The Role of Beads, Past to Present

 The Role of Beads, Past to Present

Beads are objects that are often found in human life. Findings of beads are found all over the world, including Indonesia. Many beads are found in archaeological research because of the relatively strong durability of these objects. Objects made of stone or glass are not easily decomposed by nature. Beads are small granular objects from seeds, eggshells, merjan, shells, bones, ivory, glass, metal or rock that are given holes and strung into jewelry (Permana, 2016: 206).

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These small beads have a variety of different types and functions because beads have value in their use. Beads have a beauty or artistic value because they are often used as jewelry, which in turn signifies the social strata of an individual. Beads in certain communities are considered to have magical (sacred) value to repel reinforcements or as amulets (amulets), and are often used in traditional ceremonial processions. In addition, beads are unique objects, they can be made from simple materials such as strung shells or with a complicated process. This is because humans are familiar with how to control fire (pyrotechnology) so that they can produce beads made from glass or metal with better quality.

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 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 b...
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