| dc.description.abstract | Megalithic culture in Jember Regency has existed for thousands of years which
has been proven by ancient objects on Mount Watangan and the discovery of
other archaeological objects at the Sumberpakem Site, Mayang District with
different naming and the only finding of the Kangkang stone in Jember Regency. .
The problems studied in this research are; How many archaeological remains of
megalithic culture at the Sumberpakem Site, Mayang District, Jember Regency?
How is it spread? What are the types and functions of the archaeological remains
of the megalithic culture? What is the conception of belief that underlies the
creation of archaeological remains of megalithic culture at the Sumberpakem Site,
Mayang District, Jember Regency? What is the picture of the social and economic
life of the community making archaeological remains of megalithic culture at the
Sumberpakem Site, Mayang District, Jember Regency?. The research methods
used are: heuristics, criticism, interpretation, and historiography. As for the results
of this study, the total number of archaeological remains of megalithic culture that
was successfully inventoried by researchers at the Sumberpakem Site, Mayang
District, Jember Regency, was 7 pieces of which the type of megalith was 2 stone
mortars, 1 pictorial monolith, 1 dolmen grave, 3 stone mortars, the conception of
belief held by the supporting community is the religious conception of Ancestor
Worship that ancestral spirits always protect living relatives. the supporting
community has recognized the pattern of permanent housing as a place to live.
The existence of graves shows social stratification and differentiation. The
affluent economic situation is evidenced by the ability to bury its citizens using
dolmen graves and they have an egalitarian pattern. The agricultural subsistence
pattern is characterized by the presence of stone mortars, stone mortars and
scratched stone monoliths | en_US |
