Tomb Architecture

A Phase of Cultural Development of Bantaeng People in South Sulawesi

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10.2991/assehr.k.220408.014How to use a DOI?

Keywords

Tomb architecture; Islamization; Culture

Abstract

Bantaeng is one of the areas in eastern Indonesia, precisely in South Sulawesi Province known as Butta Toa or the oldest land, the claim as an old area is supported by archaeological evidence from prehistoric times to history. The existence of Bantaeng in the historical era is evidenced by the existence of a kingdom that in the seventeenth centuries AD made Islam as the official religion of the kingdom. Traces of Islamization in Bantaeng can be proven by the existence of ancient tombs found inland and coastal areas. Ancient tombs as remains of material culture become objects of archaeological study that can reveal various meanings, including the development of a society’s culture. Through archaeological research that applies a qualitative approach, the diversity of architectural forms of the tomb has been identified which is characterized by the attributes of stringed jirat, stone chest, variety of gunungan, statue headstone, and flora and calligraphy decorative motifs. The architecture of the tomb shows the phases of cultural development of the Bantaeng people starting from pre-Islamic, the beginning of Islamization and the period of Islam as the official religion of the kingdom. The results of this study show that the cultural development of the Bantaeng community is a continuation of the pre-Islamic tradition. During the Islamic period, the culture of the people experienced rapid development, it can be seen from the architecture of ancient tombs. The mixing of pre-Islamic culture, local people’s way of life, and Islamic culture produces a hybrid tomb architecture.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Makmur Makmur
AU  - Yadi Mulyadi
AU  - Hasanuddin Hasanuddin
AU  - Muhlis Hadrawi
AU  - Nila Kalsum
AU  - Ade Sahroni
AU  - Lucas Wattimena
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/04/27
TI  - Tomb Architecture
BT  - Proceedings of the 9th Asbam International Conference (Archeology, History, & Culture In The Nature of Malay) (ASBAM 2021)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 102
EP  - 109
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220408.014
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220408.014
ID  - Makmur2022
ER  -