Pinggiran Selatan Kota Banten: Investigasi Arkeologi Situs Lawang Abang

The growth of international trade in the sea lanes of Southeast Asia affects Banten’s progress in the economic and social fields. This research focuses on socio-religious aspects in the southern suburbs of Banten which have not been widely studied during the research season two decades ago. This research was conducted to explore the archaeological remains that still exist in the area. Archaeological investigations at the Lawang Abang site, near Kenari village on the southern outskirts of Banten city, have uncovered the brick and coral structures and the burial complex marked with Acehnese tombstones. With archaeological and historical approaches, surface data show the remains of religious monuments that are estimated from the second half of the 17th century to the beginning of the 19th century.