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PERILAKU KONSUMSI KERANG OLEH MASYARAKAT PESISIR DESA HALERMAN, ALOR BARAT DAYA, NUSA TENGGARA TIMUR
Exploitation of aquatic resources has been carried out since the time of hunting and gathering food. Aquatic resources are generally exploited by communities or people living in coastal areas. One area that still exploits aquatic resources is Halerman Village, Alor Barat Daya Regency. People who live on the coast use marine resources as food, one of which is shellfish. The most shellfish that widely exploited is Haliotidae. Research question brought in this article is how shellfish consumption behavior of people in Halerman Village is. The purpose of this research is to record shellfish consumption behavior of people in Halerman Village. The research method used was in the form of observation and interviews regarding all stages of shellfish exploitation conducted by Alor coastal communities in Halerman Village. The use of shellfish is closely related to the consumption behaviors of the community which consists of the search for shellfish carried out during periods of low tide when the intertidal area is exposed. When collecting the shellfish, people use various equipment such as iron, wood, stone, baskets and buckets. The method of processing is done by gouging, burning, boiling, cooking with spices and breaking the shell using stones or other hard tools. Shellfish processing in archaeological assemblages can be demonstrated by the presence of breakage and/or burning patterns on the shell remains. These experimental and ethno-archaeological observations can be used as a reference for understanding the behaviour that resulted in the formation of shells in archaeological deposits. Pemanfaatan sumber daya akuatik telah dilakukan sejak masa berburu dan mengumpulkan makanan. Sumber daya akuatik pada umumnya dieksploitasi oleh komunitas atau masyarakat yang tinggal di wilayah pesisir. Salah satu daerah yang masih melakukan eksploitasi sumber daya akuatik yaitu Desa Halerman, Kabupaten Alor Barat Daya. Masyarakat yang bertempat tinggal di pesisir memanfaatkan sumber daya laut sebagai bahan pangan, salah satunya kerangkerangan. Salah satu jenis kerang yang banyak dieksploitasi yaitu Haliotidae. Rumusan masalah penelitian yaitu bagaimana perilaku konsumsi kerang masyarakat Desa Halerman. Tujuan Penelitian untuk mendokumentasikan perilaku konsumsi kerang masyarakat Desa Halerman. Metode penelitian yang digunakan berupa observasi partisipasi dan wawancara yang dilakukan kepada masyarakat pesisir Alor di Desa Halerman. Pemanfaatan kerang erat kaitannya dengan perilaku konsumsi masyarakat yang terdiri dari waktu pencarian kerang, cara pemilihan dan proses pengambilan, alat yang digunakan serta cara pengolahan kerang. Waktu pencarian kerang dilakukan meting surut (air laut surut) pada saat area intertidal terbuka. Jenis kerang yang dikonsumsi pada umumnya jenis kerang yang hidup di area low dan middle intertidal, akan tetapi salah satu jenis yang paling banyak dicari merupakan jenis kerang abalone (Haliotidae), alat yang digunakan untuk mencari kerang berupa besi, kayu, batu, keranjang dan ember. Cara pengolahan yang dilakukan dengan cara dicungkil, dibakar, direbus, dimasak bersama bumbu dan dipecahkan cangkangnya menggunakan batu atau alat keras lainnya. Pola pecah atau bekas pembakaran pada cangkang kerang dapat menjadi referensi untuk penelitian arkeologi yang berkaitan dengan pola kerusakan cangkang kerang pada deposit arkeologi
Pemanfaatan sumber daya alam masa prasejarah berdasarkan temuan arkeologis Gua Arca, Pulau Kangean, Jawa Timur
This paper discusses the exploration and utilization of natural resources by a cave-dwelling community. Data was obtained from the excavation at Gua Arca site in Kangean Island, Sumenep, East Java. The results from ecofact analysis and micro-botanical residue analysis on artifacts show the adaptation pattern of the inhabitants of this island by optimizing the exploration of terrestrial and marine resources. During the early occupancy period of c. 6000 BP, there was a fairly dominant use of terrestrial resources, indicated by open forest animal remains, such as Cervidae, Bovidae, Macaca sp., as well as small animals, such as Cercopithecidae, Rodentia, and Varanidae. In the later period of c. 900 BP, the exploitation of natural resources shifted to marine resources, which mainly from the mangrove forest and intertidal zones. Plant utilization was indicated by the presence of wild bananas, wild rice, coconuts, tubers, and the intensive use of Zingiberaceae plants.Tulisan ini membahas tentang eksplorasi dan pemanfaatan sumber daya alam oleh penghuni gua. Data yang digunakan dalam tulisan ini adalah hasil ekskavasi situs Gua Arca di Pulau Kangean, Sumenep, Jawa Timur. Metode yang digunakan deskriptif dengan analisis ekofak dan analisis residu mikrobotani pada artefak. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan adanya pola adaptasi dari penghuni pulau ini, dengan melakukan eksplorasi maksimal terhadap sumber daya alam di darat dan laut. Pada periode awal hunian sekitar 6000 BP, terjadi pemanfaatan sumber daya darat yang cukup dominan berupa binatang dengan habitat hutan terbuka, yaitu Cervidae, Bovidae, Macaca sp., dan binatang kecil seperti Cercopithecidae, Rodentia dan Varanidae. Pada periode setelahnya, sekitar 900 BP, terjadi perubahan pemanfaatan sumber daya alam. Pemanfaatan sumber daya laut menjadi lebih dominan, yang sebagian besar diperoleh dari lingkungan perairan mangrove dan daerah pasang surut. Tumbuhan yang dimanfaatkan antara lain pisang liar, padi liar, kelapa, umbi, dan penggunaan intensif tanaman Zingiberacea
Kisar and the Archaeology of Small Islands in the Wallacean Archipelago
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Kisar and the Archaeology of Small Islands in the Wallacean Archipelago
The occupation of small islands presents particular challenges for people largely related to limited terrestrial resources and susceptibility to natural disasters. Nevertheless, the challenges and risks inherent in maintaining stable populations on small islands can be offset or overcome through the use of maritime technologies and exchange networks. The archaeology of Here Sorot Entapa rockshelter (HSE) on Kisar Island in the Wallacean Archipelago provides an unparalleled record for examining these issues in Southeast Asia. Kisar is the smallest of the Wallacean islands known to have a Pleistocene occupation record, and one of the smallest permanently inhabited today. Our results indicate that Here Sorot Entapa was first occupied in the terminal Pleistocene by people with advanced maritime technology who made extensive use of local marine resources and engaged in social connections with other islands through an obsidian exchange network. As a result, populations appear to have been maintained on the island for approximately 6,000 years. In the early Holocene occupation at HSE ceased for unknown reasons, and the site was not reoccupied until the mid-Holocene, during which time a major change in the lithic resources can be observed and the exchange network appears to have ceased.Australian Research Council [FL120100156]; Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage [CE170100015]
Earliest known funerary rites in Wallacea after the last glacial maximum
The insular region of Wallacea has become a focal point for studying Pleistocene human ecological and cultural adaptations in island environments, however, little is understood about early burial traditions during the Pleistocene. Here we investigate maritime interactions and burial practices at Ratu Mali 2, an elevated coastal cave site on the small island of Kisar in the Lesser Sunda Islands of eastern Indonesia dated to 15,500–3700 cal. BP. This multidisciplinary study demonstrates extreme marine dietary adaptations, engagement with an extensive exchange network across open seas, and early mortuary practices. A flexed male and a female, interred in a single grave with abundant shellfish and obsidian at Ratu Mali 2 by 14.7 ka are the oldest known human burials in Wallacea with established funerary rites. These findings highlight the impressive flexibility of our species in marginal environments and provide insight into the earliest known ritualised treatment of the dead in Wallacea