Buni culture

Buni culture
Map showing the extent of the Buni culture
Areas of Buni culture
Geographical rangeWest Java
Datesc. 400 BC–100 AD

The Buni culture is a prehistoric clay pottery culture that flourished in coastal northern West Java, Jakarta and Banten around 400 BC to 100 AD[1] and probably survived until 500 AD.[2] The culture was named after its first discovered archaeological site, Buni village in Babelan, Bekasi, east of Jakarta.

The Buni culture is known for its peculiar pottery with incised, geometrical decorations, and the fact that it yielded the first Indian rouletted wares recorded from Southeast Asia.[3] Clay potteries were later developed with evidence found in Anyer to Cirebon.[4] Artifacts such as food and drink containers, dated from 400 BC to AD 100 have been found, mostly as burial gifts.[1]

  1. ^ a b Zahorka, Herwig (2007). The Sunda Kingdoms of West Java, From Tarumanagara to Pakuan Pajajaran with Royal Center of Bogor, Over 1000 Years of Propsperity and Glory. Yayasan cipta Loka Caraka.
  2. ^ "Batujaya Temple complex listed as national cultural heritage". The Jakarta Post. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. ^ Manguin, Pierre-Yves and Agustijanto Indrajaya (2006). The Archaeology of Batujaya (West Java, Indonesia):an Interim Report, in Uncovering Southeast Asia's past. NUS Press. ISBN 9789971693510.
  4. ^ Manguin, Pierre-Yves; Mani, A.; Wade, Geoff (2011). Early Interactions Between South and Southeast Asia: Reflections on Cross-cultural Exchange. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. ISBN 9789814345101.

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