Mount Merapi Build and Destroy Civilization

Rows volcano in Central Java gives unique dynamics of life for the surrounding communities for centuries. They are aware of the danger of explosion, but more enamored of fertile land, the amount of water, insufficient fodder, beautiful landscapes, and endless sand and rock the rest of the eruption to be mined. Quite often the old civilization artifacts found buried in the area of ​​residential and agricultural land. Many temples buried sediment layers of lava, volcanic ash and pyroclastic eruptions from different periods. Traces recorded disaster in finding the location, but a new civilization remains to be rebuilt in the same area. Society believes that disasters do not happen every time, and death would fetch if it was his destiny. Economic and social value is a strong reason to stick up across generations. Although Merapi eruption in 2010 claimed some of their relatives, including Mbah Maridjan, they chose only to work on land owned by generations. Keep empowering piece of land inheritance in high vigilance is a form of gratitude and their responsibilities to the abundant blessings volcano.