Skull Hill, Malaysia
| Skull Hill | |
|---|---|
 Skull Hill. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 182.88 m (600.0 ft) |
| Coordinates | 4°26′23.767″N 118°37′19.735″E / 4.43993528°N 118.62214861°E |
| Naming | |
| Native name | Bukit Tengkorak (Malay) |
| Geography | |
  Skull Hill Map showing location of Skull Hill within Malaysia. | |
| Country |  Malaysia |
| State |  Sabah |
| Region | Tawau Division |
| District | Semporna |
Skull Hill (Malay: Bukit Tengkorak) is an archaeological site hill located at Tampi Tampi Road, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) south of Semporna town.
Geology
The hill is a volcanic rock-shelter site and a part of volcano mouth of 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) in diameter.
History
Between 1994–95, joint archaeological research was undertaken by Centre for Archaeological Research of Malaysia and
molluscs, fish bones and some terrestrial animal bones.[3]
The site has been identified as the largest pottery making factory in
Bajau community in Semporna until this day.[1][2] This pottery site has links between local communities and traders from around the Andaman Sea. The hill provides evidence of prehistoric sea trade and one of the world's longest human movement dating back to 3,000 years.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Bukit Tengkorak Archaeological Sites, Semporna". Sabah Museum. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Bukit Tengkorak, Semporna, Sabah (3,000 Tahun)" [Skull Hill, Semporna, Sabah (3,000 Years)] (in Malay). Department of National Heritage, Malaysia. Archived from the original on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d Stephen Chia. "The Prehistory of Bukit Tengkorak, Sabah, Malaysia" (PDF). Journal of Southeast Asian Archaeology. 21: 146–159. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2019 – via Universiti Sains Malaysia.