RAGAM BENTUK ARTEFAK KAYU SITUS CINDAI ALUS, KABUPATEN BANJAR, KALIMANTAN SELATAN (THE FORMS OF WOODEN ARTIFACTS FROM CINDAI ALUS, IN THE REGENCY OF BANJAR, SOUTH KALIMANTAN PROVINCE)

Abstract

Sebagai pulau yang memiliki wilayah hutan yang luas, Kalimantan kaya akan sumberdaya hayati berupa kayu. Kayu dimanfaatkan oleh masyarakat guna menunjang kegiatan dan keperluan sehari-hari hingga sekarang. Pemanfaatan kayu sebagai alat tampaknya telah dimulai sejak masa lampau. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan ragam data arkeologi dari kayu (artefak kayu) dan fungsinya, yang ditemukan di situs pemukiman kuno Cindai Alus, Kabupaten Banjar, Kalimantan Selatan. Data tersebut selanjutnya akan dibandingkan dengan ragam peralatan kayu yang menjadi koleksi Museum Lambung Mangkurat, temuan di situs pemukiman kuno, dan yang masih digunakan oleh masyarakat sekarang. Hasil penelitian memberikan gambaran ragam bentuk (yang masih bertahan dan yang sudah ditinggalkan) dan peranan peralatan kayu bagi masyarakat di Kalimantan Selatan. Kata kunci: Kalimantan Selatan, Cindai Alus, pemukiman kuno, artefak kayu. As an island that has a vast forest area, Kalimantan is rich in biological resources of wood. Wood used by the community to support activities and daily needs until now. Utilization of wood as a tool seems to have started since the past. This study aims to describe the variety of archaeological data from wood (wooden artifacts) and its function which have been found on the site of ancient settlements namely Cindai Alus, in Banjar district, South Kalimantan. The data will be compared with the variety of wooden equipments that became museum collections, the wooden artifacts from other ancient settlement sites, and which are still used by the community now. The results provide a picture of the various forms (that are still survive and which have been abandoned) and the roles of wooden equipments for the community. Keywords: South Kalimantan, Cindai Alus, ancient settlement, wooden artifacts.