"Government of Papua Jayapura along Archaeological Agency plans to make local regulations about travel destinations district in Mount Srobu historic sites," said Head of Tourism Bernad Fingkreu Jayapura, Jayapura, on Thursday (30/3).
Bernard said Srobu Mountain site as a result of man-made heritage of the Megalithic Age of 350 BCE (BCE).
According to him, based on research conducted by the Archaeological Institute together with the company, planned to secure the site at that location. "This is the oldest site in Papua and West Papua, even in the Pacific region. In accordance with the cultural field in our services, then we will push to form local regulations related to that site," he said.
Following the decision of the Minister of Tourism, cultural locations that must be maintained and developed as a tourist destination, he said. The cultural side, he said again, in the future it will seek to open up new land Srobu sites.
Bernard added, Srobu Mountain area will open the tourist port and the development of the museum with a distinctive culture trinkets Jayapura. "There are some peningalan World War II in the mountain, so it is expected to work closely with communities to preserve these places," he said anyway.
Since mid-May 2014, the Archaeological Institute of Jayapura has researched and excavate and to report and propose to the relevant parties, in order to Srobu Hill became the site of research or natural laboratory for students in Jayapura and Papua.
Lead researcher of the Institute of Archeology Hill Srobu Jayapura NJ Djami Erlin said, while doing intensive surveys in the area between Mount Srobu and Tiarnum researchers found the worship center in an area called the locals as Mount Shells.
Erlin said, archaeologists assumed in Bukit Srobu the Stone Age settlements of the two large and two centers of worship. "The findings indicate the period of the Megalithic Age, among others menhir, the stone table, stone porch steps, and the former settlements," he said anyway.
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