BENTUK KEHIDUPAN MANUSIA PRASEJARAH DI SITUS YOMOKHO (Prehistoric living in the Yomokho Site)

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Hari Suroto
Erlin N. Idje Djami

Abstract

Folklore that the Sentani people believe about the migration of their ancestors from Papua New Guinea who chose Yomokho Hill as an initial settlement, it is necessary to do research related to prehistoric human life forms on the Yomokho site. The purpose of this paper is to find out the prehistoric human life forms on the Yomokho Site. Methods of data collection are library studies, interviews, land surface surveys, excavations. Data analysis is artefactual analysis, contextual analysis, and XRD analysis. The prehistoric forms of human life on the Yomokho Site based on artifacts, ecophysics and the environmental context around the site indicate that they live hunting, fishing and gathering sago.
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Cerita rakyat yang dipercaya Suku Sentani tentang migrasi nenek moyang mereka dari Papua New Guinea yang memilih Bukit Yomokho sebagai pemukiman awal, maka perlu dilakukan penelitian yang berkaitan dengan bentuk kehidupan manusia prasejarah di situs Yomokho. Tujuan penulisan ini untuk mengetahui bentuk kehidupan manusia prasejarah di Situs Yomokho. Metode pengumpulan data yaitu studi pustaka, wawancara, survei permukaan tanah, ekskavasi. Analisis data yaitu analisis artefaktual, analisis kontekstual, dan analisis XRD. Bentuk kehidupan manusia prasejarah di Situs Yomokho berdasarkan artefak, ekofak serta konteks lingkungan sekitar situs menunjukkan bahwa mereka hidup berburu, mencari ikan dan meramu sagu.

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Suroto, H. ., & Djami, E. N. I. . (2018). BENTUK KEHIDUPAN MANUSIA PRASEJARAH DI SITUS YOMOKHO (Prehistoric living in the Yomokho Site). Jurnal Penelitian Arkeologi Papua Dan Papua Barat, 10(2), 169-177. https://doi.org/10.24832/papua.v10i2.260
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