Gua Tambun Cave Paintings Attraction in Perak
Gua Tambun Cave Paintings is one of best historical archaeology in Malaysia. Tambun Cave is home of 3000 years old human cave rock paintings first discoverd by British soldier. Read more information about the history of Gua Tambun here!
Gua Tambun Cave Paintings Attraction in Perak Summary
- Attraction: Gua Tambun Cave Paintings Attraction in Perak
- Location: Perak Malaysia
- Attraction Type: Cave in Malaysia
Gua Tambun Cave Paintings Ipoh Perak - Tourist Attraction in Malaysia from Official
About Gua Tambun Cave Paintings Ipoh Perak – Tourist Attraction in Malaysia
This cave is home to 3000 years old human cave rock paintings first discovered in 1959 by a British soldier. They were published and then gazetted by the Ipoh City Council in 1986 and declared a national heritage on 10 January 2010.
It had became one of the most important geological relica in the country. The resident narrator gives visitors a deeper understanding of these ancient remains through commentary, jigsaw puzzles and red lions paintings.
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History of Gua Tambun
Gua Tambun is a prehistoric rock art site situated in Gunong Panjang limestone hill, just outside the border of Ipoh Town. Gua Tambun was once known as a sanctuary for local spiritual ceremony or as an oracle site. Over the years, Gua Tambun researchers discovered huge clusters of prehistoric rock art on its west-facing cliff. These rock paintings, collective known as Tambun Rock Art, were dated to approximately 4,000 – 2,500 years ago.
About Tambun Rocket Art
tambunrockart.com is a platform which shares all information of Gua Tambun Prehistoric Rock Art – from previous archaeological discoveries and records, to contemporary rock art study in Gua Tambun that include – ongoing scientific research, heritage education and outreach activities, conservation and management of the site and local anecdotes of Gua Tambun.
Through these, we connect people to the cultural story of Tambun which has been preserved on the cave wall of Gua Tambun since 4,000 years ago.
Mission and Vision
tambunrockart.com is an interactive and collaborative platform that aims to promote public awareness and appreciation for Gua Tambun Prehistoric Rock Art, under the auspices of Centre for Global Archaeological Research (CGAR) affiliated to University Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang. This platform is initiated by a group of archaeologists and heritage practitioners who are enthusiastic in bringing archaeology and history of Tambun Rock Art to life in an engaging way. Tambun Rock Art is one of the oldest rock paintings in the country and we envision to connect people to this masterpiece of prehistoric rock art.
Tambun Rock Art
Tambun Rock Art refers to those intriguing parietal figures daubed in red and purple on the cave wall of Gua Tambun, Ipoh. According to archaeological records, the origin of Tambun Rock Art can be traced back to Neolithic period, between 2,500 and 4,000 years ago. To date, Tambun Rock Art is the only rare testimony of prehistoric red painting survives in modern times Peninsular Malaysia.
Prior to 2009, the literature dedicated to Tambun Rock Art is relatively limited and most of them are the field reports produced by Matthew (1959, 1960) and Faulstich (1984, 1985). Mathew’s investigation in Gua Tambun identified approximately 80 forms of rock art and unearthed 49 stone implements, said to have been attributed to “Hoabihnian” culture (approximately 10,000-5,000 years ago and varies across different region in Southeast Asia) whereas the Faulstich recorded more rock art and reported the discovery of Neolithic cord-marked pottery sherds.
In 2009, an extensive archaeological research was conducted by Tan and Chia (2010) and a total of more than 600 forms of rock art scattered through 11 panels across the wall were documented. According to Tan and Chia, Tambun Rock Art consist predominantly of zoomorphs (animal forms), anthropomorphs (human shapes), geometric features, botanic shapes and abstract shapes.
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Dr. Goh Hsiao Mei
Centre for Global Archaeological Research,
University Sains Malaysia
11800 Penang
email: tambunrockart@gmail.com
tel : +604 653 3357
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Dr. Goh Hsiao Mei
Centre for Global Archaeological Research,
University Sains Malaysia
11800 Penang
Tel : +604 653 3357