Farmers find ancient grave

Farmers find ancient grave

MEDAN, North Sumatra: Farmers in Sorkam, Central Tapanuli
regency, stumbled upon ancient graves and antique items that
experts believe date back to as early as 1160.

The farmers told Antara that the antiques, found in two graves
they discovered when tilling their land, were a lamp, a sword,
plates and coins with Malay-Arabic characters.

Experts hope that more archaic items would be found in the
area.

They said they were hopeful that the findings would provide
more clues to the history of Islam propagation in North Sumatra.
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