The Ujir Site: An Early Historic Maritime Settlement in Northwestern Aru
2006
Veth, Peter | O’Connor, Sue | Spriggs, Matthew | Nayati, Widya | Jatmiko, Ako | Mohammad, Husni
This chapter is an expansion of Veth et al. (2000) and includes additional information. Duringarchaeological reconnaissance of the western coasts of the Aru Islands in 1995 a remarkablecomplex of major stone ruins was located near the contemporary village of Ujir (Fig. 5.1). Initialinspection of the settlement revealed a considerable number of stone structures covering whatappeared to be several architectural phases. The structures are heavily overgrown by secondaryrainforest and are located directly adjacent to a sungai or tidal channel, forming a deep naturalharbour.
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