Study on Sriwijaya

Study on Sriwijaya

PALEMBANG, South Sumatra: South Sumatra Governor Ramli Hasan
Basri said the Ancient Sriwijaya Kingdom Park, which will be
inaugurated by President Soeharto this month, will become a
center for research into the Hindu kingdom that once ruled
Indonesia.

The site will be used for archeological work, Ramli said to
reporters as he introduced the park on Saturday.

Archeological workers dug out a plaque dating back to the year
682 which said that the area was part of the Sriwijaya kingdom,
according to Antara.

Historians are still debating over the precise location of the
seat of the kingdom, trying to determine whether it is located in
present-day Palembang in Jambi further north.

The 15-hectare park is located near the Musi River, where the
local government has built three buildings, one of which is used
as a museum. (emb)