Asian Perspectives: Journal of Archaeology for Asia & the Pacific: The Archaeology of Foraging and Farming at Niah Cave, Sarawak.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 Niah Caves is located within the district of Miri in Sarawak, Malaysia. Part of Niah National Park, the main cave, Niah Great Cave, is located in Gunung Subis and is made up of several voluminous, high-ceilinged chambers. are a system of spectacular caverns on the northern edge of the Gunong Subis limestone massif mas·sif n. 1. A large mountain mass or compact group of connected mountains forming an independent portion of a range. 2. , on the coastal plain of Sarawak in northern Borneo. The caves are renowned for their large populations of bats and swiftlets. The guano guano (gwä`nō), dried excrement of sea birds and bats found principally on the coastal islands of Peru, Africa, Chile, and the West Indies. It contains about 6% phosphorus, 9% nitrogen, 2% potassium, and moisture. 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 Bird's nest soup is a delicacy[1] in Chinese cuisine. A few species of swift, the cave swifts, are renowned for building the saliva nests used to produce the unique texture of this soup. . |
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