Since the excavation on Tuesday (12/3), several facts have been found starting from the discovery of Paduraksa, the altar, ceramic fragments to coin gobok.
East Java (Jatim) Pestarian Cultural Heritage Hall (BPCB) ensured that the building on the Sekaran Site is a legacy of the Singasari Kingdom. BPCB East Java ensures that the buildings on the Sekaran Site are sacred buildings of the Singasari Kingdom era.
This was evidenced by the discovery of the paduraksa (gate) and the structure of the building in the form of a foundation believed to be an altar.
"But that (at the Forces) only one that we have found must be two. So we are looking to the northeast side but have not found it," said Head of East Java BPCB, Andi Muhammad Said, in Malang, Tuesday (03/19/2019).
The periodization that the Sekaran Site building was built in the era of the Singasari Kingdom was also reinforced by the discovery of a gobok coin bearing the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty led Tingkok in the X-XIII century or the same period as the leadership of the Singasari Kingdom in Malang. Archaeologists BPCB East Java said the sacred buildings found at Sekaran Site, Sekarpuro Village, Pakis District, Malang Regency faced one of the sacred mountains on Java Island namely Gunung Semeru.
This is reinforced by the findings of a building structure that resembles the paduraksa (gate) that leads to the northeast. If seen from the location, it is clear that Mount Semeru in front of it. The site of Sekaran is the biggest archaeological discovery in 2019.
Based on the results of the excavation of East Java BPCB, three foundations of brick structures based on the plan have an Northwest-Southeast orientation in an area of 380 square meters of outcrop. two whitewater. One whitewater is found to the south east 100 meters away. While one more whitewater was found on the east side of the site, 70 meters away.
"Ancient whitewater was used as a waterway. But what we found is not yet known. "This is a waterway or a hiding place, or where people run away, when there is an attack," he said.
However, Ucok can almost ascertain if the two whitewater found is artificial. Which confirms the certainty, is the form of sculpture on the walls of the whitewater.
"We have also reported this finding to the leadership. We also look for other references, related to the history of this place, 'said Ucok.
Meanwhile, Sekarpuro Village Chief, Pakis Subdistrict, Sulirmanto hoped that the site found would not be dismantled, but preserved. Because according to him, whatever the form is that this site is thought to be a legacy, which must be preserved.
"Before this site was discovered, we had planned to develop Dusun Sekaran. We will make thematic parks, which can bring tourists. And it turned out that this site was found, we hope this site will be preserved as a cultural heritage object, and preserved. "We will also ask the Malang Regency government to intervene, in preserving these cultural heritage objects," he explained.
Meanwhile, Tamari, one of the residents of Sekaran Hamlet, said that not far from the site there were also punden. In Punden there were also many statues. "The statue is made of stone, but then people are thrown in the direction of the river, '' he said.
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