Niah Caves

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Cave complex
gptkbp:admission Yes
gptkbp:age At least 40,000 years
gptkbp:artifactsFound gptkb:ceramics
Charcoal
Shells
Stone tools
Human remains
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Iron_Age
gptkb:Paleolithic_period
Neolithic period
Hunter-gatherer societies
Bird's nest trade
Early modern humans in Borneo
Prehistoric burial sites
gptkbp:climate Tropical rainforest
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Painted_Cave
gptkb:Traders'_Cave
gptkb:Great_Cave
gptkbp:discoveredBy 1958
gptkbp:distanceFromMiri About 66 km
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Tom_Harrisson
gptkbp:fauna gptkb:Swiftlets
Bats
gptkbp:geology limestone
gptkbp:hasVisitorCenter gptkb:Niah_National_Park_Visitor_Centre
gptkbp:height Up to 75 meters
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Niah Caves
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Niah_Skull
Archaeological significance
Prehistoric human remains
gptkbp:length Over 1 km
gptkbp:location gptkb:Malaysia
gptkb:Miri_Division
Sarawak
gptkbp:managedBy gptkb:Sarawak_Forestry_Corporation
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Miri
gptkbp:openToPublic Yes
gptkbp:paintings Prehistoric cave paintings
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Niah_National_Park
gptkbp:protectedArea Yes
gptkbp:significance One of Southeast Asia's most important archaeological sites
gptkbp:touristAttraction Yes
gptkbp:UNESCO_criteria Cultural
gptkbp:UNESCO_tentative_list 2010
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Tentative list
gptkbp:usedFor Tourism
Archaeological research
Bird's nest harvesting
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Niah_National_Park
gptkb:Miri,_Sarawak,_Malaysia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7