It rained a lot when we climbed up
Bukit Tengkorak with our guide. Not at the beginning, but as we neared the top. So we had to take shelter for about two hours before the rain subsided and we could see clearly the volcanic crater there. This archaeological site is said to reveal "evidence of people travelling between ... Melanesia (near Papua New Guinea) and Sabah, Borneo 3,000 years ago... Archaeologists believe that long-distance sea trade and migration between Southeast Asia and the Pacific left behind what is known as the Lapita culture of pottery, tools and ornaments.It was one of the longest trade routes in the world during the Neolithic period."
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| A pose before our climb (CNB 2012) |
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| Information board about the site (CNB 2012) |
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| A very recognisable pottery shard (CNB 2012) |
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A slimy worm slithers across the prehistoric pottery shards
of 3000 years ago (CNB 2012) |
It was a steep climb up the wooden stairs/walkway and rather slippery in places. We met three men coming down and one of them had slipped and scratched his hands and legs badly. Despite the fact that we were extra careful, I did slip, but not too badly, and A slipped more and had some scratches and a bruise.
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| Vegetation up close and the far horizon (CNB 2012) |
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| Hill flora - the Begonia (CNB 2012) |
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| A photo pause before continuing uphill (CNB 2012) |
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| A spiny/feathery resident of Bukit Tengkorak (CNB 2011) |
When the rain fell relentlessly, our guide Ben called for another guide (Edmundo) to come 'rescue' us with umbrellas. So after some pictures of the crater area during a break in the rainfall, we came down Bukit Tengkorak with two guides! (By the way, we did notice that our guide left a peace offering to the 'spirits' of Bukit Tengkorak.)
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| In the heavy rain, the horizon has disappeared (CNB 2012) |
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The crater area where the rocks are volcanic and the
vegetation, long grass (CNB 2012) |
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| Another view of the above area (CNB 2012) |
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| An excavation site on the hill (CNB 2012) |
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| Our guides Edmundo and Ben (CNB 2012) |
19 April 2012
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