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Neolithic red-slipped pottery
Taiwan
Both red-slipped and
cord marked pottery
South China Sea Philiphines Paleometallic red-slipped
Thailand Neolithic cord-marked pottery

pottery

Vietnam

Loyang Mendale
Lubang Angin
Niah Bukit Tengkorak Austronesian routes
Sumatera Liang Kaung
Gua Sireh Borneo
Proposed Austoasiatic Liang Abu Sulawesi
route
Lolo Gedang Gua Babi
Gua Silabe Minanga Sipakko
Gua Harimau and Kamassi New Guinea
Buni
Flores
0 200 Java
Kendeng Lembu Timor

no comparable date has been recorded. If further evidence comes to light supporting this
Above: The main migratory routes
into the Indonesian archipelago. older date, it would have a significant impact on our present view about the timeline of
Austronesians in the Indonesian archipelago.
In Braholo cave, primary burials were also carried in the folded manner. The dead were
placed lying flat on their back with both legs folded so that the knees were close to the
hips, while the left hand was folded and put on the chest and the right hand was folded
with fingers touching the mouth. Pieces of limestone were put neatly covering the corpse’s
stomach and chest area. In secondary burials, either at Keplek Cave or Braholo Cave, the
skulls, along with the hip bones and other long bones were considered the most important
remains. The folded burial system was also found in Song Gentong (Tulungagung), Lawa
Cave (Sampung), Ceruk Sodong (Puger), and Betpuruh Cave (Situbondo). In Song Gentong,
the dead were sprinkled with hematic powder and a hematic ball (Noerwidhi, 2012) placed
near the feet of the dead. At Lawa Cave, the folded dead body was covered with stones in
a manner similar to that found in Braholo Cave.

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