Liang Bua is one of the caves in the limestone hill in the Manggarai region. Liang Bua has a very large size, which is 50 meters long, 40 meters wide and 25 meters high. With the size of the Liang Bua is very large, people have used it as a place of worship and school.

Observing the contents of Liang Bua Ruteng is not only interesting for archeologists, but also for tourists in general. Liang Bua is located in Golo Manuk Hamlet, Liangbua Village, North Rahang District, Manggarai Regency, East Nusa Tenggara. This cave is located about 200 meters from the meeting between the two rivers, namely Wae Racang and Wae Mulu. Both of these rivers are large rivers that contain rock artifacts and hard rock findings.

Liang Bua is one of the caves in the limestone hill in the Manggarai region. Liang Bua has a very large size, which is 50 meters long, 40 meters wide and 25 meters high. With the size of the Liang Bua is very large, people have used it as a place of worship and school.

The name Liang Bua became famous after the discovery of an ancient skull called Homo Floresiensis (Flores man) in this place. This skull was found at a depth of six meters. Homo Floresiensis is a short human being estimated to have originated 18,000 years ago. However, not only this skull was found. At a depth of 10.7 meters, archaeologists found several bones of ancient animals, including ancient elephants (stegodons), lizards, turtles, monitor lizards and dragons.

Observing the contents of Liang Bua Ruteng
The name Liang Bua comes from the Manggarai language which means "cave" or "cool hole". Liang Bua along with other caves that are close together have long been dug up by archaeologists. The excavation is believed to have been carried out since the 1930s and the results were brought to Leiden, the Netherlands. Excavations continued, both in the Dutch colonial era until continued at this time.

​​​​​​​

Liang Bua Cave is estimated to have been around 190,000 years old. Menuru estimates, this cave is formed from the flow of rivers that flow and bring rocks to penetrate the hill mounds. After a long time and requires a very long process, the rocks then become sedimentation rocks.

Inside Liang Bua Ruteng, we will find beautiful staklatit that decorate and dangle from the ceiling of the cave. It is believed that this cave has been inhabited by modern humans for ten thousand years. And, long before, there had been a dwarf, aka Homo Floresiensis, who was 100 cm tall and weighed only 25 kilograms. They made this cave as a shelter. With its appeal, this cave is very charming for scientists and ordinary people.

Last changed: Dec 24 2019 at 9:56 AM