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Rahfi Muhammad
Alumnus Departemen Arkeologi, Fakultas Ilmu Pengetahuan Budaya, Universitas Indonesia
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Fungsi alat batu dari Situs Gua Arca, Pulau Kangean, Jawa Timur Rahfi Muhammad
Berkala Arkeologi Vol 41 No 2 (2021)
Publisher : Balai Arkeologi Yogyakarta

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | Full PDF (806.555 KB) | DOI: 10.30883/jba.v41i2.885

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This article examines the functions of stone tools from Gua Arca site, Kangean Island, Madura, Province of East Java. This research aims to determine the functionality of the stone tools through tool-type and use-wear analysis and compare them with the experimental result from the experts. The knowledge of the stone tools functions was build by classifying the stone tools into a particular type that depends on edge attributes, including the edge localization and edge angle. Hereafter, the stone tools sorted to separate which of the 142 stone tools have a use-wear indication. The sorting result showed that ten stone tools have several traces that indicate the usage of the tools. Hereafter, the use-wear analysis conducted on these ten tools was observed and recorded according to the use-wear form, localization, and distribution on the tool edges. After that, the results on tool-type and use-wear analysis compared with the experts’ experiments. It explained the correlation between use-wear with the tools activities and the worked materials. The similarities between the use-wear forms from the experts’ experiments result and stone tools use-wear forms from the Gua Arca site used to interprate its functions. Based on the research conducted, it is estimated stone tools of Gua Arca were used for woodworking and food processing.
The function of stone tools from Gua Arca Site, Kangean Island, East Java: Fungsi alat batu dari Situs Gua Arca, Pulau Kangean, Jawa Timur Rahfi Muhammad
Berkala Arkeologi Vol. 41 No. 2 (2021)
Publisher : BRIN

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.30883/jba.v41i2.885

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Gua Arca is a prehistoric cave site in Kangean Island, East Java. Stone tools found in this site has yet to be studied in terms of the function, merely being collected instead. This article discusses the possible function of the stone tools based on typological and microscopical use-wear analysis, compared to the results from previous experimental research. The results of the analysis show that use-wear is related to the tools’ function and the material they worked on. The similarity between use-wear traces on stone tools from Gua Arca and the result from previous experimental research indicates the stone tools’ function as wood-working tools and food-processing tools.
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