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ISBN | 9789839468298 |
Format | PaperBack |
Language | English |
Year of Publication | 2022 |
Bib. Info | 1v. |
Categories | Anthropology/Archaeology |
Product Weight | 450 gms. |
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In 1891, the second Rajah of Sarawak, Sir Charles Brooke established the Sarawak Museum to house an invaluable collection of zoological specimens as well as ethnological artefacts that reflect Sarawak's biodiversity and ethic miscellany. One of the most significant discoveries that put Sarawak Museum on the world map in the prehistoric research field, and as one of the most important archaeological sites in Southeast Asia, is the 37,000-year-old Deep Skull excavated by the late Tom Harrisson (former Curator of Archaeology at Sarawak Museum in 1947) from Hell Trench at the West Mouth of Niah Cave in 1958 More excavations were done within the area up until 1967, resulting in more discoveries including the 122 bone fragments from the Neolithic era cemetery that somehow ended up in the United States of America for more than 50 years. This coffee table books takes a look at the long process of trying to get the 122 bone fragments back home to Sarawak, and the attempts as well as efforts by the Sarawak Government and Sarawak Museum Department to make sure they do get home, where they would eventually form part of the fascinating Niah Cave exhibit at the new Borneo Cultures Museum in Kuching, the capital of Sarawak