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    "data": {
        "id": 1639687,
        "msgid": "development-of-song-terus-museum-continues-to-be-needed-to-become-an-educational-centre-1774669877",
        "date": "2026-03-28 10:25:50",
        "title": "Development of Song Terus Museum Continues to be Needed to Become an Educational Centre",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Anthropology",
        "summary": "Culture Minister Fadli Zon has emphasised the need to further develop the Song Terus Museum in Pacitan, East Java, to serve as a comprehensive educational and cultural hub narrating the full journey of human civilisation in the Nusantara archipelago. The site holds significant prehistoric evidence, including artefacts up to 300,000 years old and the 8,500-year-old remains of Mbah Sayem, illustrating continuous human habitation from ancient times to the modern era. Zon advocates enhancing the museum's facilities, such as auditoriums, 3D film screenings, and cultural performance spaces, to actively preserve and utilise Indonesia's cultural heritage for public learning.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - Culture Minister Fadli Zon has stressed the\nimportance of developing the Song Terus Museum in Pacitan Regency, East\nJava, as an educational and cultural centre capable of presenting a\ncomplete narrative of human civilisation\u2019s journey in the Nusantara\narchipelago. In a press release received in Jakarta on Saturday, Fadli\nZon stated that the Song Terus area preserves important evidence of\nhuman life\u2019s continuity, with cultural findings estimated to be up to\n300,000 years old, as well as prehistoric human discoveries such as Mbah\nSayem, who is around 8,500 years old. \u201cIn this museum, we can witness a\nseries of human civilisation\u2019s journey in Pacitan, from the beginning to\nmodern humans as they are now,\u201d said Fadli Zon. The Culture Minister\nassessed that strengthening the museum\u2019s function needs to be\ncontinuously carried out through providing facilities that support the\npublic\u2019s learning experience, including an auditorium, three-dimensional\n(3D) film screenings, and spaces for cultural arts performances. The\nSong Terus Museum was built to highlight the results of archaeological\nresearch in the Pacitan karst area, which has been ongoing for several\ndecades. That site is known as one of the important locations in\nprehistoric studies in Indonesia, with findings in the form of stone\ntools, faunal remains, and evidence of human activities that indicate\nlong-term habitation continuity. The area is also part of the Gunung\nSewu karst landscape, which holds significant scientific and cultural\nvalue. Culture Minister Fadli Zon hopes that the museum can become one\nof the active cultural pockets, not only in preservation but also in\nutilising cultural heritage as a learning medium for the wider\ncommunity.<\/p>",
        "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/development-of-song-terus-museum-continues-to-be-needed-to-become-an-educational-centre-1774669877",
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    "sponsor": "Okusi Associates",
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