The research team Institute for Archaeological Jayapura, Papua, managed to find a prehistoric settlement on the hill Yomokho, Hope Village, Eastern District of Sentani, Jayapura. Chairman of research, Suroto Hari, said the research had been conducted since 28 February to 2 March 2011 by using the method of excavation (call) of land to determine the potential of archaeological findings in the soil.
"From the research, prehistoric settlement was found on Mount Yomokho. It was seen as the team perform soil excavation as deep as 80 cm and found the former fireplace charcoal, pottery, human bones, animal bones, shells of marine molluscs, shells of molluscs lakes, stone tools, and beads beads, "she said.
when viewed from the findings of pottery, known inhabited hill Yomokho humans 1,500 years ago. The tradition of the use of pottery was introduced by Austronesian people.
Based on existing findings, Hari explained that the researchers to reconstruct the lives of residents of Mount Yomokho in 1500 years ago was living hunting and gathering. In fact, their main food is a marine mollusk and lakes are cooked using earthenware.
In addition, residents Yomokho also been using beads and pottery as grave. They believe there is another life after someone dies. Because of that,''The Dead''need to be equipped pottery and beads.
Meanwhile, marine mollusc shells findings prove that the occupants of the hill Yomokho also made contact with coastal communities. Day said the beads are found in the hills Yomokho including the types of beads Indo-Pacific. Beads were known to come from outside of Papua through a series of trade from west to east by the Austronesian people.
When viewed from the findings, residents Yomokho then settled on the hillside. It is known from the western slopes of the surface of the stones are arranged neatly to form a rectangular floor plan that became their home every parapet.
"This settlement pattern has similarities with the settlements in the Valley Maungarao Polynesia (Pacific). Former settlement patterns indicate that people who live in the hill Yomokho in prehistoric times it has received cultural influences from the Pacific region," said Hari.
"From the research, prehistoric settlement was found on Mount Yomokho. It was seen as the team perform soil excavation as deep as 80 cm and found the former fireplace charcoal, pottery, human bones, animal bones, shells of marine molluscs, shells of molluscs lakes, stone tools, and beads beads, "she said.
when viewed from the findings of pottery, known inhabited hill Yomokho humans 1,500 years ago. The tradition of the use of pottery was introduced by Austronesian people.
Based on existing findings, Hari explained that the researchers to reconstruct the lives of residents of Mount Yomokho in 1500 years ago was living hunting and gathering. In fact, their main food is a marine mollusk and lakes are cooked using earthenware.
In addition, residents Yomokho also been using beads and pottery as grave. They believe there is another life after someone dies. Because of that,''The Dead''need to be equipped pottery and beads.
Meanwhile, marine mollusc shells findings prove that the occupants of the hill Yomokho also made contact with coastal communities. Day said the beads are found in the hills Yomokho including the types of beads Indo-Pacific. Beads were known to come from outside of Papua through a series of trade from west to east by the Austronesian people.
When viewed from the findings, residents Yomokho then settled on the hillside. It is known from the western slopes of the surface of the stones are arranged neatly to form a rectangular floor plan that became their home every parapet.
"This settlement pattern has similarities with the settlements in the Valley Maungarao Polynesia (Pacific). Former settlement patterns indicate that people who live in the hill Yomokho in prehistoric times it has received cultural influences from the Pacific region," said Hari.
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