Nation’s first archaeologist honoured by recognition

Emeritus Professor Datuk Dr Siti Zuraina Abdul Majid

KUALA LUMPUR: Mention archaeologists and images of Indiana Jones or even Lara Croft from Tomb Raider may come to mind.

But those are fictional characters, while in Malaysia, there is Emeritus Professor Datuk Dr Siti Zuraina Abdul Majid, 78, who is the real McCoy and, notably, the nation’s first ever archaeologist.