via The Star, 01 August 2023: Lenggong, a quaint town in northern Perak, Malaysia, houses some of the most significant archaeological sites in South-East Asia, including the Perak Man and the meteorite impact site at Bukit Bunuh, as well as a wealth of local culinary and natural attractions.
Lenggong, located in northern Perak, may not always be on the top 10 list of recommended places to visit in Malaysia. But this quiet, quaint town has so much to offer visitors, like the Perak Man.
The Perak Man is South-East Asia’s oldest, most complete human skeleton that has ever been discovered. It is considered one of the world’s most important archaeological discoveries.
It was unearthed in 1991 by the country’s first woman archaeologist, Emeritus Prof Datuk Dr Siti Zuraina Abdul Majid and her team of researches from Universiti Sains Malaysia, within the Gua Gunung Runtuh cave in Lenggong Valley. In 2012, the area was inscribed on the Unesco World Heritage list for Archaeological Heritage as it holds other evidence of human activities dating back to the Palaeolithic, Neolithic and Metal ages.
Source: Head to Lenggong and learn about the Paleolithic Era in Malaysia
