Asian Perspectives: Journal of Archaeology for Asia & the Pacific: The Archaeology of Foraging and Farming at Niah Cave, Sarawak.
Barker, Graeme
Asian Perspectives: Journal of Archaeology for Asia & the
Pacific: 2005, The Archaeology of Foraging and Farming at Niah Cave,
Sarawak. Vol. 44, Issue 1, 90-106.
This article focuses on matters related to the archaeology of
foraging and farming at Niah Cave, Sarawak. The Niah Caves are a system
of spectacular caverns on the northern edge of the Gunong Subis
limestone massif, on the coastal plain of Sarawak in northern Borneo.
The caves are renowned for their large populations of bats and
swiftlets. The guano produced by them has traditionally been sold for
fertilizer and for centuries the nests of one of the species of
swiftlets have been collected by local Punan foragers to be sold to the
Chinese at premium prices for bird's nest soup.
