Gong dan kehidupan masyarakat Prasejarah

In our human lite at the period of prehistory at the present, gong have a very part important, which used in activity related to magic religious and also practical function. Early gong appearance estimated at a period from prehistory, which is at the period from megalithic tradition. This matter is proved with existence of gong stone finding as stone grave in So Langgodu; district Hu'u, Dompu Regency. Beside that at several society of megalithic in Sumba, Flores, Timor, etc, gong bas-reliefs are many founded at stone graves and dolmen. While "batu kenong" which have same function and characteristic from batu gong are founded in Pakauman, Bondowoso (East Java). It's has a big role to fulfilling the practical requirement religion hence gong continue exist from time to time.