Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Traditional history of weapons in Indonesia

very few notes on the history of the people of Indonesia. Marco Polo during a visit to Java, said local residents are characterized by a dark, curly hair, large eyes, thick lips, and short. It also proves that the Indonesian population is a mixture of other countries, such as:
1. Indians. The pressure of the Aryan people in many North Indians who came south and settled in Indonesia.
2. Chinese nation. This nation has constantly attacked and get the problems of the country of Mongolia, many of them are migrants in Indonesia and beyond.
3. Arab nation. Many Arabs who roam the development of the mission of Islam.
4. Nation Netherlands. Under the guise of trade, which ended with a long Indonesian occupation.
5. Other countries, such as English, Portuguese, which many apologies for Indonesia, which is a symbol of prosperity, Gemah Ripah jinawi has LOH.
From different countries each had customs, culture, religion and anything that causes a mixing or assimilation into the Indonesian nation, he sekarana. The culture of weapons. The weapon has been used for hunting and defense and attack opponents.
We know that the number of times during the primitive Stone Age and Iron Age. More details as follows.
1. primitive era. Assuming the existence of traditional weapons as tools for hunting, which is made of wood or bamboo.
2. Stone Age. To meet the daily needs of more and more use of stone tools and weapons of stone logs.
3. Bronze Age. The integration of culture Dong Song, who began to return home or to carry weapons traditional knowledge base metals Tosan Aji.
4. Iron Age. With the opening of iron aji Tosan culture began to grow until it reaches maturity.
After the discovery of gunpowder weapons using modern instruments and then gradually change the traditional weapon of a weapon in the cultural arts Tosan aji asp

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