History of Java

The island is part of the Greater Sunda islands and Sundaland, which in the period before the ice melts the southeastern tip of the continent of Asia. Fossil remains of Homo erectus, popularly nicknamed "The Java Man", is found along the banks of the Solo River, and the relics dating back 1.7 million years ago. Sangiran is important prehistoric sites in Java. Some megalithic structures have been found in Java, for example, menhirs, stone table, and terraced pyramid commonly called punden. Punden and menhirs found in megalithic sites in Paguyangan, Cisolok, and Mount Padang, West Java. Cipari megalithic sites were also found in West Java indicate a monolithic structure, stone patio, and a sarcophagus. This staircase Punden regarded as genuine strukstur archipelago and is the basic design of the temple at the time of the Hindu-Buddhist kingdom archipelago after local residents received the influence of Hindu civilization -Buddha of India. In the 4th century BC to the 1st century AD 5th or Buni culture pottery clay is growing on the north coast of West Java. Culture is a precursor Protohistory Tarumanagara kingdom.

Java are very fertile and high rainfall allows the development of rice cultivation in wetlands, thus encouraging the formation of village-level cooperation between the increasingly complex. Of alliances village, grew a little kingdom. Volcanic mountain ranges and high plains in the vicinity which runs along the island of Java, causing areas of the interior of the island and its people is relatively separated from outside influence. In the period before the development of Islamic countries as well as the arrival of European colonialism, rivers rivers are the main means of public transportation, although most rivers in Java short wing. Only the Brantas River and Solo which can be a means of connecting remotely, so on the river valleys formed the center of great empires.

It is estimated that a transportation system that consists of a network of roads, permanent bridges, as well as excise levies post has been formed on the island of Java, at least in the mid 17th century. The local authorities have the power over these routes are, torrential rain can also interfere with the trip, and so did the use of the streets are very dependent on the continuous maintenance. It could be said that the nexus antarpenduduk Java at that time was difficult

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