FROM MEGALITHIC CIVILIZATIONS TO MARTIAN ROCKS: BUILDING A FUTURE BASED ON ECOLOGICAL WISDOM IN PAPUAN TRADITIONAL TOOLS

Bayu Aji Suseno; Putri Prabu Utami; Yulini Rinantanti; Apner Krei; Winta Adhitia Guspara; Pungky Febi Arifianto

Bayu Aji Suseno Institut Seni Budaya Indonesia Tanah Papua
Putri Prabu Utami Institut Seni Budaya Indonesia Tanah Papua
Yulini Rinantanti Universitas Cenderawasih
Apner Krei Universitas Cenderawasih
Winta Adhitia Guspara Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana
Pungky Febi Arifianto Universitas Pembangunan Nasional

Keywords: megalithic, martian rocks, ecological wisdom, Papuan, traditional tools

Abstract

The megalithic tradition is increasingly lost, eroded by changes in human life patterns, and has a considerable influence on the progress of modern civilization. Megalithic cultural heritage can still be maintained by adopting human values, attitudes, and actions as a way of life to build a new civilization. This study aims to determine the form of megalithic cultural heritage that the people of Papua are still maintaining in sustainable development based on ecological wisdom for human exploration missions on Mars. This study uses a descriptive analysis method with a qualitative approach to find and explain stone materials as the foundation for building human civilization and looking for the potential for extra-terrestrial life in the discourse on the colonization of Mars. The results of this study indicate that megalithic cultural heritage in Papuan human civilization can still be found in tools of living based on ecological wisdom, such as stone axes and traditional stone-burning ceremonies. Papuan people and stone civilization are the embodiment of a unity that cannot be separated in the life of modern society. The legacy of megalithic culture becomes cultural capital (knowledge and intellectual skills) and social capital (gotong royong, trust, cooperation, and empathy) rooted in internalizing values that live and develop in society. Intangible cultural heritage that lives from the past can be adapted for future patterns of human life combined with the development of science and technology. Processed products from basalt or andesite rocks found on the surface of the planet Mars can be used as raw materials for the manufacture of tools for the life of Papuan people in the future by taking care of cultural practices characterized by megalithic traditions.