Excavation to start at 47 archaeological sites in Sungai Batu, Merbok


  • Nation
  • Monday, 03 Mar 2014

MERBOK: A total of 47 spots at the archaeological site in Sungai Batu, Merbok near here have been mapped out for the excavation of artefacts on probably the oldest civilisation in Southeast Asia.

Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Global Archaeological Research Centre director Profesor Datuk Dr Mokhtar Saidin said efforts to trace historical remains would obviously take time as research works had to be carried out meticulously.

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