“Memasyarakatkan” Living Megalithic: Pesona Masa Lalu Yang Tetap Bergema
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“Socializing” Living Megalithic: The Charm of the Past that Still Exists. The living megalithic sites and cultures in Indonesia such as Nias, Toraja, Sumba, Sabu, Ngada, and Ende are exotic attractions both from scientific perspective and from the point of view of public attractions as cultural items. The scientific side requires academic explanation about their cultural processes since their initial emergence ± 2,500 years ago up to now. Meanwhile, “socializing” living megalithic culture is due to its charm as the “window to the past,” which is rarely the case with other types of archaeological remains. To see and enjoy living megalithic culture are spectacular from the point of view of cultural tourism, especially the process of building a megalithic structure using simple traditional techniques without modern technology. Such experience will enhance the value of cultural tourism. Therefore living megalithic traditions need to be socialized to the general public.
Situs dan budaya megalitik berlanjut (living megalithic) yang ada di Indonesia seperti Nias, Toraja, Sumba, Sabu, Ngada, dan Ende memiliki daya tarik eksotis, baik bagi ilmu pengetahuan maupun untuk dinikmati khalayak ramai sebagai sebuah tampilan budaya. Segi-segi ilmiah tetap menuntut penjelasan akademis tentang proses budaya sejak diperkirakan muncul sebelum Tarikh Masehi hingga mampu bertahan sampai saat ini, sementara “memasyarakatkan” budaya megalitik yang masih hidup merupakan sebuah pesona tersendiri, karena merupakan “window to the past”, yang jarang terjadi pada tinggalan arkeologis. Melihat dan menikmati budaya megalitik yang masih berlanjut adalah sebuah atraksi wisata budaya yang sangat luar biasa, apalagi ketika menyentuh tata cara pendirian bangunan megalitik dengan teknik-teknik sederhananya, saat teknologi modern tidak digunakan. Situasi seperti ini akan memberi nilai wisata budaya yang tinggi, dengan daya tarik tersendiri, sehingga living megalithic perlu dimasyarakatkan.
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