Stone grave in Sangihe Islands, North Sulawesi

Abstract

Sangihe Island is one of the leading island in North Sulawesi, from the northern side this island borders Philippines. There are various types of archeological sites found here, including megalithic sites of stone grave. Local people call it lebbing, four-square box shaped by flat stone, some boxes used cover, but some not. The stone graves distributed in many areas, can be found in the southern side of Sangihe Island and also in the smaller islands around. The results show there are two types of stone grave with various variants, the stone grave used andesite stone slabs that shaped by sheeting joint materials that found from the same island area in Tanjung Tatonaha. The finding of many large stone grave in this area can be the evidence of leadership character with mutual cooperation.