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ISSN : 02151324     EISSN : 25498908     DOI : https://doi.org/10.55981/amt
Starting at Volume 40 Number 2 December 2022, AMERTA’s objective is to promote the wide dissemination of the results of systematic scholarly inquiries into the broad field of archaeological research in proto-history and history chronology themes in the Indonesian Archipelago. The primary, but not exclusive, audiences are researchers, academicians, graduate students, practitioners, and others interested in archaeological research. AMERTA accepts original articles on historical archaeology-related subjects and any research methodology that meets the standards established for publication in the journal. Papers published in the journal may cover a wide range of topics in historical archaeology, including, but not limited to: 1. Field of archaeological findings in Indonesia’s Proto History, Hindu-Buddhist, Islam, and Colonial periods; 2. New theoretical and methodological analyses; 3. Synthetic overviews of topics in the field of historical archaeology.
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KERENTANAN TINGGALAN BUDAYA BAWAH AIR SITUS KARANG BUI DI PERAIRAN PANTAI UTARA JAWA BARAT Gemilang, Wisnu Arya; Ridwan, Nia Naelul Hasanah; Wisha, Ulung Jantama; Rahmawan, Guntur Adhi; Ilham; Tahir, Zainab
AMERTA Vol. 38 No. 1 (2020)
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Abstract. The Vulnerability of Underwater Cultural Heritages in Karang Bui Site, Northern Coast of West Java. Underwater remains which found in Karang Bui site, Karawang-Subang waters are originated from the colonial period of Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) and occupation period of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Indonesia. Research on the vulnerability of the Karang Bui site has been conducted by the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries in 2017-2018. Research methods including observation of sea area; diving activities for site documentation, seabed profiles mapping, and the use of Side Scan Sonar. Besides looting activities that occurred in the past, the threats toward Karang Bui site preservation nowadays are from human and natural factors. Karang Bui site is located in shallow water with a depth of 5-12 m, so during the maximum elevation, the waves height and current velocity which forms at that location is increasing. Sedimentation level in Karang Bui site is also high caused by many rivers estuary around the site. The site is located within the area of P.T. Pertamina petroleum refineries which is likely the spill oil will threaten the archaeological remains. Furthermore, Karang Bui site is located near Patimban, Subang port development area which also the shipping line. Planning and protection measurement needs to be carried out immediately by related institutions and local governments. Thus, due those various vulnerability factors, the lifting of Karang Bui underwater artifacts is important to be done. Abstrak. Tinggalan bawah air yang ditemukan di Karang Bui, perairan Karawang-Subang, berasal dari masa Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) dan masa penjajahan Kerajaan Belanda di Indonesia. Penelitian terhadap kerentanan Situs Karang Bui telah dilakukan oleh Kementerian Kelautan dan Perikanan (KKP) pada tahun 2017-2018. Metode penelitian meliputi observasi kawasan laut, penyelaman bawah air untuk dokumentasi situs, pemetaan profil dasar laut, penggunaan side scan sonar. Selain aktivitas penjarahan pada masa lalu, ancaman terhadap kelestarian Situs Karang Bui saat ini berasal dari alam dan ulah manusia. Situs Karang Bui berada di perairan dangkal dengan kedalaman 5-12 m sehingga saat elevasi maksimal, tinggi gelombang dan kecepatan arus yang terbentuk di lokasi tersebut semakin meningkat. Tingkat sedimentasi di Situs Karang Bui juga tinggi karena banyak muara sungai di sekitar situs. Lokasi situs berada di area kilang-kilang pengeboran minyak bumi milik P.T. Pertamina, yang kemungkinan tumpahan minyak akan mengancam tinggalan arkeologis. Selain itu, lokasi situs berada di dekat area pembangunan pelabuhan Patimban, Subang, juga merupakan alur pelayaran. Perencanaan dan tindakan pelindungan Situs Karang Bui perlu segera dilakukan oleh institusi terkait dan pemerintah daerah. Oleh karena berbagai faktor kerentanan tersebut, pengangkatan artefak bawah air Karang Bui sangat penting untuk dilakukan.
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ALAT TUKAR LOKAL DAN IMPOR DI PAPUA Mahmud, M. Irfan
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Abstrak: Tulisan ini mengungkapkan bentuk, nilai dan fungsi alat tukar yang pernah digunakan dalam transaksi dagang di Papua pada masa lalu. Tujuannya untuk memperlihatkan sistem moneter penduduk Papua sejak ratusan tahun silam, bahkan masih digunakan sebagai ‘apparatus’ upacara dan pesta adat beberapa suku hingga sekarang. Berdasarkan metode survei arkeologi dan pendekatan etno-arkeologi diketahui bahwa kehadiran alat tukar di pedalaman dan pesisir Papua diperkenalkan oleh jaringan aliansi dagang. Kapak batu, uang kerang, gigi anjing, dan tembikar merupakan alat pembayaran tradisional yang mula-mula dikembangkan secara mandiri di Papua. Perdagangan abad XIV-XX juga memperkenalkan alat tukar impor dari barang mewah di daerah pesisir, berupa: manikmanik, porselin, kain Timor, peralatan besi, dan mata uang logam atau kertas. Dapat disimpulkan bahwa penduduk Papua tidak semuanya sekedar menggantungkan hidup dari kemurahan alam; sebagian dari kelompok suku sudah mengembangkan aliansi dagang dan memiliki standar alat tukar yang digunakan dalam transaksi barang/jasa, sekaligus menegaskan identitas, status sosial, dan wibawa. Kata Kunci: Papua, Alat tukar, Perdagangan, Komoditi, Suku. Abstract. Local and Imported Mediums of Exchange in Papua. This paper reveals the forms, values, and functions of the mediums of exchange, which were used in trade transactions in the past in Papua. The purpose is to show the monetary system of Papua citizens since hundreds of years ago; in fact it is still being used as the apparatus of traditional ceremonies and social gatherings in some ethnic groups until today. Based on archaeological survey method and ethno-archaeological approach, it is known that the presence of the mediums of exchange in inland and coastal areas of Papua was introduced within trade alliances. Stone axes, currency, shells, dog’s tooth, and earthenware were the mediums of exchange that were first developed independently in Papua. The trade in 14th – 20th Centuries also introduced luxury items as imported mediums of exchange in coastal area, such as beads, porcelains, Timor fabrics, iron tools of iron, and coins or banknotes. It can be concluded that not all of Papua cirtizens live depend entirely on the nature; some of the ethnics have developed the trade alliances and they also have standard medium of exchange which is used in goods/service transaction, also affirm their identities, social status, and authorities. Keywords: Papua, Medium of exchange, Trade, Commodity, Ethnic.
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SITUS LAMBANAPU: DIASPORA AUSTRONESIA DI SUMBA TIMUR Handini, Retno; Simanjuntak, Truman; Sofian, Harry Octavianus; Prasetyo, Bagyo; Artaria, Myrtati Dyah; Wibowo, Unggul Prasetyo; Geria, I Made
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Abstract. Lambanapu Site: Diaspora Austronesia In East Sumba. The research at Lambanapu Site aims to determine the position of Lambanapu in the distribution and development of Austronesian ancestors and their culture in Sumba. The method used is survey, excavation, analysis, and interpretation. The results of the research are skeletal findings and urn burial also artifacts which are pottery, beads, metal jewelry, and stone tools. From the dating result it is known that Lambanapu Site was inhabited at least 2.000 years ago and from paleantropology analysis, it is estimated that the individuals found from primary and secondary burial in Lambanapu are a mixture of Mongoloid and Australomelanesoid. Genetic mixing is very possible, given the history of the archipelago's occupation which was filled by several waves of great migration in the past. The Lambanapu site has provided an overview of Sumba's ancestral life in the context of the archipelago. The Lamabanapu research results show us, how Lambanapu and Sumba in general rich with historical and cultural values of the past that are very useful for today's life. The wealth of historical and cultural values is not only for local interests, but also to fill the rich history and culture of the archipelago, and even contribute to global history. Keywords: Lambanapu, prehistoric, Austronesian Abstrak. Penelitian di Situs Lambanapu bertujuan untuk mengetahui posisi Lambanapu dalam persebaran dan perkembangan leluhur Austronesia dan budayanya di Sumba. Metode yang dilakukan adalah survei, ekskavasi, analisis, dan interpretasi. Hasil penelitian berupa temuan rangka dan kubur tempayan serta artefak berupa gerabah, manik-manik, perhiasan logam, dan alat batu. Dari hasil pertanggalan diketahui bahwa setidaknya Situs Lambanapu telah dihuni 2.000 tahun yang lalu. Hasil analisis paleoantropologi diperkirakan individu yang ditemukan di Lambanapu, baik kubur primer maupun sekunder, merupakan percampuran antara Mongoloid dan Australomelanesoid. Percampuran genetika memang sangat memungkinkan terjadi mengingat sejarah hunian Nusantara yang terisi oleh beberapa gelombang migrasi besar pada masa lampau. Situs Lambanapu telah memberikan gambaran kehidupan leluhur Sumba dalam konteks Nusantara. Hasil penelitian memperlihatkan betapa Lambanapu dan Sumba pada umumnya memiliki kekayaan nilai sejarah dan budaya masa lampau yang sangat bermanfaat bagi kehidupan masa kini. Kekayaan nilai sejarah dan budayanya tidak hanya untuk kepentingan lokal, tetapi juga untuk mengisi kekayaan sejarah dan budaya Nusantara, bahkan kontribusi bagi sejarah global. Kata Kunci: Lambanapu, prasejarah, Austronesia
MANAJEMEN PENGELOLAAN WARISAN BUDAYA: EVALUASI HASIL PENELITIAN PUSAT ARKEOLOGI NASIONAL (2005-2014) Sulistyanto, Bambang
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Abstrak. Dalam dasawarsa belakangan ini, pandangan Cultural Resource Management selanjutnya disingkat CRM, mengalami perubahan mendasar. CRM tidak dipandang hanya merupakan bagian dari upaya pengelolaan, melainkan dianggap justru sebagai bagian penting dari wacana teoritis ilmiah. Kinerja CRM tidak berhenti pada aspek pelestarian dan penelitian semata, melainkan lebih dari itu, merupakan upaya pengelolaan yang memperhatikan kepentingan banyak pihak. Dalam era reformasi seperti sekarang ini, posisi CRM sebagai suatu pendekatan memiliki peranan penting dan strategis di dalam menata, mengatur dan mengarahkan warisan budaya yang akhir-akhir ini seringkali menjadi objek konflik. Kinerja CRM memikirkan pemanfaatan dalam arti mampu memunculkan kebermaknaan sosial suatu warisan budaya di dalam kehidupan masyarakat. Menghadirkan kembali kebermaknaan sosial inilah yang sebenarnya merupakan hakekat kinerja CRM. Kata Kunci: Kepentingan eksternal, Kebermaknaan sosial, Solusi. Abstract. Management of Cultural Heritage: Evaluation of Results of Researches Carried Outby The National Centre of Archaeology. Within the last decade, the perspective of the Cultural Resource Management (hereinafter is referred to as CRM), has a fundamental change. CRM is no longer considered merely a part of management efforts, but an important and strategic role in scientific theoretical discourse. The performance of CRM does not stop at the aspects of conservation and research; it is a management effort that takes into account the interests of many parties. In this reformation era, the CRM position as an approach plays an important and strategic role in managing, governing, and directing cultural heritages, which are recently become objects of conflicts. The CRM performance includes utilization, in a sense that it is able to generate the social significance of a cultural heritage in the community life. It is the ability to regenerate the social significance that is the real essence of CRM performance. Keywords: External interest, Social significance, Solution.
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UPAYA KONSERVASI KAPAL KARAM GOSONG NAMBI SEBAGAI BUKTI ADANYA JALUR PERDANGAN MARITIM MASA LALU DI KABUPATEN PESISIR SELATAN, SUMATRA BARAT Wisha, Ulung Jantama; Ridwan, Nia Naelul Hasanah; Dhiauddin, Ruzana; Rahmawan, Guntur Adhi; Kusumah, Gunardi
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Abstract. Conservation Efforts of Gosong Nambi Shipwreck as an Evidence of the Past Maritime Trading Routes in Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatra. The coastal region of West Sumatra has become one of the main trading routes in the 15th-19th centuries so there is no doubt that this area has many archaeological remains both underwater, coastal area, and buried underground. One of the underwater archaeological remains in this region is the discovery of a shipwreck at the Gosong Nambi coral site which is administratively located in Pesisir Selatan Regency, West Sumatra Province in 2015. This study aims to provide an overview of the current condition of the Gosong Nambi Shipwreck site. Research activities include collecting information, searching the shipwreck’s location, recording data, measuring the visible dimensions, and sketching the shipwreck, has been done. Visually, it is a small size vessel which was predicted as a cargo ship from the 1900s that might sail from Bengkulu to West Sumatra and crashed into Gosong Nambi coral (Atoll) and then sank. The shipwreck is partially buried in the sand and piles of the dead coral in the stern and most of the ship’s hull had been looted by scarp metal hunters. Natural factors also trigger site vulnerability so it is advisable to excavate. Conservation efforts are necessary to be done with a CRM approach which can have a positive impact on society on socio-economic aspects without harming any related parties. Abstrak. Wilayah pesisir Sumatra Barat menjadi salah satu jalur perdagangan utama pada abad ke-15--19 sehingga tidak diragukan lagi wilayah ini memiliki banyak tinggalan arkeologis baik yang di bawah air, wilayah pantai, maupun terkubur di bawah tanah. Salah satu tinggalan arkeologi bawah air di wilayah ini adalah temuan kapal karam di situs gugusan karang Gosong Nambi yang secara administratif terletak di Kabupaten Pesisir Selatan, Provinsi Sumatra Barat pada tahun 2015.Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memberikan gambaran kondisi terkini situs kapal karam Gosong Nambi. Aktivitas penelitian berupa pengumpulan informasi, pencarian lokasi situs, perekaman data, pengukuran dimensi kapal yang terlihat, dan membuat sketsa kapal, telah dilakukan. Secara visual, kapal tersebut termasuk kapal kecil yang diprediksi sebagai kapal barang dari tahun 1900-an yang mungkin berlayar dari Bengkulu menuju ke Sumatra Barat dan menabrak gugusan karang (atol) Gosong Nambi dan akhirnya tenggelam. Kondisi kapal karam tersebut sebagian terkubur dalam pasir dan tumpukan karang mati pada bagian buritan dan sebagian besar lambung kapal telah dijarah oleh para pemburu besi tua. Faktor alam juga menjadi pemicu kerentanan situs sehingga disarankan untuk melakukan ekskavasi. Upaya konservasi perlu dilakukan dengan pendekatan CRM yang dapat berdampak positif terhadap masyarakat pada aspek sosial ekonomi tanpa merugikan berbagai pihak yang terkait.