Liang Bua - East Nusa Tenggara
Liang Bua, Prehistoric Site in East Nusa Tenggara
Liang Bua is a relic of pre-history in Indonesia. This cave is one of the many karst caves on Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia. The cave is located in the hamlet Rampasasa, Liangbua Village, District Ruteng, Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province. and is a place of discovery of human-like creatures (hominin) had named Homo floresiensis in 2001. Liang Bua in Manggarai language means "cave / hole cool"
Site Liang Bua cave is one of the world's most important archaeological sites. At this site, the fossils of Homo floresiensis, or Flores Man. Flores human height of about 100 cm and weighs only 25 kg.
The creature's skull was found about the size of an orange and lived about 13,000 years ago. They live together with pygmy elephants and giant lizards such as the Komodo dragon.
Gua Liang Boa located on Flores Island, precisely in Hamlet Rampasasa, Liang Bua village, District Ruteng, Manggarai district.
Geologically, this cave is formed endokars growing on limestone alternating with sandy limestone. Limestone rock is estimated to come from the middle Miocene period, or about 15 million years ago. NTT Kars region in this, as the Kars region elsewhere in Indonesia, also has special characteristics which are different from other Kars region.
Liang Bua and other caves have been excavated host a regional archeology since the 1930s. The findings from this period was brought to Leiden, The Netherlands. Excavation and continued research by a team led H.R. van Heekeren in 1950, and then forwarded by Th. Verhoeven, a Catholic priest. His team found among other order is very short (but not dwarf) in Liang Toge, in addition to the bones in the Liang Bua, Liang Momer, and others. These frameworks are H. sapiens.
Archaeologists from the National Archaeological Research Center (Center Arkenas) since 1976 has been intensive research in Liang Bua. Towards the end of 1970, a team headed by Prof. Dr. Raden Panji Soejono it even made findings "spectacular" in the form of a human skull and skeleton of an adult human body. Along with that is also found ancient human grave, complete with provision grave is still relatively intact. Also found cultural layers in the form of various artifacts are believed to be supporting the rest of their existence.
Only when the archaeologists Indonesia does not have adequate tools and capabilities to make a conclusion that rather thorough. It just says that the human race who lived there at least dating from about 10,000 years ago.
Due to lack of funds, the research was halted. In the following years, until 1989, the research tends to be sporadic. "To conduct research in the Liang Bua took considerable cost. With team members about 18 people, when we had to ride Dakota to Flores, after a stop in Denpasar and Kupang. Not to mention the cost for other needs, "said Soejono.
In the absence of funding, in 2001, an offer of cooperation from Australia. Mike Morwood of the University of New England led a team from Australia, while RP Soejono act as the team leader of the Research Center Arkenas. After conducting a series of excavations, September 2003, the joint team have managed to get the horrendous findings: the hobbit from Liang Bua!
Next researchers who conduct research there is A.A. Sukadana, physical anthropology experts from Airlangga University, in 1960 discovered the remains of human beings, including the lower jaw, in Liang Bua. From the years 1978-1989, Prof. R. Bannerman Soejono find among others femur in Liang Bua. Skeletal remains from the early period to the last saved in Leiden, London, Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Surabaya, and Flores. Subsequent research was stopped because there is no funding. New research continues after no cooperation between the Research Center Arkenas (led R.P. Soejono) and the University of New England, Australia (led by Mike Morwood).
In September 2003 found a unique framework that was later identified as H. floresiensis. Along with early humans were also found stone tools known to have been used by Homo erectus (like those found in Sangiran) and bone remains Stegodon (ancient elephant) dwarf, giant lizards, as well as a large rat.
Pre-History of Indonesia
Indonesia in the prehistoric period covers a very long period, from approximately 1.7 million years ago, based on the findings that exist. Knowledge people against this is supported by the findings of fossils of animals and humans (hominids), the remains of stone tools, animal body parts, metal (iron and bronze), as well as pottery.
Geologically, the territory of modern Indonesia is a meeting between the three major continental plates: the Eurasian Plate, the Indo-Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate. The Indonesian archipelago as it exists today was formed at the time of melting ice after the end of the Ice Age, 10,000 years ago.
In the Pleistocene, when it is still connected to mainland Asia, come the first settlers. The first evidence that shows sourdough is the Homo erectus fossils from Java man past 2 million to 500,000 years ago. The discovery of the remains "Flores man" (Homo floresiensis) in Liang Bua, Flores, opening the possibility of the survival of H. erectus still until the last Ice Age.
Homo sapiens first entered the archipelago estimated 100,000 years ago passes through the Asian coast of West Asia, and in about 50,000 years ago had reached New Guinea and Australia. They, characterized by racial dark skin and curly hair tightly (Negroid), became the ancestors of indigenous people of Melanesia (excluding Papua) now and bring culture hatchet shaped (Paleolithic). A wave of Austronesian-speaking immigrants with the Neolithic cultures to come in waves since 3000 BC from southern China through Formosa and the Philippines to bring culture square pickaxe (Dong Son culture). The migration process is part of the occupation of the Pacific. Arrival wave characteristically Mongoloid population is inclined to the west, urging the earliest inhabitants to the east or interbreed with the locals and be a resident physical characteristics Maluku and Nusa Tenggara. These immigrants brought with agricultural techniques, including planting paddy (evidence slowest since the 8th century BC), raising buffalo, processing of bronze and iron, the technique of ikat, practices megaliths, and worship spirits ( animism) and sacred objects (dynamism). In the first century BC already formed settlements and small kingdoms, and quite possibly already in effect due to the confidence of India commercial relationship.
Source: wikipedia and other sources
Liang Bua, Prehistoric Site in East Nusa Tenggara
Liang Bua is a relic of pre-history in Indonesia. This cave is one of the many karst caves on Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara in Indonesia. The cave is located in the hamlet Rampasasa, Liangbua Village, District Ruteng, Manggarai regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province. and is a place of discovery of human-like creatures (hominin) had named Homo floresiensis in 2001. Liang Bua in Manggarai language means "cave / hole cool"
Site Liang Bua cave is one of the world's most important archaeological sites. At this site, the fossils of Homo floresiensis, or Flores Man. Flores human height of about 100 cm and weighs only 25 kg.
The creature's skull was found about the size of an orange and lived about 13,000 years ago. They live together with pygmy elephants and giant lizards such as the Komodo dragon.
Gua Liang Boa located on Flores Island, precisely in Hamlet Rampasasa, Liang Bua village, District Ruteng, Manggarai district.
Geologically, this cave is formed endokars growing on limestone alternating with sandy limestone. Limestone rock is estimated to come from the middle Miocene period, or about 15 million years ago. NTT Kars region in this, as the Kars region elsewhere in Indonesia, also has special characteristics which are different from other Kars region.
Liang Bua and other caves have been excavated host a regional archeology since the 1930s. The findings from this period was brought to Leiden, The Netherlands. Excavation and continued research by a team led H.R. van Heekeren in 1950, and then forwarded by Th. Verhoeven, a Catholic priest. His team found among other order is very short (but not dwarf) in Liang Toge, in addition to the bones in the Liang Bua, Liang Momer, and others. These frameworks are H. sapiens.
Archaeologists from the National Archaeological Research Center (Center Arkenas) since 1976 has been intensive research in Liang Bua. Towards the end of 1970, a team headed by Prof. Dr. Raden Panji Soejono it even made findings "spectacular" in the form of a human skull and skeleton of an adult human body. Along with that is also found ancient human grave, complete with provision grave is still relatively intact. Also found cultural layers in the form of various artifacts are believed to be supporting the rest of their existence.
Only when the archaeologists Indonesia does not have adequate tools and capabilities to make a conclusion that rather thorough. It just says that the human race who lived there at least dating from about 10,000 years ago.
Due to lack of funds, the research was halted. In the following years, until 1989, the research tends to be sporadic. "To conduct research in the Liang Bua took considerable cost. With team members about 18 people, when we had to ride Dakota to Flores, after a stop in Denpasar and Kupang. Not to mention the cost for other needs, "said Soejono.
In the absence of funding, in 2001, an offer of cooperation from Australia. Mike Morwood of the University of New England led a team from Australia, while RP Soejono act as the team leader of the Research Center Arkenas. After conducting a series of excavations, September 2003, the joint team have managed to get the horrendous findings: the hobbit from Liang Bua!
Next researchers who conduct research there is A.A. Sukadana, physical anthropology experts from Airlangga University, in 1960 discovered the remains of human beings, including the lower jaw, in Liang Bua. From the years 1978-1989, Prof. R. Bannerman Soejono find among others femur in Liang Bua. Skeletal remains from the early period to the last saved in Leiden, London, Yogyakarta, Jakarta, Surabaya, and Flores. Subsequent research was stopped because there is no funding. New research continues after no cooperation between the Research Center Arkenas (led R.P. Soejono) and the University of New England, Australia (led by Mike Morwood).
In September 2003 found a unique framework that was later identified as H. floresiensis. Along with early humans were also found stone tools known to have been used by Homo erectus (like those found in Sangiran) and bone remains Stegodon (ancient elephant) dwarf, giant lizards, as well as a large rat.
Pre-History of Indonesia
Indonesia in the prehistoric period covers a very long period, from approximately 1.7 million years ago, based on the findings that exist. Knowledge people against this is supported by the findings of fossils of animals and humans (hominids), the remains of stone tools, animal body parts, metal (iron and bronze), as well as pottery.
Geologically, the territory of modern Indonesia is a meeting between the three major continental plates: the Eurasian Plate, the Indo-Australian Plate and the Pacific Plate. The Indonesian archipelago as it exists today was formed at the time of melting ice after the end of the Ice Age, 10,000 years ago.
In the Pleistocene, when it is still connected to mainland Asia, come the first settlers. The first evidence that shows sourdough is the Homo erectus fossils from Java man past 2 million to 500,000 years ago. The discovery of the remains "Flores man" (Homo floresiensis) in Liang Bua, Flores, opening the possibility of the survival of H. erectus still until the last Ice Age.
Homo sapiens first entered the archipelago estimated 100,000 years ago passes through the Asian coast of West Asia, and in about 50,000 years ago had reached New Guinea and Australia. They, characterized by racial dark skin and curly hair tightly (Negroid), became the ancestors of indigenous people of Melanesia (excluding Papua) now and bring culture hatchet shaped (Paleolithic). A wave of Austronesian-speaking immigrants with the Neolithic cultures to come in waves since 3000 BC from southern China through Formosa and the Philippines to bring culture square pickaxe (Dong Son culture). The migration process is part of the occupation of the Pacific. Arrival wave characteristically Mongoloid population is inclined to the west, urging the earliest inhabitants to the east or interbreed with the locals and be a resident physical characteristics Maluku and Nusa Tenggara. These immigrants brought with agricultural techniques, including planting paddy (evidence slowest since the 8th century BC), raising buffalo, processing of bronze and iron, the technique of ikat, practices megaliths, and worship spirits ( animism) and sacred objects (dynamism). In the first century BC already formed settlements and small kingdoms, and quite possibly already in effect due to the confidence of India commercial relationship.
Source: wikipedia and other sources
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