Figure : Loga Statue
Located on a hilltop at the Pokokea site, the Loga statue stands behind a pair of twin statues and a dolmen. Its size is almost the same as the Langke Bulawa statue in Bomba, but this statue faces south and follows the stylistic conventions typical of the Besoa Valley. It features an elongated face, flat nose, and prominent eyebrows with slanted (slit) eyes. The mouth is not carved or shown. Arms and nipples are engraved in low relief. The hands and generative organs are covered with soil.
The Loga statue was created for ritual ceremonies. These ritual ceremonies were intended to worship ancestral spirits. The Austronesian people believed that ancestral spirits could provide protection, a sense of safety, shield from harm, ease difficulties, and preserve health and well-being. Animistic beliefs and dynamism have long been present in the lives of Central Sulawesi communities, even as monotheistic movements have rapidly expanded since the 15th century to the present day.
Animistic beliefs and dynamism have long been part of daily life among the people of Central Sulawesi, even though monotheistic religions have grown rapidly since the 15th century to the present day.
Shifting cultivation is one of the Austronesian cultural practices brought across the seas to the Indonesian archipelago. Until today, shifting cultivation is still practiced in Central Sulawesi. This lifestyle is closely tied to the availability of arable land near settlements. It is predominantly practiced by communities living along the equatorial belt, where the soil tends to have low fertility. As a result, the land can usually only support one planting season. Once the land is cultivated, its nutrients are quickly depleted or washed away by the heavy rainfall that occurs year-round. After harvesting, the land is abandoned, allowing trees to grow back and the forest to regenerate.
Dwi Yani Yuniawati Umar noted that in Bariri, Lore Valley, Poso Regency, land clearing through burning transformed the area from dense forest into grassland. Two major forest-burning events are believed to have occurred around 3500 BCE and between 700–500 BCE. Evidence of rice cultivation has been dated to approximately 1500 BCE.
