Niah Cave

 Niah Cave
 Before the area was gazetted as a National Park in 1975, access to the caves was difficult. The soggy bog was a trudge. Bird nest Traders and even early archaeologists who discovered the burial site at Niah Cave spent for weeks or months at a time. The traders brought in enough food supply for their long stay and camped out at Trader's Cave. This is the first of the 'chambers


 
 About History

 The cave was believed to be inhabited by the Australo-Melanesian group before being completely replaced by the Austronesians. In the years of the early peoples, during the Ice Age period - Niah cave was probably 200km further inland