PENEMUAN TERKINI BUKTI KEBUDAYAAN MEGALITIK DAN PENGEBUMIAN TEMPAYAN DI SABAH (RECENT FINDINGS ON MEGALITHIC CULTURE AND JAR BURIAL IN SABAH)

Abstract

Abstrak

Kajian mengenai kebudayaan megalitik di Sabah telahpun dilakukan oleh beberapa pengkaji terdahulu seperti Tom dan Barbara Harrisson serta Peter R. Phelan. Kajian mereka tertumpu kepada tinggalan batu megalit di kawasan pantai barat dan pedalaman seperti di Penampang, Tambunan dan Keningau. Kesemuanya boleh dikategorikan sebagai kawasan kediaman masyarakat Kadazandusun yang sinonim dengan aktiviti pertanian padi sawah. Masih belum ada kajian terhadap tinggalan batu megalit yang terdapat di kawasan pergunungan yang sinonim dengan masyarakat Kadazandusun yang menanam padi bukit. Justeru itu kajian ini akan membincangkan satu penemuan baharu mengenai tradisi megalitik di Kampung Bundu Gulu dalam daerah Tuaran, Sabah yang mewakili masyarakat Kadazandusun yang tinggal di kawasan pergunungan. Kajian ini penting untuk melihat sama ada terdapat perbezaan dari segi bentuk, seni dan fungsi batu megalit dalam kalangan pengamalnya di Sabah. Memandangkan batu megalit tersebut ditemui bersama-sama dengan kubur tempayan maka pengkaji membincangkannya secara bersama dalam kajian ini. Untuk itu, pengkaji telah melakukan satu survei lapangan di samping temubual terhadap individu yang berautoriti di kawasan tersebut. Hasilnya pengkaji mendapati bahawa terdapat sekurang-kurangnya 5 lokasi batu megalit dan 6 kubur tempayan ditemui di kawasan tersebut.

Kata kunci: Megalitik, Pengebumian Tempayan, Sabah

Abstract

Research on megalithic culture in Sabah have been done by several researchers such as Tom and Barbara Harrison and also Peter R. Phulan.  Their research was focus on megalithic rock existed along the west coast of Sabah and also in the inland area such as in Penampang, Tambunan and Keningau.  The areas were associated with settlement of Kadazan dusun community which are synonym with rice cultivation activity.  Until now, there is no research has been done on the remain of megalithic rock on the mountain area which also synonym with Kadazandusun community who practiced hill rice cultivation.  Therefore, this research will discuss about a new finding on megalithic tradition in Kampung Bundu Gulu of Tuara District, Sabah and the community lived in the village representing of Kadazandusun peoples who settled on the mountain ares.  This research is very important to indicate any differences in term of shape, arts and functions of megalithic rock among practitioners in Sabah.  The megalith rocks were found along with jar burials, therefore the findings of megalithic rock and jar burials will be discussing together.  A field survey and also interviews on authority individual was done in the area.  The findings show that there is five megalith rocks and six jar burials found in the area. 

Keywords: Megalithic, jar burial, Sabah