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KEDAH
Where it all began
Many centuries before the Portuguese, the Dutch and the British arrived, Kedah was already a gateway for traders across Asia. As evidenced by recent discoveries of ancient ruins in the Bujang Valley, Kedah is one of the oldest civilisations in Southeast Asia.
History of the site digs
Status of the digs - how much has been covered and what is currently going on
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102.59 hectares or 253.5 acres - 74.06 hectares of village lairds, 22.66 hectares of rice fields, 3.04 hectares
of palm areas, 0.41 hectares of ancient royal cemetery, 1.62 hectares of Chinese cemetery and 0.20 hectares
of Muslim cemetery -
127 archaeological sites in Kedah and about 90 ‘candis’ in Bujang Valley
Candi = Hindu stupa / temple
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