Location

Penang is Malaysia’s smallest state and an island located just off the north-west coast of peninsula Malaysia and connected to the mainland by a bridge. The first three days will be spent on the USM campus near historic colonial George Town, preparing for fieldwork and holding lectures and discussions on rock-art. George Town, along with Malacca, is now inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site list.

The Lenggong Valley is in the State of Perak and still contains considerable jungle cover. The valley has a number of significant Palaeolithic archaeological sites including Kota Tampan, Bukit Jawa and Gua Gunung Runtuh – the cave where Perak man was discovered. The Lenggong Valley therefore represents an important site in the history of the migration of Anatomically Modern Humans out of Africa on their journey through to Southeast Asia to Australia.

The Perak River

Lenggong Museum

View from cave