Lumuyu Petroglyphs or also called as Lumuyu Rock Carvings ( ms, Petroglif Lumuyu/Ukiran Batu Lumuyu) comprising several petroglyphs situated not far from the Bekuku Village in Ulu Tomani of

Tenom District The Tenom District ( ms, Daerah Tenom) is an administrative district in the Malaysian state of Sabah, part of the Interior Division which includes the districts of Beaufort, Keningau, Kuala Penyu, Nabawan, Sipitang, Tambunan and Tenom. The ca ...

Sabah Sabah () is a state of Malaysia located in northern Borneo, in the region of East Malaysia. Sabah borders the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and the North Kalimantan province of Indonesia to the south. The Federal Territory o ...

, Malaysia.

History

The first

rock carving A petroglyph is an image created by removing part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art. Outside North America, scholars often use terms such as "carving", "engraving", or other descriptions ...

in Ulu Tomani were discovered by local villagers in 1971. With a measure of by , the weathered

sandstone Sandstone is a clastic sedimentary rock composed mainly of sand-sized (0.0625 to 2 mm) silicate grains. Sandstones comprise about 20–25% of all sedimentary rocks. Most sandstone is composed of quartz or feldspar (both silicates ...

boulder is carved with patterns similar to human faces, foot prints and several other patterns. According to local

folklore Folklore is shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group. This includes oral traditions such as tales, legends, proverbs and jokes. They include material culture, ranging ...

, the carvings were made by six brothers to release their grief at the loss of their youngest brother who was murdered. These carvings are believed to have been crafted 1,000 years ago. The area have been declared as Cultural Heritage under the Cultural Heritage Enactment (Conservation) 1997. Following the redocumentation of the Lumuyu Petroglyph site in Ulu Tomani in 2012, this led to a new finding for exploration by the following years. In 2013, a group of archaeologists led by Baszley Bee assisted by

Master Master or masters may refer to: Ranks or titles * Ascended master, a term used in the Theosophical religious tradition to refer to spiritually enlightened beings who in past incarnations were ordinary humans *Grandmaster (chess), National Master ...

students and final year history students of the School of Social Sciences (SSS) including staff from the Archaeology Department of the National Heritage Department and Archaeology Division of the

Sabah Museum The Sabah Museum ( Malay: ''Muzium Sabah'') is the state museum of Sabah, Malaysia. It is sited on of land at Bukit Istana Lama in Kota Kinabalu, the state capital. History The original Sabah Museum location was established on 15 July 1965 ...

found four new petroglyph sites at Ulu Tomani including in other area in

Long Pasia Long Pasia is a village in Sipitang District, Sabah. Long Pasia is a home town of Lun Bawang/Lun Dayeh tribes and has a population of about 1,000 people, and all of them are Christians of Borneo Evangelical Church (SIB). It is located about s ...

References

{{Museums of Malaysia Archaeological sites in Malaysia Tenom District Visual arts media Petroglyphs Rock art in Asia Prehistoric art Tourist attractions in Sabah Museums in Sabah