Technology and raw material sources of pottery from Mulyosari Site based on petrographic analysis

Teknologi dan sumber bahan gerabah Situs Mulyosari berdasarkan analisis petrografi

Authors

  • Putri Novita Taniardi Regional Agency for Archaeological Research in D.I. Yogyakarta Province
  • Anggara Nandiwardhana Association of Indonesian Archaeologists
  • Maulana Ainul Yaqin Alumni of Universitas Gadjah Mada
  • Citra Iqliyah Darojah Association of Indonesian Archaeologists
DOI     10.30883/jba.v41i1.610

Keywords:

Pottery, Mulyosari Site, Petrography, Material source, Technology

Abstract

Since the research in 2018 until 2019, pottery sherds are the most dominant artifact from Mulyosari megalithic site amongst other. Hence, analysis conducted towards pottery directly associated with the megaliths are important. Petrographic analysis that was applied in this research is aiming to understand the technology and the material source of pottery at Mulyosari Site. It is necessary to know whether the pottery is locally made or imported from other region. Petrographic analysis was carried out to several excavated pottery samples. All the samples were not randomly chosen; instead they were based on specific character of pottery sherds. The result of analysis shows that the source of pottery material located within geological formation of researched area comprises Sukamade, Merubetiri, Batu Ampar, and Merubetiri limestone. The result of analysis also shows advanced pottery making technology using spinning wheel and open firing at 400 Celsius degrees.

Abstrak

Fragmen gerabah merupakan temuan hasil ekskavasi di Situs Mulyosari yang paling dominan di antara temuan lainnya sejak tahun 2018 hingga tahun 2019. Oleh karena itu, analisis fragmen gerabah perlu dilakukan terutama yang berasosiasi langsung dengan struktur megalitik. Analisis petrografi yang diterapkan dalam penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui teknologi dan sumber bahan fragmen gerabah. Analisis diperlukan untuk mengetahui apakah gerabah tersebut dibuat secara lokal atau didatangkan dari luar. Analisis dilakukan pada sejumlah sampel gerabah dari kotak ekskavasi. Sampel dipilih tidak secara acak, namun berdasarkan kriteria khusus. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa sumber bahan yang digunakan dalam pembuatan gerabah berada di dalam formasi geologi wilayah penelitian yakni, formasi Sukamade, Merubetiri, Batu Ampar, dan Anggota batugamping Merubetiri. Selain itu, hasil analisis juga menunjukan teknologi pembuatan gerabah yang tergolong maju, yakni dengan roda putar dan pembakaran terbuka pada suhu mencapai 400 derajat Celsius.

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Technology and raw material sources of pottery from Mulyosari Site based on petrographic analysis

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2021-05-30

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Taniardi, P. N., Nandiwardhana, A., Ainul Yaqin, M., & Iqliyah Darojah, C. (2021). Technology and raw material sources of pottery from Mulyosari Site based on petrographic analysis. Berkala Arkeologi, 41(1), 15–34. https://doi.org/10.30883/jba.v41i1.610

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