| Abstrak/Abstract |
Territory is a space that is ruled, regulated, coordinated, controlled, and influenced by a set of powers that lead a social system. The phrase "territorial," a semiotic system that takes the form of a spatial pattern with meaning. There is a distance where the center of power gives order and controls it. Lasem is a vassal state, but only in terms of social construction and not in terms of geography. Lasem become a vassal territory from the higher power, starting from the period of the rule of the Majapahit Kingdom (XIII-XIV AD). Then it continued in the Islamic Mataram era, where almost the entire northern coast of Java was the territory of the Islamic Mataram ruler named Sultan Agung. This persisted up to the arrival of European colonialism in the archipelago, including Java. The goal of the study was to gather evidence regarding the existence of power and spatial relations associated with the presence of spice routes along Java's north coast, particularly those in the Lasem area. The methodology used in this study takes an approach to identifies the archaeological landscapes using information from old maps, supported by written historical records as well as other thematic maps. The characteristics of archaeological landscapes in Lasem, based on historic land uses (three stages of Lasem's historical evolution), involve economic, social, politic, and cultural factors. The geographical condition in Lasem, which lies on the coastline with easy access to the hinterland by road and river, supported its ongoing development from the 15th-19th centuries. The archaeological remains and their distribution in the region reflect the nature of this relation. |
