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142 PLACES OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Former Chief Minister (now Governor) Tun Pehin Sri Haji Abdul Taib Mahmud (centre) officiating the International Seminar on Bornean Archaeology: The Past, Present & Future Prospects at Imperial Hotel Miri on 27th Oct 2010 with (from left) Datuk Peter Nansian, Datuk Amar Awang Tengah Ali Hassan, Datu Ik Pahon Joyik and Museum Director Ipoi Datan.
Museum Director Ipoi Datan (right) explaining the significance of the famous Niah Deep Skull to the then Chief Minister and entourage.
Archaeological Sites
By Ipoi Datan
Sarawak is an archaeological treasure house, with evidence of human habitation going back 40,000 years. Research has been carried out since the late 19th Century, yet there
is still much left to discover, as the state’s vastness and accessibility to interior sites pose major challenges to researchers. Known sites are listed below. Permission is required to visit the sites. Further details can be obtained from the Sarawak Museum Department, www.