Proceedings of the International Conference on Archaeology, History and Heritage

The Importance of Cultural Route Indicators in Tourism Development in the Post-Pandemic Era

RA Wahyuningputri, RAS Moningka, SP Djati M.Si — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530

The cultural route in the Bandung Old Town has great historical value, making tourists motivated to explore in various ways. Therefore, local tourism operators innovate with walking tours, cycling tours, and virtual tours to develop heritage paths while still implementing applicable health protocols. This study aims to understand the role, function, and benefits of each indicator in determining cultural routes that can assist tourism development during the current pandemic. An exploratory descriptive study with a qualitative approach was carried out to understand the importance of indicators in the reticular culture pathway and used to be able to conduct further deepening and preparation when developing other pathways. The results show that three cultural pathways have been developed which are applicable in tourism products and services according to the needs of tourists. It is seen that the indicators align with the main points of the cultural path. This research is expected to contribute to the Bandung Good Guide to develop cultural pathways in the Old City of Bandung by applying aspects of significance and other supporting aspects because cultural heritage needs special handling for cultural heritage tourism and sustainability.

THE “DEVANAPIYA” KINGS AS TRACED FROM LITHIC ‘BRAHMI’ INSCRIPTIONS OF SRI LANKA

Inoka Damayanthi Manthilake — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530

Inscriptions of Ceylon volume 1 by Prof. S. Paranavithana, presents a collection of over a thousand lithic inscriptions discovered in a series of archaeological surveys of Ceylon carried out from 1855 to 1970. These inscriptions are dated from 300 BC to 100 AD based on similar work found in India and the information from ancient palm leaf text from Sri Lanka. In these inscriptions a lineage of royal members called “Devanapiya” is recurring. However, a systematic study has not been carried out directly referring to this lineage based on inscriptions. As such, a systematic study of the inscriptions was carried out first, by developing a database on items of information such as the names of people and places, professions, official and personal relationships, the reigning King at the time of inscribing and the symbols of lettering. Then, using the family links, the individuals with connections were traced. A numbering code was assigned to recognize the family link as well as the level of generation. The variations of lettering in the inscriptions were also recorded. A presentation of family trees of these ancient Kings based on lithic inscriptions alone does not appear in the Inscriptions of Ceylon Vol.1or any other literature. The aim of this article is to present the lineage of the “Devanapiya” Kings traced from lithic Brahmi inscriptions who have been the great kings of Sri Lanka. The observations on changes of inscribed letters suggest that there may have been four generations of “Devanapiya” Great Kings before the arrival of “Arahat Mahinda”. This sheds light on a new paradigm of exploration of history of the island contrasting to the information from the palm leaf texts.

MUARAJAMBI TEMPLES COMPOUND SITE AS SUSTAINABLE PILGRIMAGE TOURISM PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 00:00:00 +0530

Cultural heritage has a vital role in tourism sustainability. However, good cooperation is needed when utilizing these cultural products to maintain the sustainability. Muarajambi Temples Compound Site as pilgrimage tourism-focused for Buddhists from within and outside the country travel and did worship rituals every year. The research with a qualitative approach was conducted to analyze and find out the benefits of pilgrimage tourism for sustainability, especially in these Temples Compound. Good Management and Heritage trails as the implementations for tourism product and services development based on pilgrimage tourism. That is a package that included guiding services and land tourism activities to completing the tour components. Also, this research with desk research and descriptive approach, researcher found the results that cultural revitalization did to restore the condition and function of the building according to its initial function, it can also use for tourism purposes into a sustainable pilgrimage tourism product and services for the visitor and community able to carried out with a strategy that appropriate. With proper utilization, the cultural conservation can be sustainable as expected.