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Late Prehistoric Burial System in South Sulawesi

ELS Journal on Interdisciplinary Studies in Humanities · Vol. 1 No. 2 (2018) · pp. 134–144

DOI
10.34050/els-jish.v1i2.4371
ISSN
2621-0835, 2621-0843
Published
2018-06-26
Publisher
Hasanuddin University
Language
en

Abstract

This paper describes the forms of prehistoric burials in South Sulawesi. The results of this study indicate that there are different forms of burial has been known since the Neolithic period to ethnography period. The burial forms such as direct burial without the use of container, burial directly or indirectly by using containers. The container to be used such as a rock (stone coffin, gravel pit, stone carving), wood (erong, duni, allung, passilliran), ceramics (balubu, bowl, jar), or simply wrapped with a cloth or mat. Grave orientation is generally east-west or toward the sacred mountain, in accordance with their beliefs. The burial of corpses is accompanied by a burial tomb various provisions, such as ceramics, objects of metal (gold, copper and bronze), beads and bracelets. The patterned pre-Islamic burial system is still life in certain communities, for example various forms tomb in Tana Toraja and even in the early Islamic period.

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  • Universitas Halu Oleo
  • Hasanuddin University
  • State University of Semarang
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Wa Ode PilianaUniversitas Halu Oleo2
Nurdiana A Nurdiana AUniversitas Halu Oleo2
Saipa SaipaUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Roslindah Daeng SiangUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Irdam RianiUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Azwar SidiqUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Utama Kurnia PangerangUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Sjamsu Alam LawelleUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Sarini YusufUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Budiyanto BudiyantoUniversitas Halu Oleo1
Inra LukmanaAffiliation unknown1
Diana DianaState University of Semarang1
Khadijah Thahir MudaAffiliation unknown1
Yadi MulyadiAffiliation unknown1
Abdullah AbdullahAffiliation unknown1
Andi Muhammad AkhmarAffiliation unknown1
Andi JusdiAffiliation unknown1
Darfin DarfinAffiliation unknown1

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Metadata source: OAI-PMH (metadata jurnal) https://journal.unhas.ac.id/index.php/jish/oai, first harvested 3 Nov 2026, last seen 8 Nov 2026.
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