Suevite Site Officially Recognized in Malaysia

Bukit Bunuh Archaeology Complex has been declared a 
new Quaternary Stratigraphic Unit, R&D News, May 31, 2011
http://www.rdmag.com/News/2011/05/BUKIT-BUNUH-ARCHAEOLOGY-COMPLEX--MALAYSIA--146;S-NEW-QUATERNARY-STRATIGRAPHIC-UNIT/
http://www.usm.my/index.php/en/about-usm/news-archive/66-news-highlight/8231-kompleks-arkeologi-bukit-bunuh-kini-unit-baru-stratigrafi-kuaterner-malaysia.html

Bukit Bunuh – World Heritage Site in the making
http://english1.cari.com.my/viewthread.php?tid=24815

Bukit Bunuh - Important Paleolithic Site
http://www.usm.my/index.php/en/about-usm/news-archive/66-news-highlight/7741-bukit-bunuh-tapak-paleolitik-penting-dunia.html

“Perak’s Contribution to Global Archaeology”
http://perakheritage.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/peraks-contribution-to-global-archaeology-2/

the approximate location is Latitude:  5° 4'5.81" N, 
Longitude:  100°58'5.44" E 

For all of the material that has been published in the popular 
press, there is lack of information, which I can find, that has 
been published in peer-reviewed journals.

The only published information that I can find, includes:

Arifin, M. N. K., M. N. M. Nawawi, M. Saidin, M. S. M. Shaffwan, A. M. 
Firdaus, and M. M., 2010, Magnetic Gradiometer Survey at Bukit 
Bunuh, Perak: Preliminary Study on Unrevealed Meteorite Impact 
Crater. Progress of Physics  Research in Malaysia: PERFIK2009. 
AIP Conference Proceedings, Volume 1250, pp. 185-188 (2010).
http://link.aip.org/link/?APCPCS/1250/185/1
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2010AIPC.1250..185A

Masnan, S. S. K., K. A. Mohd Noh, and M. N. Nawawi,2010, 
Application of Potential Field Data to Interpretation of the 
Basement Rock Structure at Bukit Bunuh, Perak2009. AIP 
Conference Proceedings, 1250 . pp. 193-196. ISSN 0094243X
http://eprints.utp.edu.my/5455/
http://link.aip.org/link/?APCPCS/1250/193/1 

Mohd Isa, H., 2007) Bengkel Alat Batu Zaman Pleistosen 
Pertengahan (70,000 Tahun Dahulu) Di Kota Tampan, 
Lenggong, Perak. Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
http://eprints.usm.my/7838/

It is mentioned in “[iagi-net-l] IAGI Evening Talk”at:
http://www.mail-archive.com/iagi-net@iagi.or.id/msg03646.html

Yours,

Paul H.

Artifacts Embedded in Suevite Reported from Malaysia ?????

Paul bristolia at yahoo.com
Thu Jan 29 17:46:20 EST 2009

Does anyone know about this "discovery"?

USM Archaeological discovery can change world history
Article Released Thu-29th-January-2009 09:43 GMT
Mohamad Abdullah Institution: Universiti Sains Malaysia

http://www.researchsea.com/html/article.php/aid/3937/cid/6/research/usm_archaeological_discovery_can_change_world_history.html?PHPSESSID=b8204aec6f223e9ca02c1eae347bf168

In part the article stated:

"Penang, Malaysia 29 January – In a press conference this morning, The Centre for Archaeological Research Malaysia (CARM) announced evidence of human existence in Malaysia from approximately 1.83 million years ago."

Also, it stated:

"The advance study at Bukit Bunuh of Lenggong in the state of Perak,
Malaysia was conducted in 2008. This new evidence consists of stone
tools artefacts such as hand axe and flake tools. Those artefacts were
found cemented in a rock called suevite, a type of rock formed by
the impact of meteorite. The rock has been dated using a fission track
dating method in Geochronology Lab in Japan, Tokyo, and discloses
a date of approximately 1.83 ± 0.61 million years old."

and it stated:

"Handaxe that was made out of suevite has also been discovered.
Meteorite impact had caused the native stone to melt and formed a
new stone called suevite. This impact has been substantiated by the
presence of suevite, crossed- lamellar microstructure on quartz,
physical anomaly evidence and geomorphology evidence of an
impact crater. The distribution of suevite is approximately 3-4 km2"

Does anyone know about the this alleged meteorite impact crater?

Another article is:

Leggong had early humans 1.8m years ago (updated)

http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/1/29/nation/20090129172833&sec=nation

Best Regards,

Paul H.