| dc.description.abstract | This research examines the megalithic culture at the Suco Lor Site,
Bondowoso. The research objectives were: (i) to make an inventory of the number of
archaeological remains of megalithic culture in the Suco Lor Site; (ii) analyzing the
distribution, types, and functions of the archaeological remains of megalithic culture;
(iii) reconstructing a picture of the religious, social and economic life of the
supporting megalithic community. The research design used a historical research
design with a cultural archeology approach. Primary data were collected using field
survey techniques; Secondary data were collected using interview techniques and
documentary techniques. The interpretation of the data was carried out
hermeneutically using form analysis techniques, context analysis, comparisons, and
ethnoarcheological analogies. The results of the study are as follows. First, the number
of megalithic cultural archaeological remains at the Suco Lor Site is 241 with a
typology consisting of 11 types. Second, there are two kinds of distribution patterns
(group close together and single distribution). Third, the megalithic community in the
Suco Lor Site has recognized religion which is oriented towards the cult of ancestors.
Their social life has recognized the pattern of permanent housing in complex social
life arrangements, which are also egalitarian in character. They are familiar with and
master various technologies (pottery making, stone mining, and carving) and are
thought to have been able to utilize metal technology. The subsistence pattern relies
on agriculture as the main subsistence, as well as mixing food, trade and (presumably)
livestock as supporting subsistence. | en_US |
