via Bernama/The Star, 01 September 2023: Votive tablets discovered in Gua Berhala and Gua Kurong Batang provide physical evidence of a ninth-century protohistoric settlement in Perlis, with inscriptions and Buddhist images, shedding light on ancient Kedah’s development and its economic and geostrategic significance.
Kota Kayang Museum director Siti Munirah Kasim said the tablets were either circular or pear-shaped lumps of clay with Buddhist images and inscriptions.
“The votive tablets were discovered by archaeologist Dr Alastair Lamb in 1962 and the inscriptions were studied and deciphered by Dr Nasha Rodziadi Khaw who is a senior lecturer at the Centre for Global Archaeological Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang.
“The votive tablets are in good condition compared to the pieces found in Lembah Bujang, Kedah and in Gua Chawas, Kelantan,” she told Bernama here on Friday (Sept 1).
Source: Discovery of votive tablets proves existence of protohistoric settlement in Perlis | The Star
