Archaeology graduate students from the Center for Global Archaeological Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia is conducting science activities in the Lamuri kingdom region at Lamreh hills, Krueng Raya, Aceh Besar. This activity is the opening scientific test box or excavation is a continuation of the surface surveying activities that have been conducted in 2014, 2015 and 2017. While I was involved as a research team in research in 2014 and 2015 and worked on a documentary.
In the ongoing excavation activities started from March 5, planned to be completed on Thursday, March 15, 2018, has found important findings in the form of pottery shards, ceramics originating from China, Vietnam and Thailand are estimated to range from the 12th to 15th century. This finding will reinforce the findings in previous research that will convince the existence of the Lamuri kingdom as an important archaeological site in Southeast Asia.
The central location point of the heritage site of the Lamuri kingdom is in the northwest corner of Sumatra Island, facing the Malacca Strait Line. Lamuri kingdom was concluded by researchers as a port city that once triumphed until the 15th century as a maritime gate of Southeast Asia.
I took some photos today Wednesday, March 17, 2018, at the location of excavation activities.
One of the ancient burial complexes on the Lamuri kingdom heritage site of highly artistic, decorated by typical local Arabic calligraphy combined with floral ornaments.
Taken with:
| Camera | Canon EOS 6D |
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| Lens | EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM and EF17-40mm f/4L USM |
| Location | Lamreh, Krueng Raya, Aceh Besar |
| Photograph by |  |
And here is the documentary I worked with the team, telling about the Lamuri royal heritage, a duration of 10 minutes, produced in 2015, under the shelter of Glamour Pro Banda Aceh production house.