Heritage Type
Geoarchaeological Site.
Value
Global.
Description
Geoarchaeological Site Bukit Bunuh reveals evidence of Paleolithic culture located within a meteorite impact crater formed approximately 1.83 million years ago. The discovery of stone tools embedded within impactite suevite indicates that humans were already present at the site before the impact occurred.
This represents the earliest evidence of Paleolithic activity in Southeast Asia. The site was subsequently occupied continuously and also functioned as a Paleolithic stone tool–manufacturing area around 550,000, 270,000, 92,000, 40,000, and 30,000 years ago.
It is one of the key sites within the Lenggong Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was inscribed in 2012.
Significant
Bukit Bunuh strengthens Lenggong’s status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Other Heritage
This site is unique because it was formed by a meteorite impact, making it the only known site in the world that provides evidence of humans having lived at a meteorite impact location. It also demonstrates that impact rocks, specifically suevite, were later used as a primary raw material for the manufacture of stone tools around 40,000 years ago.
