Ancient Coastal Settlements in South Sumatra

Research carried out by the National Centre for Archaeological Research (Puslitarkenas) on the east coast of the South Sumatra Province is part of a series of long-term research on the history of Śrīvijaya in Sumatra. Until 2010, research focused on the southern part of the Sugihan river system, then research moved toward its northern part, especially in the villages of Margomulyo and Sugihwaras in the subdistrict of Muara Sugihan, itself belonging to the regency of Banyuasin. Excavations conducted at Margomulyo yielded remains of stilts, boat remains and fragmentary paddles, fragments of braided cords made of sugar palm fibres, earthenware, ceramic, and glass shards. Excavations undertaken at Sugihwaras yielded the same types of finds, as well as a wooden figurine, a wooden architectural ornament, three metal finds, and a relatively large number of faunal remains. Based on the ceramic finds and radiocarbon datings, both sites can be provisionnaly dated between the ninth/tenth and the sixteenth/seventeenth centuries CE

Archaeology · Geography · Human settlement · Geology · Oceanography · Pacific and Southeast Asian Studies

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