Lake Sentani

A lake in northeastern Irian Jaya, northern New Guinea, known for a range of tools and weapons of bronze and brass found in burial mounds. These artifacts are undated, but could represent a metallurgical industry established by Indonesian traders in recent centuries. New Guinea has no other ancient metallurgical traditions. The items included socketed axes and spearheads.

A lake in northeastern Irian Jaya (New Guinea), noted for a range of tools and weapons of bronze, iron and brass found in burial mounds. These artefacts are undated, but could represent a metallurgical industry established by Indonesian traders in recent centuries. New Guinea has otherwise no ancient metallurgical traditions.