Pottery of Fort Kuta Lubuk, Non-European Goods in European Fort

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10.2991/assehr.k.220408.012How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Malaka Straits; Lamreh Aceh Besar beach; Fort Kuta Lubuk; pottery

Abstract

This paper presents the existence of the Portuguese fort of Kuta Lubuk. It reveals the artifacts buried and indicates whether the European fort’s architecture resembles the artifacts left behind. Fort Kuta Lubuk is located on Lamreh beach, Aceh Besar, Aceh, located on the edge of the Strait of Malacca at the northern end of Sumatera Island, built during the Sultanate of Aceh in the 17th century. Around the Straits of Malacca and the Indian Ocean is a strategic location for trade shipping. Muslim traders have visited the northern coast of Aceh from Arabia, the Middle East, Indian, Chinese, and European traders. Apart from being a stopover and port, it is also a place for the growth of Islamic kingdoms such as Lamuri and Aceh. Fort Kuta Lubuk is a cultural heritage with European characteristics, traces of competition in the world of trading shipping around the Malacca Strait. This paper uses archaeological methods with survey and excavation techniques. The survey was conducted to observe the fort’s architecture and the archaeological remains around it, while the excavation collected data buried in it. Excavation results obtained the findings of pottery fragments associated with ceramics. Fort Kuta Lubuk is a fortress with European characteristics, while pottery artifacts used for daily needs between the fort and pottery are not comparable. The incomparability between fort architecture and pottery because there is an older cultural layer before the arrival of the Portuguese.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Libra Hari Inagurasi
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/04/27
TI  - Pottery of Fort Kuta Lubuk, Non-European Goods in European Fort
BT  - Proceedings of the 9th Asbam International Conference (Archeology, History, & Culture In The Nature of Malay) (ASBAM 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 86
EP  - 92
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220408.012
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220408.012
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