Archaeological Research At Bukit Sarang Caves, Ulu Kakus, Sarawak.

Abstract

Archaeological research was carried out at Bukit Sarang Caves in Ulu Kakus, Sarawak in 2000-2003. The research, which included survey and excavations was conducted by a research team from the Centre For Archaeological Research Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang in cooperation with staff from Sarawak Museum Department and the Minerals and Geoscience Department Malaysia, Sarawak. The archaeological survey was carried out over a period of about one week in September 2000, followed by 3 weeks of archaeological excavations at Lubang Makuta in November 2001 and another 3 weeks of excavations at Lubang Batu Puteh in February-March 2003. This final report discusses the results of the survey, excavations and analyses of the excavated artefacts at the Bukit Sarang Caves.