Saturday, July 18, 2015

Tapak peleburan besi purba di Jeniang (Ancient iron smelting site at Jeniang)

Sedikit perkongsian daripada satu perjalanan ke Kedah lebih seminggu lalu.
A little sharing from a trip to Kedah made over a week ago.


Saya dan beberapa orang pergi ke sebuah kampung di Jeniang untuk melawat satu tapak arkeologi.
Me and a number of people went to a village in Jeniang to visit an archaelogy site,


Di sini terdapat tinggalan relau peleburan besi purba.
Here lies remains of furnaces for ancient iron smelting.


Ia dipercayai ada kena-mengena dengan industri besi di Sungai Batu 40 km ke arah barat. Lihat artikel Tapak peleburan besi purba di Sungai Batu (Ancient iron smelting site at Sungai Batu)
It is believed to be related to the iron industry at Sungai Batu 40 km towards the west. Look at the article Tapak peleburan besi purba di Sungai Batu (Ancient iron smelting site at Sungai Batu).


Cuma di Sungai Batu relau-relaunya sudah hancur. Di sini relaunya masih kelihatan menghampiri bentuk asal...
It's just that at Sungai Batu the furnaces were already destroyed. Here the furnaces look close to its original form...