ANCIENT KEDAH IRON SMELTING EXPERIMENT IN PREPARATION FOR OFFERING ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURISM HERITAGE PACKAGES AT SUNGAI BATU ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEX (SBAC), BUJANG VALLEY, KEDAH, MALAYSIA
In order to obtain primary data related to the iron smelting activities, the experimental process of furnaces, tuyere and air pumps making is carried out. The experiment has conducted since 2013 through the Knowledge Transfer Program (KTP) in Sungai Batu Archaeological Complex (SBAC). Through the...
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| author | Mohd Hasfarisham Abd HALIM Naizatul Akma Mohd MOKHTAR Iklil Izzati ZAKARIA Siti Nurul Siha MOHAMAD Nur Saerah Abd HAMID Shyeh Sahibul Karamah MASNAN Mokhtar SAIDIN |
| author_facet | Mohd Hasfarisham Abd HALIM Naizatul Akma Mohd MOKHTAR Iklil Izzati ZAKARIA Siti Nurul Siha MOHAMAD Nur Saerah Abd HAMID Shyeh Sahibul Karamah MASNAN Mokhtar SAIDIN |
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| description | In order to obtain primary data related to the iron smelting activities, the experimental process of furnaces, tuyere and air
pumps making is carried out. The experiment has conducted since 2013 through the Knowledge Transfer Program (KTP) in Sungai
Batu Archaeological Complex (SBAC). Through the experiment, the clay in this complex has been used as a raw material for
furnaces and tuyere making while the bellows is made of wood, plywood and fabric. In order to complete the experiment regarding
the raw material that use for iron smelting, iron ore was taken through survey activities in the area of Kampung Batu 5, UiTM
Merbok and Bukit Tupah while charcoal was used from rubber wood in the rubber plantation near the Sungai Batu Archaeological
Complex. After the experiment was conducted, the results recorded were different from the findings of the iron ingot excavation at
the iron smelting site which is likely to occur due to the difference in technique and ratio of materials used during smelting
activities. Although the results obtained during the experiment are different, the smelting process can be used as the main
reference for offering tourism full packages related to the demonstration of iron smelting in this complex to foreign tourists. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e3df16af3b114a87ad6caf7a8b9d9fb42023-09-26T14:23:19ZengEditura Universităţii din OradeaGeo Journal of Tourism and Geosites2065-08172023-06-0147262263110.30892/gtg.47230-1062ANCIENT KEDAH IRON SMELTING EXPERIMENT IN PREPARATION FOR OFFERING ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURISM HERITAGE PACKAGES AT SUNGAI BATU ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEX (SBAC), BUJANG VALLEY, KEDAH, MALAYSIAMohd Hasfarisham Abd HALIM0Naizatul Akma Mohd MOKHTAR1Iklil Izzati ZAKARIA2Siti Nurul Siha MOHAMAD3Nur Saerah Abd HAMID4Shyeh Sahibul Karamah MASNAN5Mokhtar SAIDIN6Independent Researcher, Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia, e-mail: mhasfarisham@gmail.comIndependent Researcher, Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia, e-mail: naizatulm@gmail.com,Independent Researcher, Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia, e-mail: iklilzakaria@gmail.comndependent Researcher, Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia, e-mail: nurulsihamohamad@gmail.comIndependent Researcher, Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia, e-mail: nursaerah1811@gmail.com University Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia, e-mail: shyehsahibul@usm.myIndependent Researcher, Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia, e-mail: mokhtarsaidin@gmail.comIn order to obtain primary data related to the iron smelting activities, the experimental process of furnaces, tuyere and air pumps making is carried out. The experiment has conducted since 2013 through the Knowledge Transfer Program (KTP) in Sungai Batu Archaeological Complex (SBAC). Through the experiment, the clay in this complex has been used as a raw material for furnaces and tuyere making while the bellows is made of wood, plywood and fabric. In order to complete the experiment regarding the raw material that use for iron smelting, iron ore was taken through survey activities in the area of Kampung Batu 5, UiTM Merbok and Bukit Tupah while charcoal was used from rubber wood in the rubber plantation near the Sungai Batu Archaeological Complex. After the experiment was conducted, the results recorded were different from the findings of the iron ingot excavation at the iron smelting site which is likely to occur due to the difference in technique and ratio of materials used during smelting activities. Although the results obtained during the experiment are different, the smelting process can be used as the main reference for offering tourism full packages related to the demonstration of iron smelting in this complex to foreign tourists.https://gtg.webhost.uoradea.ro/PDF/GTG-2-2023/gtg.47230-1062.pdfknowledge transfer proggramexperimentsungai batu archaeological complexarchaeotourism |
| spellingShingle | Mohd Hasfarisham Abd HALIM Naizatul Akma Mohd MOKHTAR Iklil Izzati ZAKARIA Siti Nurul Siha MOHAMAD Nur Saerah Abd HAMID Shyeh Sahibul Karamah MASNAN Mokhtar SAIDIN ANCIENT KEDAH IRON SMELTING EXPERIMENT IN PREPARATION FOR OFFERING ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURISM HERITAGE PACKAGES AT SUNGAI BATU ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEX (SBAC), BUJANG VALLEY, KEDAH, MALAYSIA Geo Journal of Tourism and Geosites knowledge transfer proggram experiment sungai batu archaeological complex archaeotourism |
| title | ANCIENT KEDAH IRON SMELTING EXPERIMENT IN PREPARATION FOR OFFERING ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURISM HERITAGE PACKAGES AT SUNGAI BATU ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEX (SBAC), BUJANG VALLEY, KEDAH, MALAYSIA |
| title_full | ANCIENT KEDAH IRON SMELTING EXPERIMENT IN PREPARATION FOR OFFERING ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURISM HERITAGE PACKAGES AT SUNGAI BATU ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEX (SBAC), BUJANG VALLEY, KEDAH, MALAYSIA |
| title_fullStr | ANCIENT KEDAH IRON SMELTING EXPERIMENT IN PREPARATION FOR OFFERING ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURISM HERITAGE PACKAGES AT SUNGAI BATU ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEX (SBAC), BUJANG VALLEY, KEDAH, MALAYSIA |
| title_full_unstemmed | ANCIENT KEDAH IRON SMELTING EXPERIMENT IN PREPARATION FOR OFFERING ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURISM HERITAGE PACKAGES AT SUNGAI BATU ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEX (SBAC), BUJANG VALLEY, KEDAH, MALAYSIA |
| title_short | ANCIENT KEDAH IRON SMELTING EXPERIMENT IN PREPARATION FOR OFFERING ARCHAEOLOGICAL TOURISM HERITAGE PACKAGES AT SUNGAI BATU ARCHAEOLOGICAL COMPLEX (SBAC), BUJANG VALLEY, KEDAH, MALAYSIA |
| title_sort | ancient kedah iron smelting experiment in preparation for offering archaeological tourism heritage packages at sungai batu archaeological complex sbac bujang valley kedah malaysia |
| topic | knowledge transfer proggram experiment sungai batu archaeological complex archaeotourism |
| url | https://gtg.webhost.uoradea.ro/PDF/GTG-2-2023/gtg.47230-1062.pdf |
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