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Natural PlacesSite Name: Gua Cha Alternative Name: Cha Cave, Cha-Cha CaveCountry: Malaysia Type: Cave or Rock Shelter
Nearest Town: Kampong Gua Cha Nearest Village: Gua Musang
Latitude: 5.017000N Longitude: 101.770000E
Condition:
5 | Perfect |
4 | Almost Perfect |
3 | Reasonable but with some damage |
2 | Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site |
1 | Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks |
0 | No data. |
-1 | Completely destroyed |
5 | Superb |
4 | Good |
3 | Ordinary |
2 | Not Good |
1 | Awful |
0 | No data. |
5 | Can be driven to, probably with disabled access |
4 | Short walk on a footpath |
3 | Requiring a bit more of a walk |
2 | A long walk |
1 | In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find |
0 | No data. |
5 | co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates |
4 | co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map |
3 | co-ordinates scaled from a bad map |
2 | co-ordinates of the nearest village |
1 | co-ordinates of the nearest town |
0 | no data |
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Cave in Ilu Kelantan, Malaysia.Location of periodic human occupation and activity since 8000 BC. Finds include tools, pottery and human burials.
The discovery of the 300 sq metre Cha Cave was first reported in 1936 by H.D. Noone. Research expeditions on the historical significance of the cave were conducted by G. de G. Sieveking in 1954.
The cave is a frequent stop for adventure tourists rafting the Nenggiri River. Expeditions to the cave can be arranged from the town of Gua Musang.
Location is given for the general area.
Note: Malaysian Minister for Culture, Arts and Heritage leaves to secure the return of skeletons currently from University of Cambridge's MacDonald Institute of Archaeology.
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