The Iron Civilization of Matano Lake, South Sulawesi: Paleometallic to Historical Periods
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- 10.2991/978-2-38476-070-1_46How to use a DOI?
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- paleometallic; archeometallurgy; Iron Age; Lake Matano
- Abstract
Artifacts of funnel axes, which characterize the paleometallic period, were found in Lake Matano. The discovery of several weapons in the form of kris, machetes, knives, daggers (badik) shows that the Matano area is a metal-producing area. In the Nagarakrtagama Manuscript, it is stated that the Majapahit Kingdom imported metal from Matano to make weapons. However, not much archaeological evidence has been found to know the pattern of development of ancient metal processing activities. This study aims to obtain information about the early development of iron age culture in the Lake Matano Region and innovations in the field of archeometallurgy that our ancestors once possessed. Through land and underwater explorations, it is known that there are traces of iron processing. The results of dating analysis show that metal processing in the Lake Matano area was carried out continuously from the 8th to the 18th centuries AD.
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TY - CONF AU - Rr. Triwurjani AU - Shinatria Adhityatama AU - Suryatman AU - Dida Yurnaldi AU - Joko Wahyudiono AU - K. D. Dimas Muslim AU - Alqiz Lukman AU - Harriyadi PY - 2023 DA - 2023/06/27 TI - The Iron Civilization of Matano Lake, South Sulawesi: Paleometallic to Historical Periods BT - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Linguistics and Cultural (ICLC 2022) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 506 EP - 518 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-070-1_46 DO - 10.2991/978-2-38476-070-1_46 ID - Triwurjani2023 ER -