Prehistoric times megalithic

Discuss prehistoric times will definitely not be separated from discussions stone age, from various parts of the corners of the earth there must be a relic of pre script, ok we will discuss

this matter with serious because of what? history into one enting curriculum in schools.

In addition to discussing the history lesson independence, embahas kingdom era that never existed in the archipelago is perhaps later we will discuss it but for now we focus on this subject matter now that prehistoric "megalithic"

megaliths is a culture that produces monumental buildings made of large stones. This megalithic building used as a means to honor and worship of the spirits of ancestors. Megalithic culture emerged in the Neolithic period and flourished in the days of metal.

Megalithic relics almost spread throughout the archipelago, even now still found megalithic tradition as in Nias Island, Sumba, Flores, and Toraja. The results of a large stone age culture are as follows:

1. Punden staircase

Punden is building the cult of the ancestors in the form of multi-storey buildings with materials of stone, on top of the usual set of menhirs.

The building is often found in Kosala and Arca Domas Banten, Cisolok Sukabumi, and Pugungharjo in Lampung. In a further development, manufacture base merupaan punden temple, keratin or other religious buildings.

2. Menhir (men = stone, hir = upright / standing)

Menhir is a pole or monument made of stone didiikan as a warning sign and symbol of the ancestors, thus becoming cult objects and placed on somewhere.

Menhir function is as a means of worship of ancestors, as a place to commemorate a person (chiefs) who have died, and as a place to accommodate the arrival of spirits.

Menhirs are found in South Sumatra, West Java and Central Sulawesi. In the worship ceremony, menhirs also serves as a place to add sacrificial animals.

Menhir finding places in Indonesia, among others, in Pasemah (South Sumatra), Pugungharjo (Lampung), Kosala and Lebak Sibedug, Leles, Muara Karang, Cisolok (West Java), Pekauman Bondowoso (East Java), Trunyan and Sembiran (Bali) , Belu (East), Bada-Besoha, and Toraja, Sulawesi.

3. Bury sarcophagus

Grave stone coffin

Grave stone coffin coffin is buried in the ground that is rectangular in shape, side, base and lid are made of stone board. These objects are found in Kuningan, West Java.

4. Waruga

Waruga is a grave stone with a cube-shaped or round-shaped lid roof of the house. Form and function waruga like a sarcophagus, but the placement of the bodies squat folded position. Waruga only be found in Minahasa.

5. sarcophagus

Sarcophagus is a coffin or casket shaped like a mortar, but it has a lid. Manufacturing such as mortar, but shaped like a coffin.

One of the discovery of the sarcophagus is in Bali. It contained human bones, items of bronze and iron, and beads. Sarcophagi were also found in Bondowoso, East Java.

To protect the spirit of the dead bodies of supernatural interference, on the sarcophagus carved motifs often mask / masks with various expressions. Sarcophagus may also be interpreted as "boat spirit" to bring the spirit of sailing into the spirit world.

6. Dolmen (dol = table, men = stone)

DolmenDolmen is a large stone table with a flat surface as a place to put offerings, as a place to put the spirit, and became the seat chiefs in order to get a magical blessing of their ancestors.

There are berkakikan dolmen menhir as found in Pasemah, South Sumatra, some are used as grave stones as found in Bondowoso and in Merawan, Jember, East Java.

7. statue or sculpture

Statue or sculpture is a building made from animal or human-shaped stone that symbolizes the ancestors and an idol. The megalithic relics are found in the highlands Pasemah, namely the mountains between Palembang and Bengkulu.

The investigation was conducted by Dr. Pasemah Van der Hoop and Van Heine Geldern. In Bada valley, Central Sulawesi has also du abuah statues symbolizing the figure of a man and woman.

Megalithic buildings are often found together with the tools of the Neolithic zamn and most widely found along the tools of metal era. Reread: cultural heritage Stone Age Young

Van Heine Geldern divide the spread of megalithic culture to Indonesia into two waves, are as follows:

a. Old megaliths, which produces menhir, punden, and static statues spread to Indonesia in the Neolithic period of 2500 - 1500 BC, brought by supporters of rectangular axes culture (Proto-Malay).

b. Young megaliths, which resulted in grave stone coffin, dolmen, waruga, sarcophagi, statues and spread to Indonesia in the Bronze Age in 1000 - 100 BC, brought by supporters of the Dong Son culture (Deutro Malay)