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<p>Malaysia is located between two important countries that provide evidence of early human, beginning from <i>Homo erectus</i>, China in the north and Java, Indonesia in the south. As a result, Malaysia which includes Peninsula as well as Sabah and Sarawak on Borneo, is expected to be one of an important link at that time. The latest evidence of Pleistocene Malaysia reveals two important areas, Upper Perak in Peninsular and East Sabah in Borneo. Both of these areas revealed the earliest evidence from 100,000 - 200,000 years ago. The oldest human skeleton from the Pleistocene period represents the early <i>Homo sapiens</i> from only around 40,000 years ago. However, other artifacts found gave evidence of earlier human occupation in Malaysia which suggests that it was an ancient path from the north to the south and vice versa.
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