Valley since September last year.

During the excavation, a human skeleton was found in a curled-up foetal position along with several artefacts, which showed the earliest settlers had inhabited the Nenggiri area 14,000 years ago, older than Perak Man.

Source: Researchers say prehistoric human skeleton, artefacts unearthed at Kelantan’s Nenggiri Valley date back 14,000 years | Malay Mail

See also:

• UKM team finds human remains in Nenggiri Valley dating back 14,000 years | The Star, 14 June 2023