Analisis Pengelompokan Terhadap Klasifikasi Alat Repeh Bukit Bunuh 2010 (Cluster Analysis Towards Classification of Flake Tools from Bukit Bunuh 2010)

Abstract

ABSTRAK: Analisis pengelompokan telah dilakukan ke atas alat repeh daripada tapak terbuka Bukit Bunuh iaitu Tapak BBH 2010, di Daerah Lenggong, Perak. Alat repeh ini dapat dibahagikan kepada jenis bergerigi, bertakik, berperimping dan bertirus berdasar kepada morfologi dan teknologi. Bagi mengetahui sejauh mana perbezaan antara jenis-jenis alat repeh tersebut daripada segi morfologi dan jenis perbezaan maka analisis pengelompokan telah dilakukan. Pemboleh ubah ukuran morfologi alat repeh telah digunakan dalam analisis ini. Hasil daripada analisis tersebut menunjukkan terdapat kesamaan dan perbezaan morfologi antara jenis alat repeh. Semakin banyak pemboleh ubah yang berbeza maka semakin jauh perbezaan jenis alat repeh. Alat repeh berperimping dan alat repeh bertakik mempunyai kesamaan yang banyak daripada segi morfologinya maka kedua-duanya mempunyai jarak kelompok yang dekat. Sementara alat repeh tirus pula mempunyai kesamaan dan perbezaan ukuran pemboleh ubah morfologi dengan alat repeh bertakik dan berperimping. Bagaimanapun, alat repeh bergerigi didapati kesemua ukuran pemboleh ubah morfologinya berbeza maka alat repeh tersebut mempunyai jarak kelompok yang jauh daripada kesemua jenis alat repeh. Oleh itu, dapat dikatakan bahawa klasifikasi litik terutama alat repeh dengan berdasarkan kepada morfologi dan teknologi boleh diguna pakai disebabkan wujud perbezaan antara jenis alat repeh. Malah ini dapat membuktikan bahawa walaupun alat repeh di Asia Tenggara dikatakan bersifat amorfus tetapi ia sebenarnya masih terdapat perbezaan morfologi dan dapat dikelaskan.

Kata kunci: Pengelompokan; alat repeh; morfologi; teknologi; amorfus

ABSTRACT: A analysis based on cluster was performed on the flake tools from Bukit Bunuh open site which is Tapak BBH 2010, in Lenggong, Perak. Flake tools can be divided into serrated, notched, retouch and pointed based on their morphology and technology. To determine the differences between the types of flake tools through morphology and their typology, the analysis by cluster was done. The variable based on size morphology of flake tools has been used in this analysis. The result of the analysis shows there are similarities and differences in morphology between the different types of flake tools. The more different variables used the further distinction of the flake tools. Retouch and notched have a lot of similarities in terms of morphology. Therefore, these two types of flake tools have a close group. Meanwhile, the pointed flake tools have similarities and differences in morphology with notch and retouch flake tools. However, the serrated flake tools have very huge differences in size of morphological variables, it makes this type of flake tools has a group that is far from all kinds of flake tools. Therefore, it can be said that the lithic classification of flake tools based on morphology and technology can be used because there is clear differences between the types of flake tools. This fact can be proved that even the flake tools in Southeast Asia are said to be amorphous, but it is can be classified according to morphological differences.

Keywords: Clustering; flake tools; morphology; technology; amorphous