In the days of the ancient maritime trade, the relationship between ancient cities situated in coastal or relatively near coastal area, with the hinterland, certainly, is a dynamic dependency relationship. The hinterland and its forests are a source for commodities that are marketed in the coastal area and traded around the globe. Therefore, how the the face of life in ancient times in these areas, and posts links between the region and the coastal areas, is something that must be known and studied.
For that reason, CISAH take a trip into the forest and hinterlands to discover traces of ancient times that would be useful for the reconstruction of social and economic history of the people who live on the island of Sumatra. That trip is along a watershed in northern Aceh, called Krueng Keureuto. The trip began in a village located at entrance of Aceh Forest.
These are the images of that trip, part 1.
Pose together before starting the trip.
Bags and stuff that have been prepared.
And drove a truck to the entrance of the forest.
Road at the last village before the forest.
The entrance of the forest.
Observe the flow of the river and the rocks there.
Continue the trip while still observe the nature around.
Plants fossilized inside sedimentary rocks.
Observe a groove of water that spilled into the river.
A short break before continuing the trip.
And posing together. 😛
Continued on...
Crossing the trail.
Climbed the water groove.
Crossing waterways.
Cross the river
Cross the river again.
And finally, after half a day of walking, we reached the point where we had to stay.
We built the camp.
And get some rest.
And the trip will continue!
