Heritage Type
Geoarchaeological Site.
Value
Global.
Description
Geoarchaeological Site Gua Ngaum is located at the foot of Bukit Batukapur Kepala Gajah.
This cave, which has a floor area of roughly 38 m2 is a mix of small caves and rock shelters that were utilised as a natural house by prehistoric people in the Epi-Paleolithic and Neolithic cultures circa 6,000 years ago.
It is one of the key sites within the Lenggong Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was inscribed in 2012.
Significant
Gua Ngaum strengthens Lenggong’s status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Other Heritage
The use of limestone rock shelters as dwellings and burial sites and river gravel as the base material for stone tools demonstrates the ongoing relationship between humans and nature.