The Cultural Legacy of Makassar Stone in East Timor
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McWilliam, Andrew; Bulbeck, F David; Brockwell, Celia (Sally); O'Connor, Susan
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During research on the archaeology and ethnohistory of fortified settlements in East Timor, a series of old graves was recorded with masonry features that local Timorese referred to as 'Makassar stone' (M: Batu Makassar, or Makassar mataru in the Fataluku vernacular). Oral histories of Fataluku-speaking communities associate the grave styles with traders from Sulawesi who developed a major maritime network from the late sixteenth century. While the stone used in the Timorese graves is clearly...[Show more]
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Date published: | 2012 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/62596 |
Source: | Asia Pacific Journal of Anthropology, The |
DOI: | 10.1080/14442213.2012.674054 |
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