Analyzing the distribution of archaeological artifacts at Lembah Bujang By Using : GIS application / Umi Umairah Mohd Ramli

Archeology is important to a country to foster patriotic spirit and nationalism among the people in the country. The archeological data is the most important factor in archeological studies in recording artifact documentation. In order to preserve the evidence of archaeological heritage left by ancient humans, various efforts undertaken to ensure that these resources remain preserved. This study is to analyse the factors of the distribution of archeological artifacts in the Lembah Bujang using GIS application by using Euclidean distance analysis and Path distance analysis. According to the result, there are about 87% artifacts was found less than 600 meters distance from the riverside and 62% of location archaeological artifacts was found on contour surface area less than 20 meters. The archeological data is the most important factor in archeological studies. This is because the data can be used for further research and to supports the archeologist and for the museum management in effort to preserve the evidence of archaeological heritage left by ancient humans.