Ancient inscription, two statues discovered at Bukit Choras dig site in Kedah


ALOR SETAR: Two near-perfect statues and an ancient inscription in Pallava have been discovered during an archaeological excavation at the Bukit Choras Archaeological Site in Yan here.

The discovery by the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) Centre for Global Archaeological Research (CGAR) and the National Heritage Department (NHD) took place during excavation and research works at the summit of Bukit Choras between Aug 28 and Sept 12.

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