waruga peninggalan megalitikum masyarakat minahasa

waruga

Waruga first appeared in the hill Kelewer, Treman and Tumaluntung North Minahasa regency (minut) and growing in various areas in North Sulawesi until the early 20th century AD.According to historical records, derived from Tombulu waruga, from Wale Maruga word meaning house of the body to be dry. Meanwhile, in another sense, namely Wale Waru or Tomb of Domato (soil type wax).Age waruga not be ascertained, as the nation Minahasa was not yet familiar with writing. However, based on various sources, waruga existed before the time of Christianization or prior to the 16th century AD.Waruga consists of two parts, the body and the lid. Cube-shaped body part and the lid shaped like a roof.Waruga serves as a burial container or dead. In the pre-history of the Minahasa people believe that the spirits of ancestors to have magical powers, so that the container tomb and they should be made as beautiful as possible.The most interesting thing is waruga was made by the people who will die. When the man was going to die then he will enter waruga itself made it after being packed tomb selengkapanya. Later when it was done entirely be the good for the people left behind.In North Sulawesi there are many locations that have waruga. What is referred to as the site because it contains objects of cultural heritage. At this time many of these sites are in the township or farm residents.
 Complex waruga now often also called As with Minawanua, Makawale or former hometown. In accordance with the pre-history of the public trust, these sites are mostly located at high altitude. Waruga site in the Minahasa Minahasa regency, especially in the North, among others are in the village of Treman (368 waruga), in the village of Sawangan (144 waruga), Village Airmadidi Down (waruga 80s) and also around the Kaima Village, Village Kauditan, Tumaluntung Village, Village Matungkas , Village Laikit, Likupang Village, Village Kawangkoan Kuwil, Sukur village, Village Suwaan, and there are also elsewhere in Minahasa regency.Landscape North Minahasa district is alluviasi bedrock valley tufa. Alluviasi valley was formed by the erosion of the material results Klabat slopes. Volcanic rocks is providing resources to make waruga.In the waruga (tomb stone coffin) will find a whole range of things, which include human bones, human teeth, stoneware clay, metal objects, swords, spears, beads, bronze bracelets, plates, and other more. From the number of teeth ever found in waruga, allegedly coffin tomb is a tomb for some individual container or can also be used waruga family tomb (common tombs) or a communal grave. Objects stoneware, bronze, plates, beads and other objects accidentally included a provision grave for the dying.