Ref ID:	32666
Ref Type:	Journal Article
Authors:	Bulbeck, F. David Nasruddin
Title:	Recent insights on the chronology and ceramics of the Kalumpang site complex, south Sulawesi, Indonesia
Date:	2002
Source:	Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association
Notes:	Proceedings of the 16th Congress of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association, Melaka, Malaysia, 1 to 7 July 1998.
Abstract:	Radiocarbon dates from Minanga Sipakko place its Neolithic occupation between 2500 and 3000 years BP, and increase the likelihood that Kamassi had direct links with Neolithic Taiwan in excess of 3000 years ago. These two Kalumpang sites usefully represent the interlude between Indonesia's colonisation by maritime-oriented Neolithic farmers, and subsequent population expansion during the Palaeometallic. Around 20% of Kalumpang potsherds are slipped, about 5% are decorated, while jars, covers, boxes and cylindrical vessels are represented at both sites. All of the main decorative elements observed at Minanga Sipakko have been illustrated in publications of Kamassi pottery. Both sites present a rich array of polished stone tools which probably reflects the local abundance of stone suitable for polishing, but with poor flaking properites. The potential and problems of using lexical items reconstructed from Austronesian historical linguistics in understanding human adaptation at Kalumpang are discussed.
Date Created:	4/2/2003
Volume:	22
Page Start:	83
Page End:	99