Initiated by Masyarakat Pecinta Purbakala (Archaeological Lovers Society), the event marks the 106th Archaeology Day, which falls on June 14. The event is being held by various organizations, from the Yogyakarta Cultural Agency, Cultural Heritage Rescue Hall (Balai Penyelamatan Cagar Budaya) and Watu Karta Institute, to Purba Mileniakala, Koseta, Inruka and Rumah Garuda Foundation.

The Indonesian Archaeology Festival involves various events, ranging from exhibitions to interactive activities and education. Visitors are invited to marvel at ancient objects, ancient manuscripts and various other artifacts. The educational-interaction activities meanwhile include discussions on archaeology, ancient literature, performances and ancient Mileniakala Night.

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"This festival is an attempt to create awareness across the generations that the country was built on a cultural system that managed to cover a variety of aspects," the festival's committee head Sigit Sugito said on June 13 as quoted by tempo.co.

Sugito hopes that visitors to the Archaeological Festival will be drawn to the antique relics of the past, and understand that there is always a common thread that is intertwined with the past, present and future.

"Yogyakarta has thousands of ancient objects, both buildings and manuscripts. From there it can be seen that our ancestors had a very high civilization in regard to government and social life," he said.

Ancient buildings and thousands of preserved manuscripts marked the transformation of life throughout the years. Through a variety of relics, Sigit continued, efforts to track the past will be made clearer and possibly measurable. (vit/kes)

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