CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF KALIMANTAN TENGAH AND KALIMANTAN SELATAN

During 1993-2010, over 75 archaeological sites in the Provinces of Kalimantan Tengah and Kalimantan Selatan have been extensively investigated. The archaeological evidences provide significant information on prehistoric occupation, Austronesia Diasporas and burial tradition, development of Indic and Chinese culture, river catchment and swamp settlement, Islamic and colonial architecture, urban planning and cemetery, colonial fortification system, ceramic trade, pottery and metalworking tradition and underwater archaeology. Nevertheless, archaeological characteristics between the two regions indicate distinctiveness; Kalimantan Tengah present more information on the continued prehistoric mortuary tradition, whereas Kalimantan Selatan relates to the development of Islamic culture under the hegemony of the Sultanate of Banjar and Dutch occupation.