The team also uncovered artefacts with inscriptions in Pallava, a Brahmic script from the seventh century AD.
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National Heritage Department commissioner Mohd Azmi Mohd Yusof hailed the findings from the two-week excavation as the most significant archeological discoveries in Malaysia since the COVID-19 pandemic. Image via Syaharim Abidin/Berita Harian He said the team also uncovered pottery fragments and artefacts with inscriptions in Pallava, a Brahmic script from the seventh century AD
"Bukit Choras is the only site located in the north of Gunung Jerai and totally isolated. We were surprised by the discovery of the Buddhist ancient temple site," he explained. The sprawling historical complex is believed to be from the eighth century AD, or approximately 1,200 years old, and one of the oldest civilisations in Southeast Asia.
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