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Metallurgy, Southeast Asian (Glossary)
Friday, March 24, 2006 Metallurgy, Southeast Asian (Glossary) Southeast Asian metallurgy has been a source of controversy since the early dating of metal technology in places like Ban Chiang and Non Nok Tha in Thailand. Thermoluminescence dating of pottery associated with eight bronze bracelets discovered by N. Suthiragsa revealed dates between 5000 and 4500 BCE. […]
SPICE MERCHANTS AND SEA KINGS
Spice merchants and Sea Kings The early term for “merchant” in Austronesian is *dagang (Dempwolff) and this word is very similar to one of the terms for “ocean.” That the word for merchant might be derived from the word for ocean would make sense in light of archaeological evidence showing the earliest Nusantao trade involved coastal shell tools traded […]
MANDALA AND FRACTAL THINKING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Mandala and fractal thinking in Southeast Asia and the Pacific The term “mandala” is often used in scholarly literature to describe the polities, the temple architecture and other aspects of Southeast Asian culture. The same word could be extended into the cultures of the Pacific where both mandala and fractal types of thinking also prevail.A […]
MANDALA AND FRACTAL THINKING IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
The term “mandala” is often used in scholarly literature to describe the polities, the temple architecture and other aspects of Southeast Asian culture. The same word could be extended into the cultures of the Pacific where both mandala and fractal types of thinking also prevail. A mandala again, in this analysis, is a way of […]
Minat pada Budaya Megalitikum (Batu Besar)
Ridwan Hutagalung (GeoTrack Indonesia) Minat terhadap kebudayaan batu besar ternyata belumlah lama berkembang. Di Eropa minat ini tumbuh pada abad 19, antara lain datang dari James Fergusson (1872) yg mempertanyakan fungsi dan usia batu2 besar dan kasar yg ditemukan di berbagai tempat, mulai dari Eropa, Asia, hingga kawasan Pasifik. Setelah itu, banyak penelitian lain seperti […]
Inilah 10 Peradaban Dunia yang Jarang Kita Ketahui dan Lenyap Dengan Misterius
Pengantar Redaksi Bayt al-Hikmah Institute: Peradaban Lemuria dan Atlantis adalah mendahului semua itu. Referensi ttg Lemuria dan Atlantis dapat dilacak kepada manuskrip & kitab-kitab suci dan artifact kuno peradaban Mohenjo Daro-Harappa, Mesir, Sumeria & Mesopotamia, Babylonia, Indian Maya & Aztek, Peradaban Jomon Jepang, dll. Dari Kajian lintas peradaban itulah Prof. santos menyimpulkan bahwa Lemuria dan […]
Temuan Baru: Bahan Bakar Air Seni (Urin)
Di tengah gonjang ganjing harga bahan bakar minyak (BBM) di Indonesia, ada kabar mengejutkan dari Belanda. Negeri Kincir Angin itu bersiap menggantikan bahan bakar dari minyak bumi (BBM) dengan bahan bakar dari air seni atau urin. Kok bisa?
MENGENAL SITUS PURBAKALA DI PUGUNG RAHARJO LAMPUNG
MENGENAL BENDA PURBAKALA DI SITUS PUGUNG RAHARJO Taman Purbakala Pugung Raharjo mempunyai luas kurang lebih hampir 30 hektar. Dari kota bandar lampung, lokasi tempat budaya bersejarah ini berjarak sekitar 42 kilometer, terletak di Kecamatan Sekampung Udik, Kabupaten Lampung Timur. Taman purbakala ini, merupakan peninggalan jaman nenek moyang berasal dari dua tradisi, yakni Megalitik dan Klasik. […]
Subhanallah, Inilah Mukjizat Alquran tetang Mengembangnya Alam Semesta
Jumat, 06 April 2012, 15:34 WIB sciencemuseum.org.uk Benda langit yang akan menabrak bumi (ilustrasi). Berita Terkait Subhanallah, Inilah Mukjizat Alquran tentang Kadar Hujan Subhanallah, Awan Menyerupai Lafadz Allah Menggegerkan Warga Depok Subhanallah, Inilah Mukjizat Alquran tentang Pemisahan Langit dan Bumi Subhanallah, Inilah Mukjizat Alquran tentang Garis Edar Tata Surya Subhanallah, Inilah Mukjizat Alquran tentang […]
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