It is a desk-based research led by Alifah from the Archaeological Center D.I. Yogyakarta during the covid-19 pandemic in 2020. In this research, I was a student team working on micro-botanical residue analysis from bones, lithics, and potsherd samples.
Gua Arca (Arca Cave) is a prehistoric cave inhabited during the pre-neolithic. This cave is located on Kangean Island, with an outermost position in Sundaland.
Photographed by author, 2020
Photographed by author, 2020
The result of micro-botanical residue research was published at Alifah, nfn., Widianto, H., Arrozain, M. D. F., Purnamasari, R., Suniarti, Y., & Ansyori, M. (2022). Utilization of natural resources in prehistoric times based on archaeological findings in Gua Arca, Kangean Island, East Java. Berkala Arkeologi, 42(1), 1–16. (In Indonesian)