via Tempo, 17 June 2020: It is difficult to date rock art in general, and in most cases they predate living memory. In Papua, they are so far removed from local memory that hey have been attributed to aliens! The story also includes a bit about the mummies of Kurulu. Article is in Bahasa Indonesia, with thanks to Hari Suroto for the link.
Tentu kisah itu, kabar dari mulut ke mulut warga setempat ataupun turis, yang belum teruji secara ilmiah. Muasalnya, dari lukisan purba di gua Kontitola di Distrik Kurulu, Kabupaten Jayawijaya, Papua.
Gua ini terletak di ketinggian 1.650 meter di atas permukaan laut. Gua Kontilola sudah lama dikenal sebagai destinasi wisata saat musim turis di Lembah Baliem. Gua ini oleh wisatawan dikenal sebagai gua bergambar lukisan alien di dindingnya. Lalu, benarkah itu gambar alien?
Eksplorasi arkeologi oleh Balai Arkeologi Papua di Gua Kontilola, menunjukkan bahwa yang dimaksud gambar alien oleh wisatawan ini, sebenarnya termasuk sebagai rock art atau seni gambar cadas yang dibuat oleh manusia prasejarah. “Gambar alien yang terdapat di Gua Kontilola sesungguhnya merupakan gambar berbentuk manusia. Pada masa prasejarah, teknik menggambar manusia pada masa itu masih sangat sederhana,” kata arkeolog Hari Suroto.
Source: Benarkah Orang Papua Prasejarah Bertemu Alien? – Travel Tempo.co
![This week in Southeast Asian Archaeology: Prambanan gets some renewed attention, Phimai Black pottery surfaces at Mun Bon Dam, and I’m taking a short break next week.⠀
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The featured stories look at the new Indonesia–India conservation project at Prambanan, focusing on the temple complex’s ruined perwara shrines, and a striking Late Prehistoric find in northeast Thailand: a remarkably complete Phimai Black vessel discovered as water levels fell at Mun Bon Dam.⠀
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Temples, pottery, reservoirs, and a little scheduled rest. Back again on 27 July.⠀
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#SoutheastAsianArchaeology #Archaeology #Heritage #Prambanan #Thailand #Indonesia #Cambodia #Vietnam #CulturalHeritage #Substack This week in Southeast Asian Archaeology: Prambanan gets some renewed attention, Phimai Black pottery surfaces at Mun Bon Dam, and I’m taking a short break next week.⠀
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The featured stories look at the new Indonesia–India conservation project at Prambanan, focusing on the temple complex’s ruined perwara shrines, and a striking Late Prehistoric find in northeast Thailand: a remarkably complete Phimai Black vessel discovered as water levels fell at Mun Bon Dam.⠀
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Temples, pottery, reservoirs, and a little scheduled rest. Back again on 27 July.⠀
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Read this week’s newsletter: [link in bio]⠀
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