Megalithic sites in Punang Kelapang, Upper Baram, Sarawak: a preliminary survey

Most of what is presently known about megalithic remains in Sarawak have come from research conducted in the Kelabit Highlands, in the Upper Baram. Another area in the Upper Baram where megalithic remains are known to be present is Punang Kelapang, south of the Kelabit Highlands. Compared to their c...

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Main Author: Nicholas Gani
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Language:English
Published: Ikatan Ahli Arkeologi Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
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spelling ukm-142882020-02-21T01:41:26Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14288/ Megalithic sites in Punang Kelapang, Upper Baram, Sarawak: a preliminary survey Nicholas Gani, Most of what is presently known about megalithic remains in Sarawak have come from research conducted in the Kelabit Highlands, in the Upper Baram. Another area in the Upper Baram where megalithic remains are known to be present is Punang Kelapang, south of the Kelabit Highlands. Compared to their counterparts in the Kelabit Highlands, however, much less is known about the megalithic remains in Punang Kelapang. In order to obtain more information about the megaliths in Punang Kelapang, an archaeological survey was conducted over a period of about five-and-a-half weeks in March, April and August 2016. This article presents the results of the survey. A total of twenty megalithic sites were recorded, out of which fourteen were visited. The megaliths in Punang Kelapang consist of megalithic cemeteries such as dolmens, stone jars, stone trough, cist graves, and rock burials; and non-cemetery megaliths such as stone mounds, carved stones and a standing stone. Ikatan Ahli Arkeologi Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14288/1/201-336-1-SM.pdf Nicholas Gani, (2019) Megalithic sites in Punang Kelapang, Upper Baram, Sarawak: a preliminary survey. Jurnal Arkeologi Malaysia, 32 (2). pp. 13-30. ISSN 0128-0732 http://spaj.ukm.my/jurnalarkeologi/index.php/jurnalarkeologi/issue/view/34
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description Most of what is presently known about megalithic remains in Sarawak have come from research conducted in the Kelabit Highlands, in the Upper Baram. Another area in the Upper Baram where megalithic remains are known to be present is Punang Kelapang, south of the Kelabit Highlands. Compared to their counterparts in the Kelabit Highlands, however, much less is known about the megalithic remains in Punang Kelapang. In order to obtain more information about the megaliths in Punang Kelapang, an archaeological survey was conducted over a period of about five-and-a-half weeks in March, April and August 2016. This article presents the results of the survey. A total of twenty megalithic sites were recorded, out of which fourteen were visited. The megaliths in Punang Kelapang consist of megalithic cemeteries such as dolmens, stone jars, stone trough, cist graves, and rock burials; and non-cemetery megaliths such as stone mounds, carved stones and a standing stone.
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author Nicholas Gani,
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Megalithic sites in Punang Kelapang, Upper Baram, Sarawak: a preliminary survey
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title Megalithic sites in Punang Kelapang, Upper Baram, Sarawak: a preliminary survey
title_short Megalithic sites in Punang Kelapang, Upper Baram, Sarawak: a preliminary survey
title_full Megalithic sites in Punang Kelapang, Upper Baram, Sarawak: a preliminary survey
title_fullStr Megalithic sites in Punang Kelapang, Upper Baram, Sarawak: a preliminary survey
title_full_unstemmed Megalithic sites in Punang Kelapang, Upper Baram, Sarawak: a preliminary survey
title_sort megalithic sites in punang kelapang, upper baram, sarawak: a preliminary survey
publisher Ikatan Ahli Arkeologi Malaysia, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2019
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14288/
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