Faith & Legacy Forum SERIES 2026 | From Ancestral Landscapes to Maritime Sanctuaries: Faith and Continuity in Prehistoric and Protohistoric Malaysia

[Forum Announcement] Faith & Legacy Forum Series 2026
How did prehistoric ritual sites in Peninsular Malaysia shape the region's later maritime and religious hubs?

Join us for an insightful lecture by Dr. Shaiful Idzwan Shahidan as he re-examines Malaysia's early history from an archaeological perspective.
Drawing from evidence at Gua Cha and the Lenggong Valley to the monumental landscapes of the Bujang Valley, this talk explores the deep continuity of sacred geographies—highlighting how early movement corridors and belief systems laid the foundations for protohistoric developments.

📌Topic: From Ancestral Landscapes to Maritime Sanctuaries: Faith and Continuity in Prehistoric and Protohistoric Malaysia
🎤Speaker: Dr. Shaiful Idzwan Bin Shahidan (Senior Lecturer, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia)
🎤 Moderator: Dr. Wong Yee Tuan (Research Fellow, Universiti Malaya)
📅 Date: April 8th, 2026 (Wednesday)
⏰Time: 10.00 am - 12.00 pm
🏫Venue: The Cube, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, Universiti Malaya

Registration Required: [https://forms.gle/PGkZDgwBpxN8u12R8]
Jointly organized by HBRC and Pusat Pendidikan Fo Guang Shan Malaysia.