Heritage Type
Geoarchaeological Site.
Value
Global.
Description
Geoarchaeological Site Gua Teluk Kelawar is located at the foot of Bukit Batu kapur Kepala Gajah.
2 and has been used by prehistoric people from 14,000–2,000 years ago. It involves the Palaeolithic, Epi-Palaeolithic, and Neolithic cultures as a natural home.2 and has been used by prehistoric people from 14,000–2,000 years ago. It involves the Palaeolithic, Epi-Palaeolithic, and Neolithic cultures as a natural home.
This cave has also been used as a Epi-Palaeolithic burial site. It is one of the key sites within the Lenggong Valley UNESCO World Heritage Site, which was inscribed in 2012.
Significant
Gua Teluk Kelawar 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.
