This is father's duty commitment, not me
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Back to Gee, who still seems a bit hypothetical***
"What are you thinking Gee", a tap on the girl's shoulder made her turn her face slightly.
"As you can see, I was looking at the notes and comparing them", Gee replied while still staring at her phone screen.
"You mean to compare it with the release version listed on Indonesia.go.id page?" replied the father, smiling at the girl who seemed so enthusiastic about what she was doing.
"Yes, that's why Father, oh yes, father's colleagues from several related departments have arrived?"
"I don't know. If they arrive, you already know some of your father's colleagues. What are you looking for? Or do you want to hear the opinion of Mr. Wicaksono Dwi Nugroho directly?” father who is now back asking.
"It's nothing, dad, just asking," said Gee, who then rushed off to something that now caught his attention and let his father continue his work.
"The only way to be able to analyze is to be at the scene to further strengthen a hypothesis," said Gee in his heart.
Luckily for Gee, it turns out that the person who has just caught his attention is none other than the intended person who is also providing several explanations regarding the results of the ongoing discovery to other relevant agencies such as journalists, both general and independent, and there are also several other academics such as himself.
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It started with the discovery of ancient brick artifacts by red brick craftsmen in Bendo Hamlet, Kumitir Village, Jatirejo District, Mojokerto Regency, on June 19, 2019. The initial findings were in the form of an ancient brick structure which has a length of 21 meters with a north-south orientation with a height of 70 centimeters composed of 14 layers of bricks.
Based on the results of the soil that has been excavated, the ancient brick structure is believed to form a canal stretching from north to south with a length of 200 meters. The talud or fence is thought to be a reinforcement of the elite building complex during the Majapahit kingdom. From the structure of the building foundation, it shows that at that location there was a place of worship or an elite residential area in the past.
“We estimate that this brick structure is on the east side of Majapahit City. It is stated in the Negarakertagama, that the Kedaton or Majapahit palace is surrounded by walls," said Mr. Wicaksono Dwi Nugroho, an archaeologist from the East Java Cultural Heritage Preservation Center (BPBD), as well as the head of the Kumitir Site excavation team.
Mr. Wicaksono explained this ancient wall was clearly built in the Majapahit era. The type of red brick used is the same as the red brick at the Majapahit heritage site at the Trowulan Site. Rub bricks, bricks that are glued to each other by rubbing without using an adhesive.
Yes, take a trip to Mojokerto, a district located 50 kilometers to the west of Surabaya, known to have a lot of archaeological sites. In addition to the Kumitir Site which was recently discovered, other sites are Lebak Jabung, Klinterejo, as well as hundreds of archaeological sites on Mount Penanggungan. All of them are in Mojokerto Regency. But above all, of course, the most famous is the Trowulan Site. This site has an area of almost 100 square kilometers known for storing traces of the greatness of the past of the Majapahit Kingdom. Access to the Trowulan Site is also easy to reach. Located near the highway and only about 12 kilometers from downtown Mojokerto.
As is known, the Majapahit Kingdom was a traditional state of the great past in the Land of Java. The location is suspected to be in the vicinity of the Brantas and Brangkal River deltas. Talking about the historical significance of the Trowulan Site, this location is suspected to be the existence of the royal capital. With so many ancient buildings, walking around the Trowulan Site area can indeed ignite the imagination of visitors, that we are treating a big city in the past. The city has an artificial pond of 6.5 hectares and its canals are neatly arranged. These channels, which intersect and cross each other with this particular pattern, are seen based on aerial photographs or geographical information system (GIS), a sophisticated tool that can now be a source of historical analysis.
After listening to some of the explanations and brief explanations, and now seeing more and more media crews arriving, Gee slowly left the crowded place. His feet are now stepping away from the location and starting to look for a little place to just refresh his mind.
"Hmm ..., is it true that the Trowulan Site is the location of the capital or kedaton (royal city) of the Majapahit Kingdom? This a classic question that has been debated by archaeologists and historians for a long time. This question leads to a follow-up question. If Trowulan is not the location of the Majapahit palace, then where is the capital city? Are there other large sites in East Java that can be considered as urban sites from the Majapahit era?” Gee said to himself.
Some digital literacy that has been a reference source has been re-opened, in addition to the main sites that have been available, from academic journals to external media or some verified vlogs, to some of the latest news that sometimes emerges from the tweets of various groups of the general public. Although in the end only a few were classified based on the fiber as predicted by Gee.
The ruler of Majapahit according to the fiber from Surakarta
1. Radn Bratana
2. Radn Brakumara
3. Radèn Adaningkung or Arya Adiwijaya (Brawijaya I)
4. Radèn Hayamwuruk or Arya Partawijaya (Brawijaya II)
5. Radèn Arya Martawijaya or Ox Amisani (Brawijaya III)
6. Radn Siwaya or Radn Bratanjung (Brawijaya IV)
7. Radèn Alit or Angkawijaya (Brawijaya V)
The ruler of Majapahit according to Serat Momana
1. Prabu Sesuruh (Brawijaya I, 1301-1310)
2. Radèn Brakusuma (Brawijaya II, 1310-1325)
3. Radèn Udaningkung or Angkawijaya (Brawijaya III, 1325-1329)
4. Ratu Ayu Kencanawungu (1329-?)
5. Radèn Damarwulan (Brawijaya IV, 1337)
6. Amisani Ox (Brawijaya V, 1337-1341)
The ruler of Majapahit according to the fiber from Sumenep
1. Jaka Sesuruh (Brawijaya, 1158)
2. King Anom
3. Udaningkung
4. King Kencana
5. Amisani Ox
6. Bramatungg
7. Radèn Alit (Brawijaya)
The ruler of Majapahit, according to Serat Pararaton
1. Radèn Wijaya or Prabu Kertarajasa or Jayawardhana (1216-1217)
2. Kalagemet or Prabu Jayanagara (1217-1250)
3. Bre Kahuripan II or Prabu Putri I or Jaya Wisnuwardhani (1250-?)
4. Hayamwuruk or King Rajasanagara or Sang Hyang Wekasing Suka or Janèswara (?-1311)
5. Hyang Wisésa or Prabu Ajiwikrama (1311-1322)
6. Dèwi Suhita or Prabu Putri II (1322-1351)
7. Rulerless (1351-1359)
8. Bre Daha IV or Prabu Putri III (1359-1369)
9. Bre Tumapl IV or Prabu Kertawijaya(?) (1369-1373)
10. Bre Pamotan II or Prabu Rajasawardhana (1373 - 1375)
11. Ruler (1375-1378)
12. Bre Wengker III or Prabu Hyang Purwawisésa (1378-1388)
13. Bre Pandhan Salas III (1388-1390(?))
“It seems I feel there is something that I don't understand myself. What is the lack of this information? Or should I ask Wayan who more or less understands this?” Gee argues that the person in question may be able to provide a new, different view.
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Zee and the other Lion Alpha team turned out to have been in a hillside villa where around it were many fields belonging to the local community, the majority of whom were farmers, an area with fertile soil as a characteristic of rural areas elsewhere in Indonesia.
"So Brother Benny, can you briefly explain the difficulties you experienced during the data collection process?" Zee asked the man in front of him.
"Miss Zee, in fact, some of these events have happened frequently and have been happening for quite a while", a man named Benny began to say that there was a connection and conflict between traditions and a certain party or group.
"Hmm, there's yet another clash between cultures that always ends in a fight," Zee said flatly.
"Okay, Benny, when will the routine activities be carried out? Are the people who will be with you ready?”
"It's ready, Miss Zee, the event will be held in the next three days and we all support it willingly without coercion," said Benny firmly.
"Nath, Aqil, and you Tedy Bear... Draco and Panji. If you have the equipment, make sure you lift your asses to the location. We will divide into four teams this time and try to avoid physical contact with local residents because we don't know who it is. really immigrants or natives” said Zee, reminded and didn't want to waste time.
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