Buni Archaeological Site - 500 Years BC

Kong Sakiyudin Kuncen Situs Buni

Bekasi (DreamLandLibrary) - South Cikarang - West Java Governor Ahmad Heryawan appealed to the Regent of Bekasi to protect the Buni Site. According to him, historical sites owned by each region must be legally protected by the Regional Government. "All historical sites must be protected regardless of their form," he explained yesterday, after visiting the Serang Market.

University of Indonesia archaeologist Ali Akbar said, to resolve the polemic that took place at the Buni Site, research methodologically research should be conducted immediately based on the Cultural Heritage Law No. 11 of 2010.

Ali Akbar said, the Buni site does have important historical value. In fact, the Buni Site was a late prehistoric era of 500 BC where people were already familiar with metals, bronze axes, farming, exchanging gold goods and jewelry. But not familiar with the writing. Meanwhile, the Tarumanegara period in 700 AD

'' The distance between the Buni culture and the Tarumanegara era is around 1200 years. "The final prehistoric period, the human neolithic era is homo erectus," he explained.

He himself claimed to have made a book called Prehistoric Period in Jakarta and Surrounding Areas, which was published in 2007. This book, the results of extavation and a number of research he did.

’’ In the book I wrote, there is also about Site Buni. "I have proven that there are indeed similarities with Batujaya Temple in terms of the pottery found," he concluded. (sam)

Original Title; "Governor: Regent Must Protect Site Buni" Source: http://www.radar-bekasi.com/?p=62076

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