Thee Influence of Environmental Adaptation on Orang Seletar Cultures
No Thumbnail Available
Date
2015-01-27
Authors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Abstract
Environment strongly influences human life. Environment would determine the form of human
cultureand has influenced the survival af human life. Orang Seletar, like other people af Orang L.aut
puts theirlife in ocean environment that formed a unique culture. Their lifestyle is really different from
the peopleliving in mainland. From the ethnoarchaelogical fieldwork, it showed that Orang Seletar is a
maritimecommunity based on their adaptation to their environment af mangroves, sea shore and
sea. Thisadaptation has influenced their culture and could be seen in their settlement and economic
pattern, typesof dietary and subsistence, material culture and their belief system. This article will
discuss howenvironment has influenced the culture of Orang Seletar. The discussion consists of the
environmentadaptation on the types of economic patterns, dietary and subsistence, material culture and
their beliefsystem. The research was conducted through archeological surveys, ethnographic fieldwork
and dataanalyses
Description
Keywords
Environment, adaptation, Orang Setetsr, maritime culture