Harry Octavianus Sofian
Biographic Data
| ID | 72706 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Harry Octavianus Sofian |
| GIVEN NAMES | Harry Octavianus |
| FAMILY NAME | Sofian |
| SIGNATURE | SOFIAN H O |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Research and Innovation Agency |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5427-4803 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 72 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Early Metal Age Dentate-stamped Pottery and Jars in Wallacea: A case of the Goa Topogaro Complex in Central Sulawesi
Dentate-stamped pottery is identified as one of the earliest types of Austronesian pottery found in Maritime Southeast Asia, the Mariana Islands in Micronesia, the Bismark Archipelago, and other islands in Melanesia. Lapita pottery in Melanesia is one of the most famous types of dentate-stamped pottery. Throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, however, this specific type of pottery has currently only been excavated from Northern Luzon in the Philippin…
A Preliminary Compositional Analysis of Metal Samples from Kota Cina
Fifty-five samples selected among the metal finds uncovered during the 2011–2016 Kota Cina excavations have been submitted to a non-destructive analysis using a portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometre. One of the three gold finds analysed yielded results close to those obtained at the end of the 1980s on a corpus of nine gold foils and led to suggest that they did not originate from alluvial deposits. The other two contain only gold and copper i…
History of the west coast of North Sumatra before Barus: Preliminary results of archaeological research at the Bongal settlement site
The Bongal area, near Kota Pandan, in the Tapanuli/Sibolga Bay, has been known to archaeologists since 2001 through the identification of the remains of a Ganeśa stone image. Eighteen years later, archaeologists returned to the same area to examine a large number of chance finds uncovered by local gold washers. Their observations led to undertake systematic excavations in 2021 and 2022. The aim of this article is to introduce the main categories …
The Goa Topogaro complex: Human migration and mortuary practice in Sulawesi during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene
New evidence on the early human occupation in Sumba Islands
Archaeological investigation in the future capital city of Indonesia (IKN) at Sepaku, East Kalimantan
Sumba megalithic tradition: A sustainability perspective
New discoveries of ancient iron smelting sites in Kalimantan
Early modern human migration into Sulawesi and Island adaptation in Wallacea
Maritime migration and island adaptation by anatomically modern humans (AMH) are among the most significant current issues in Southeast Asian archaeology and directly related to their behavioural and technological advancement. In the center of this research hotspot are the Wallacean islands, situated between the Pleistocene landmasses of Sunda and Sahul. Two major migration routes have been suggested for the initial maritime migration from Sunda …
Inferring human activities from the Late Pleistocene to Holocene in Topogaro 2, Central Sulawesi through use-wear analysis
Development of bone and lithic technologies by anatomically modern humans during the late Pleistocene to Holocene in Sulawesi and Wallacea
Stuck within notches: Direct evidence of plant processing during the last glacial maximum to Holocene in North Sulawesi
Island migration and foraging behaviour by anatomically modern humans during the late Pleistocene to Holocene in Wallacea: New evidence from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Traces of Early Austronesian Expansion to East Indonesia? New Discovery of Dentate-Stamped and Lime-Infilled Pottery from Central Sulawesi
This short article report about the new findings of finely made dentate-stamped and lime infilled potteries from the Goa Topogaro site in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Most of them are red-slipped pottery decorated with dentate-stamped, lime infilled, and can be identified as burial potteries as they are excavated with secondly burials of the Early Metal Age possibly dated around 2000-1800 years ago. When comparing these finds with common decorati…
Technological and behavioural complexity in expedient industries: The importance of use-wear analysis for understanding flake assemblages
Expedient lithic technology has been described as unchanging and without or very limited presence of formal tool types. However, this premise seems to limit the discussion on technological and behavioural complexity when studying amorphous flake industries. To address this issue, we employed multi-stage use-wear analysis to identify features that are not detectable through macroscopic approach. Our analysis of chert tools from Leang Sarru, North …
Technological and behavioural complexity in expedient industries: The importance of use-wear analysis for understanding flake assemblages
Expedient lithic technology has been described as unchanging and without or very limited presence of formal tool types. However, this premise seems to limit the discussion on technological and behavioural complexity when studying amorphous flake industries. To address this issue, we employed multi-stage use-wear analysis to identify features that are not detectable through macroscopic approach. Our analysis of chert tools from Leang Sarru, North …
Island migration and foraging behaviour by anatomically modern humans during the late Pleistocene to Holocene in Wallacea: New evidence from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Early modern human migration into Sulawesi and Island adaptation in Wallacea
Maritime migration and island adaptation by anatomically modern humans (AMH) are among the most significant current issues in Southeast Asian archaeology and directly related to their behavioural and technological advancement. In the center of this research hotspot are the Wallacean islands, situated between the Pleistocene landmasses of Sunda and Sahul. Two major migration routes have been suggested for the initial maritime migration from Sunda …
Development of bone and lithic technologies by anatomically modern humans during the late Pleistocene to Holocene in Sulawesi and Wallacea
Inferring human activities from the Late Pleistocene to Holocene in Topogaro 2, Central Sulawesi through use-wear analysis
Traces of Early Austronesian Expansion to East Indonesia? New Discovery of Dentate-Stamped and Lime-Infilled Pottery from Central Sulawesi
This short article report about the new findings of finely made dentate-stamped and lime infilled potteries from the Goa Topogaro site in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Most of them are red-slipped pottery decorated with dentate-stamped, lime infilled, and can be identified as burial potteries as they are excavated with secondly burials of the Early Metal Age possibly dated around 2000-1800 years ago. When comparing these finds with common decorati…
Stuck within notches: Direct evidence of plant processing during the last glacial maximum to Holocene in North Sulawesi
Traces of Early Austronesian Expansion to East Indonesia? New Discovery of Dentate-Stamped and Lime-Infilled Pottery from Central Sulawesi
This short article report about the new findings of finely made dentate-stamped and lime infilled potteries from the Goa Topogaro site in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Most of them are red-slipped pottery decorated with dentate-stamped, lime infilled, and can be identified as burial potteries as they are excavated with secondly burials of the Early Metal Age possibly dated around 2000-1800 years ago. When comparing these finds with common decorati…
Technological and behavioural complexity in expedient industries: The importance of use-wear analysis for understanding flake assemblages
Expedient lithic technology has been described as unchanging and without or very limited presence of formal tool types. However, this premise seems to limit the discussion on technological and behavioural complexity when studying amorphous flake industries. To address this issue, we employed multi-stage use-wear analysis to identify features that are not detectable through macroscopic approach. Our analysis of chert tools from Leang Sarru, North …
Stuck within notches: Direct evidence of plant processing during the last glacial maximum to Holocene in North Sulawesi
Island migration and foraging behaviour by anatomically modern humans during the late Pleistocene to Holocene in Wallacea: New evidence from Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
Inferring human activities from the Late Pleistocene to Holocene in Topogaro 2, Central Sulawesi through use-wear analysis
Development of bone and lithic technologies by anatomically modern humans during the late Pleistocene to Holocene in Sulawesi and Wallacea
Early modern human migration into Sulawesi and Island adaptation in Wallacea
Maritime migration and island adaptation by anatomically modern humans (AMH) are among the most significant current issues in Southeast Asian archaeology and directly related to their behavioural and technological advancement. In the center of this research hotspot are the Wallacean islands, situated between the Pleistocene landmasses of Sunda and Sahul. Two major migration routes have been suggested for the initial maritime migration from Sunda …
The Goa Topogaro complex: Human migration and mortuary practice in Sulawesi during the Late Pleistocene and Holocene
New evidence on the early human occupation in Sumba Islands
Archaeological investigation in the future capital city of Indonesia (IKN) at Sepaku, East Kalimantan
Sumba megalithic tradition: A sustainability perspective
New discoveries of ancient iron smelting sites in Kalimantan
A Preliminary Compositional Analysis of Metal Samples from Kota Cina
Fifty-five samples selected among the metal finds uncovered during the 2011–2016 Kota Cina excavations have been submitted to a non-destructive analysis using a portable X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometre. One of the three gold finds analysed yielded results close to those obtained at the end of the 1980s on a corpus of nine gold foils and led to suggest that they did not originate from alluvial deposits. The other two contain only gold and copper i…
History of the west coast of North Sumatra before Barus: Preliminary results of archaeological research at the Bongal settlement site
The Bongal area, near Kota Pandan, in the Tapanuli/Sibolga Bay, has been known to archaeologists since 2001 through the identification of the remains of a Ganeśa stone image. Eighteen years later, archaeologists returned to the same area to examine a large number of chance finds uncovered by local gold washers. Their observations led to undertake systematic excavations in 2021 and 2022. The aim of this article is to introduce the main categories …
Early Metal Age Dentate-stamped Pottery and Jars in Wallacea: A case of the Goa Topogaro Complex in Central Sulawesi
Dentate-stamped pottery is identified as one of the earliest types of Austronesian pottery found in Maritime Southeast Asia, the Mariana Islands in Micronesia, the Bismark Archipelago, and other islands in Melanesia. Lapita pottery in Melanesia is one of the most famous types of dentate-stamped pottery. Throughout Maritime Southeast Asia, however, this specific type of pottery has currently only been excavated from Northern Luzon in the Philippin…
Archaeology (13 works) · Geography (13 works) · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies (11 works) · Geology (10 works) · Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology (9 works) · Archaeology and ancient environmental studies (7 works) · Paleontology (7 works) · Pleistocene (7 works) · Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies (5 works) · Holocene (5 works)