[2] The caves were used 500 to 900 years ago as a burial place with about 125 carved wooden coffins inside.

[3] All coffins inside the caves were made from belian (Eusideroxylon zwageri) hardwood, and decorated with carvings of buffalo head, crocodile, house lizard and snake.

For example, a crocodile is related to death and the power darkness while the bugang bird, dog, rooster and deer were friends of their heroes.

[5] It is believed that this type of funeral culture was brought by traders from Mainland China and Indochina to northern Borneo, since similar wooden coffins were also discovered in these countries.

[2] Since 6 July 1996, the caves are part of the Sabah Museum, which is responsible for maintenance and upkeep the ancillary facilities such as toilets, staircase buildings, office buildings and overnight cabins except for the scientific support of the caves.