A new gallery featuring the 14,000-year-old prehistoric human skeleton known as Mek Keldung is set to become the latest addition to Kelantan’s tourism landscape.

Discovered during archaeological excavations linked to the Nenggiri Hydroelectric Project, the ancient remains will be displayed in a dedicated gallery in Gua Musang town, according to Nenggiri assemblyman Mohd Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani.

“I’ve personally visited Gua Keldung, one of the caves involved in the project, where this extraordinary find was made by a Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) research team,” he said during the 4xplore Teroka Alam: Legasi Di Bumi programme.

The excavation was conducted by UKM researchers led by Assoc Prof Dr Zuliskandar Ramli from the Institute of the Malay World and Civilisation as part of a rescue archaeology effort during dam construction.

Mohd Azmawi said the gallery will serve as both an educational center and a new tourism draw, helping to boost local socio-economic development while preserving one of the nation’s rarest archaeological treasures.