Penelitian Terpadu Arkeologi di Trowulan #PATI2

KOMPAS, Kamis, 13 September 2012 – Empat perguruan tinggi mengadakan Penelitian Arkeologi Terpadu Indonesia di situs Trowulan, Jawa Timur. Sebanyak 80 mahasiswa dan 20 dosen pengajar akan menggali area baru di kawasan peninggalan Kerajaan Majapahit tersebut.

Penelitian arkeologi terpadu itu melibatkan Universitas Indonesia (UI), Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Udayana, dan Universitas Hasanuddin. Hanya empat perguruan tinggi negeri ini yang memiliki program studi arkeologi. Pihak UI ditunjuk sebagai koordinator penelitian bersama.

Program Penelitian Arkeologi Terpadu Indonesia yang berlangsung 16-29 September itu dibiayai penuh Yayasan Arsari Djojohadikusumo. Tahun 2008, kegiatan serupa pernah dilakukan di situs Trowulan.

Tanpa menyebut jumlah dana yang dianggarkan yayasan tersebut, Heriyanti Untoro, dosen Arkeologi UI yang menjadi wakil ketua pelaksana, Rabu (12/9), mengatakan, penelitian terpadu itu akan menggali sejumlah lokasi baru di area Trowulan. Beberapa temuan yang akan digali adalah lokasi paras kanal di sisi selatan Lantai Segi 6, area sekitar Candi Kedaton (Sumur Upas), situs Nglinguk yang dekat dengan Candi Tikus, dan area halaman Pusat Informasi Majapahit atau Museum Trowulan.

”Penelitian di dasar kanal untuk mengetahui situasi dasar kanal bekas Kerajaan Majapahit,” kata Heriyanti. Area di dekat kanal tersebut telah digali penduduk setempat dan memperlihatkan adanya struktur bata dan temuan pecahan gerabah.

Di Candi Kedaton, peneliti berupaya mencari informasi tentang sistem jaringan air yang selama ini diduga berpusat di Sumur Upas. Sementara di Situs Nglinguk, di belakang perumahan penduduk di sisi selatan jalan menuju ke Candi Tikus, penelitian bertujuan menelusuri temuan bangunan candi andesit dan tembok bata besar yang pernah ditemukan peneliti dari Balai Pelestarian Peninggalan Purbakala Jawa Timur.

Di area halaman Pusat Informasi Majapahit, penelitian sudah sering dilakukan. Namun, hingga saat ini belum pada fase lapisan budaya Majapahit.

”Penggalian berupa test pit di sini diharapkan mendapatkan fenomena arkeologis yang dapat membantu untuk memperkaya pengetahuan situs Trowulan,” ujar Heriyanti.

Selama ini, situs Trowulan merupakan laboratorium besar bagi mahasiswa arkeologi untuk belajar di lapangan sekaligus melakukan penelitian. Karina Arifin dari Laboratorium Arkeologi UI, beberapa waktu lalu, mengatakan, mahasiswa diajar langsung metode penggalian di situs. Ia sudah beberapa kali membawa mahasiswa arkeologi UI ke Trowulan.

”Banyak sekali yang bisa diperoleh mahasiswa di sana,” ungkap Karina.(IND)

 

 

 

Integrated Archaeological Research in Indonesia II Will Be Held Trowulan

Illustration: Excavation in Trowulan (Photo by Google)

Indonesia – Integrated Archaeological Research Indonesia (PATI) The second is a continuation of the first PATI activities held on July 29 to August 10, 2008 at Trowulan, East Java. As in PATI I, II PATI activities also followed by universities in Indonesia which has a course of archeology, namely the University of Indonesia (UI), Gadjah Mada University (UGM), University of Udayana (unud), and the University of Hasanuddin (UNHAS).

PATI II activities are also held at this time Trowulan on 16 to 29 September 2012. Acting as a coordinator is UI. PATI PATI activities I and II was held thanks to the full support of the Foundation Arsari Djojohadikusumo.

The main objective is to become an arena PATI learning and refining theories and methods that have been held by the teachers and students of archeology from the four universities. In addition, it also aims to strengthen relationships and foster a sense of community among the faculty and students of archeology throughout Indonesia.

The specific objective of research in PATI II activities were:

• Deepen understanding of the Majapahit civilization in order to obtain an overview of the history of Majapahit culture more widely, especially regarding the position and function of water sources and networks in the city of Majapahit.
• Clarifying the concept of the sacred system of the building on the site in the days of the Majapahit kingdom Trowulan (century 14-15).

The location of PATI II research activities are:

• In the sandstone channel on the south side of the site Segi Floor 6, the research to find out the basic situation of the canal, because there have been excavated nearby locals who reveal a structure of brick and shards of pottery findings are pretty much local.
• In the area around the temple Kedaton (Well Upas), an advanced research PATI I to know the hypothesized water network system centered at the Well Upas.
• Site Nglinguk, behind the residential population in the south side of the road leading to the Rat Temple. This area has really stirred by brick-making workshop, many brick structure that was destroyed in a brick workshop activities. The study aims to explore the findings of the temple andesite and large brick wall that was found in previous studies BP3 East Java.
• In the area of ​​Majapahit Information Center page or Trowulan Museum. Research in these areas is often done, but until now unknown phases Majapahit cultural layers. Excavations here in the form of test pits are expected to obtain archaeological phenomena that can help to enrich the knowledge Trowulan site.

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