Reconstruction of Socioeconomic Life Cave Habitation of Mesolithic in Karts Area 'Bukit Bangkai', Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan: Archaeological Study of Mesolithic Industry and Kitchenmidden

摘要

Based on the old paradigm of reconstruction of prehistoric human socio-economic life is based on technological conceptions, so that the reconstruction of the socio-cultural life of the prehistoric times is less humanistic and does not prioritize the human dimension. In reconstructing past human life including socio-economic life, in order to prioritize the human and humanist dimensions, using a new paradigm, namely is called the paradigm of the living livelihood system. In the context of this paradigm, the reconstruction of socio-economic life is divided into several stages. The stages in question are the stages of hunting and gathering food at a simple, advanced level, planting period and the bronze-iron age. Reconstruction of the socio-economic life of mesolithic dwelling cave in Bukit Bangkai, South Kalimantan, entered the stage of advanced hunting and gathering. Reconstruction at this stage, based on the findings of the distribution of cave wall paintings, mesolithic industry and remains of foods in kitchenmidden. The newness of this research is to find the latest data on the stages of mesolithic culture in South Kalimantan mainly in the southeastern region of the Meratus Karts Mountains which have not been reported in previous studies. The findings of this study are expected to be able to complement the cultural process of a simple (paleolithik) hunting period to an advanced hunting and gathering period in South Kalimantan.