Stone Nutcrackers and Other Recent Finds of Lithic Industry in Interior Northeastern Kalimantan.
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THE SARAWAK MUSEUM JOURNAL |
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Title :
Stone Nutcrackers and Other Recent Finds of Lithic Industry in Interior Northeastern Kalimantan. |
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Author :
Bernard Sellato |
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Abstract:
This paper focuses on one unusual type of stone artefact- a conical sandstone implement with a flat base displaying a depression- that I call concave pounder. Three such implements were recently found in Long Pujungan District, Bulungan Regency, East Kalimantan. Similar artefacts were collected by Tom Harrisson, first around 1950 and again later, in the Kerayan District, and in the Kelabit highlands and adjacent areas of Sarawak, and identified as sago pounders. A revision of this interpretation is proposed, leading to the suggestion that they were nutcrackers. Their antiquity and ethno-cultural ascription are then discussed in the light of recent historical studies and finds of lithic industry in Long Pujungan District.
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How to cite:
Bernard Sellato. (1996). Stone Nutcrackers and Other Recent Finds of Lithic Industry in Interior Northeastern Kalimantan. The Sarawak Museum Journal, L (71): 39-68 |
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