Initially, I thought Bumiayu was merely a research location, just a place for me to carry out my internship activities. However, as time went by, I began to realize that Bumiayu is not just a place, but a space that holds long-standing memories gradually coming to be understood. It started with classroom sessions providing foundational knowledge to grasp what Bumiayu has to offer.
I did not only learn how to excavate or read soil layers, but I was also introduced to various scientific approaches that opened up new perspectives on the past. This included learning about ethnographic methods in oral tradition research, as well as being introduced to modern scanning technologies such as the 3D Laser Scanner BLK 360 and the handheld 3D Einscan Scanner, which enable more detailed and precise site documentation. Additionally, the paleobotany materials delivered by Dr. Anna Florin demonstrated how plant remains can reveal patterns of past lifeways, while the study of zooarchaeology in Southeast Asia and the Pacific by Dylan Gaffney from Oxford University broadened my understanding of human-animal relationships within cultural contexts.
Through this series of materials, I increasingly realized that understanding the past cannot be approached in just one way. It requires a combination of scientific rigor, technology, and the ability to read small traces that often go unnoticed. It was from this that I began to understand that before truly "listening" to Bumiayu's story in the field, I was first trained to recognize the various languages that the past uses to speak to us.
Zooarchaeological in Southeast Asia and the Pacific by Dylan Gaffney
Materials on Paleobotany presented by Dr. Anna Florin
Introduction to the BLK 360 3D Laser Scanner and Einscan Handheld 3D Scanner by Mas Dewangga
Ethnographic Methods in Oral Tradition Research – Materials Presented by Dr. Herry Yogaswara
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