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A Bronze Age Site on the Northern Coast of West Java
https://doi.org/10.17746/1563-0110.2024.52.3.075-081
Abstract
This study describes an early site on the northern coast of West Java, affected by the Austronesian culture—Subanglarang near Binong in the Subang Regency. Geologically, during the 2000–1000 BP interval, it was part of the coastline of the northern coast of West Java, situated more than 5 m asl. During the 2013 surveys and excavations in 2016 and 2018, five burials were revealed. On the basis of the fragments of red-slipped pottery, pickaxes, beads of various shape and size, and metal weapons, the site is dated to the Bronze Age. Artifacts similar to those of early Austronesians were discovered. The analysis of various beads from Subanglarang attests to trade relations with other areas. Further excavations on the northern coast of West Java will hopefully shed more light on the life of the Bronze Age people of that area.
Supporting agencies: Gratitude is extended to the local government of West Java and the Subang Regency, who have supported this research; especially to Prof. Dr. Yahdi Zaim and Dr. Agus Tri Hascaryo, who had carried out geological research in the northern part of West Java. Their fi ndings have supported the team in interpreting the relationship between the Subanglarang site and its past geographical surroundings.
About the Authors
L. Yondri
Research Center for Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology, National Research and Innovation Agency
Indonesia
Indonesia
Yondri L. - Senior Researcher
Condet Pejaten No. 4, Pasar Minggu, Jakarta 12510
A. V. Tabarev
Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Tabarev A.V. - Leading Researcher
pr. Akademika Lavrentieva 17, Novosibirsk, 630090
A. N. Popov
Far Eastern Federal University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Popov A.N. - Director, Educational and Scientific Museum
Ayaks 10, Russky Island, Vladivostok, 690922
Rr. Triwurjani
Research Center for Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology, National Research and Innovation Agency
Indonesia
Indonesia
Triwurjani Rr. - Researcher
Condet Pejaten No. 4, Pasar Minggu, Jakarta 12510
D. Y.Y. Umar
Research Center for Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology, National Research and Innovation Agency
Indonesia
Indonesia
Umar D.Y.Y. - Researcher
Condet Pejaten No. 4, Pasar Minggu, Jakarta 12510
P. N. Taniardi
Research Center for Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology, National Research and Innovation Agency
Indonesia
Indonesia
Taniardi P.N. - Junior Researcher
Condet Pejaten No. 4, Pasar Minggu, Jakarta 12510
N. Susilowati
Research Center for Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology, National Research and Innovation Agency
Indonesia
Indonesia
Susilowati N. - Researcher
Condet Pejaten No. 4, Pasar Minggu, Jakarta 12510
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For citations:
Yondri L., Tabarev A.V., Popov A.N., Triwurjani R., Umar D.Y., Taniardi P.N., Susilowati N. A Bronze Age Site on the Northern Coast of West Java. Archaeology, Ethnology & Anthropology of Eurasia. 2024;52(3):75-81. https://doi.org/10.17746/1563-0110.2024.52.3.075-081
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