英文摘要 |
Being a production center of cloves, Tidore had received a great influence from clove trade on social stratification, Islamization and transformation of economic systems. However, the written records of Tidore Island are inadequate, and meanwhile interpreting the mythological oral stories is also a challenge. Therefore, excavating and analyzing archaeological records can fill in the voids of data and provide an opportunity to study the cultural and historical process of Tidore. Among the archaeological records, the artificially stacked stone structures and the rocks with traces of use are the cultural landscapes and human behavioral relics that exist on the surface and in the archaeological pits. In order to understand the significance of the unearthed stone structures, it is helpful to investigate the various types of stone structures still in use today. The research has shown that the ritual rocks and holy gravel burials are closely related to settlements in space. The shape and orientation of gravel burials have been changed due to Islamization. The gravel boundary in the seventeenth century may represent the privatization of land ownership, while the Spanish gravel forts have an important function of monitoring local settlements in the seventeenth century. Combining historical documents, oral history, and archaeological records, the Tidore Island can be a case study to explore the impact of exchange and trade in the spheres of political, economic, societal and cultural transformation. |