Past Beads
Past Beads
Archaeologists found many beads in different contexts, such as those found on Kampai Island, Sumatra. When it was discovered 1797 beads were thought to be one of the places of storage. The finding of beads with a large quantity, namely 768 items, was also found at the Pangkung Paruk Site, Buleleng, Bali. It is thought to have been a burial stock because it was found at the burial site.
Another finding from Anyer, Banten, which is a provision for the grave because it is associated with a grave, is the case with the discovery of beads in Gilimanuk, Bali which coincides with a grave without a container or a container / sarcophagus. The beads are placed in several parts of the frame such as the neck, wrists, waist and ankles (Yuliati, 2012: 4-5). The find of beads is not always a large number. Some were also found in small numbers, such as at the Kramat and Kelapa Dua sites, Jakarta. At the two sites each, only two were found. Another case with the Buni Site, Bekasi. Many beads were found on the site. However, it is difficult to carry out an in-depth analysis because there are many illegal excavations by residents. It is even traded so that it is difficult to see the context.
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Beads are also widespread in eastern Indonesia, such as in Papua. It is thought that the glass beads in Papua originate from trade contacts with China or from other industries in the archipelago. The oldest beads in Papua were found at the Yamokho Site (Sentani) through excavation in the IX century AD (1253 ± 43 BP) based on laboratory dating of The University of Waikato (Mahmud, 2014: 130).
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