In Search of Perak Man

Gua Gunung Runtuh is located at Bukit Kepala Gajah, about 105 meter above sea level. Research was carried out by Malaysian Archaeological Research Centre USM in 1990 with the cooperation from the Department of Museums and Antiquities. The important findings was the human skeleton Perak Man dating back between 10,000-11,000 years. Perak Man is the almost complete skeleton in the Southeast Asia and was the only prehistoric skeleton in the world found with congenital deformity known as Brchymesophalangia. Perak ... (more)