Archaeology Study Program Began an Excavation Training in Pejeng, Gianyar

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• Senin, 16 Juni 2025

Denpasar, June 15, 2025- Students of the Archaeology Study Program, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Udayana University have just participated in an excavation program which is part of the course.archeology practicums that are routinely held forprovide students with direct experience in the process of excavation, recording, and analysis of archaeological data in the field.

Training eThis excavation was carried out in Pejeng, Gianyar, involving 4th semester students and also involving lecturers, namely Mr. Kristiawan, S.S., M.A., and Mr. I Made Agus Julianto, S.S., M.Sc to ensure that the excavation was carried out in accordance with scientific principles and ethics of preserving cultural sites. The students conducted excavation training for 9 days and also conducted a site survey and conducted an archaeological instrument workshop for 1 day as basic preparation before the excavation took place.On the last day, the students also conducted soil stratigraphy drawing activities, as part of the site stratigraphic data documentation process. During the excavation activities, the weather at the location tended to rain frequently, so that some field activities experienced slight obstacles. However, the students' enthusiasm remained high until the excavation training activities were completed.

From this excavation training, a number of interesting artifacts were found, including a number of coins from the 1970s, pottery fragments, building fragments, carat jug fragments, and animal bone fragments. These findings are expected to provide additional insight into the life activities of past communities in the Pejeng area.

This excavation training activity also attracted attention and visits from various parties, both alumni, senior and junior students, and other lecturers in the Udayana Archaeology Study Program. The excavation atmosphere became even more lively because it was also attended by the Vice Dean III of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, as well as the Coordinator of the Archaeology Study Program who directly reviewed the location and provided support for the running of this activity.

Through this activity, it is hoped that students can hone their archaeological methodology skills and increase their understanding of the potential of cultural heritage in Bali, especially in the Pejeng area which is known as one of the centers of ancient civilization on the island of Bali. Pejeng, which is often described in various archaeological studies, is an important part of the region. But there is, which is thought to have been the center of government before moving to south Bali.