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This study aims to reveal archaeological objects and traces of intangible cultural heritage at the tomb of Sheikh Ja'far Siddiq in Cibiuk Garut. Sheikh Ja'far was a muslim religious leader who spread Islam in the late 17th and early 18th centuries in Garut. The research method used is the descriptive qualitative research method. The technique of collecting data in the field is through observation to determine the existence of objects, situations, contexts, and their meanings. The data obtained for this paper was obtained through research conducted in 2021 at the tomb site complex of Sheikh Ja'far Shiddiq in the Cibiuk Garut area. Apart from observation, archaeological and historical data were obtained through literature studies and interviews. This study uses an anthropological religion and folklore. The traces of Sheikh Muhammad Ja'far Shiddiq are not only in the form of tombs and mosques but also collective memories of the spread of Islam in Garut and stories about one of the popular intangible cultural heritage in Priangan West Java, namely "sambal cibiuk" (cibiuk chili). The collective memory of the "sambal cibiuk" culinary tradition is attached to the scholarly figure of Sheikh Ja'far Shiddiq who internalized the sufistic tradition and spread the Syattariyah order. It is told that Sheikh Ja'far Shiddiq provided food for the ulama and the ummah with “sambal cibiuk”. The tomb of Mbah Wali, as Sheikh Ja'far Siddiq is called, is the main center of pilgrimage tourism in the north Garut region. The tomb complex of Sheikh Ja'far Siddiq has become a spiritual orientation for the culinary practitioners of “sambal cibiuk”, which has spread to various regions in Indonesia and abroad. Today “sambal cibiuk” as a “little tradition” can penetrate the modern market (great tradition). The entrepreneurial spirit is driven by the values of local wisdom (etnopreneurship) and Islamic spirituality.