Cultural Heritage Management Plan is the answer, how to conserve the oldest Rock Art paintings in the world which are located in the concession mining area, in Maros Pangkep UNESCO Global Geopark Dedy Irfan Bachri 1*,Yadi Mulyadi 2*, Iwan Sumantri 3* & Hariono Gunawan 4*
1 Maros Pangkep UNESCO Global Geopark Management Board, Maros Pangkep South Sulawesi , Indonesia
2&3 Hasanuddin University,, Archaeological Departement, South Sulawesi , Indonesia
4. PT Semen Tonasa , Mining Department
Abstract
Maros Pangkep UNESCO Global Geopark is located in Maros and Pangkep Regencies, South Sulawesi Provinces, in the terrestrial section displays the tower karst landscape known as ^The Spectacular Towers Karst^. there are 572 of horizontal and vertical caves with complete speleothem characteristics and the longest cave in the area (27 km) as the hydrological system of the karst area, an underground river connected to the doline as the cave entrance. To date, at least 332 types of prehistoric findings have been collected for all locations, such as wall paintings, stone artifacts, mollusk shells, bones, and pottery distributed in caves. The oldest findings to date are in Bulu Sipong 4 Cave in the Geosite Bulu Sipong, Tonasa Natural Park, which is a rockart cave painting of a hunting scene that is 43,900 years ago, and a 45,500 years old pig painting as an old animal art located in Leang Tedongnge. The high potential of archaeological heritage makes the Maros Pangkep Geopark area unique as an object of research, student education and prehistoric tourism. In supporting the preservation of natural resources and cultural heritage, Maros Pangkep Geopark creates a project guidelines in handling cultural heritage, including aspects of protection, development and utilization which is called the Heritage Management Plan. Industries engaged in mining in Maros Pangkep Geopark areas are required to increase their responsibility in real efforts to manage cultural heritage and to protect the hydrological system with a preservation perspective, in the concession area and its surroundings. In line with the demands of mining companies to apply the concept of green mining, a cultural heritage management plan is needed. As for the scope of the study, namely providing consultation or assistance and preparing a cultural heritage management plan with the following stages, Desk Study and Focus Group Discussion with industrial management and the area community (before and after field data collection), Archaeological observation and survey in mining concession areas, data processing and preparation of archaeological potential study reports and cultural heritage management plan documents with standard procedure finding discoveries follow up with monitoring. An effective cultural heritage management, can create mutual wide economic, social and environmental benefits.
Keywords: Geopark,Heritage Management Plan, Rock Art, Maros Pangkep UGGp
