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A group of archaeologists decided to explore the caves in Malaysia before they are flooded to build a hydroelectric plant. Scientists have managed to discover more than 12 prehistoric burials of 16 years old, he writes Live Science.
The caves are located 215 km from Kuala Lumpur in the Nenggiri Valley. In 2027, they will be at the bottom of the reservoir, the area of which will be 53 square meters. km The HPP will have a capacity of 300 MW.
According to archaeologist Zuliskandar Ramli, who is an employee of the National University of Malaysia, the skeletons found in the caves belong to representatives of the pre-Neolithic hunter-gatherer culture of Hoabin.
In total, archaeologists found 13 skeletons in 16 caves, 15 of which were in a bent position. This suggests that the burial is pre-neolithic. The skeleton in an elongated position belonged to a person who was buried in the Neolithic period. Its age was estimated by archaeologists at 6 years.
Scientists found more than 71 different artifacts in the caves, such as processed fragments of stone tools, crystals, red ocher, hematite minerals, ceramics and stones. All these items belong to the funeral inventory.
The main find of Ramli was called a complete human skeleton aged 14-000 years, found by archaeologists during the survey of Gua Keledung Kesil cave. According to the scientist, it is the most complete and oldest skeleton that has been found in Malaysia in a fully flexed position.
