JURNAL KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kebijakan Pembangunan Daerah Vol. 9 No. Desember 2025. Hal 164 - 180. p-ISSN: 2597-4971, e-ISSN: 2685-0079. DOI: 10. 56945/jkpd. REVITALISASI KOMPLEKS SITUS BANTEN LAMA: MENANGANI WARISAN KOTA ISLAM DI INDONESIA REVITALIZATION OF THE BANTEN LAMA SITE COMPLEX: ADDRESSING THE HERITAGE OF AN ISLAMIC CITY IN INDONESIA Fadillah Lecturer of Archaeology and History. University of Setia Budhi. Jalan Budi Utomo No. Komplek Pendidikan. Muara Ciujung Timur. Rangkasbitung. Lebak. Banten - Indonesia 42314. Email: ma. fadillah2021@gmail. disubmit: 26 Agustus 2025, direvisi: 24 Oktober 2025, diterima: 3 Desember 2025 ABSTRAK Banten merupakan salah satu pelabuhan terkemuka di Asia Tenggara pada abad XVII, namun sejak awal abad XIX kota tersebut kehilangan fungsi utama dan hanya menyisakan runtuhan bangunan penting di situs Banten Lama. Selama hampir tiga dekade, pemerintah telah membangun fasilitas publik tetapi hasilnya belum optimal bagi pemanfaatan cagar budaya. Kajian ini ditujukan untuk memahami kebijakan pelestarian cagar budaya dan kaitannya dengan program revitalisasi situs Banten Lama. Untuk menjawab permasalahan tersebut, pengumpulan data kepustakaan dan observasi lapangan telah dilakukan di situs Banten Lama. Dengan menggunakan metode deskriptifanalisis, kebijakan pelestarian cagar budaya baik secara nasional maupun daerah akan dianalisis dan diperbandingkan satu dan lainnya. Analisis arkeologi dan sejarah terhadap situs perkotaan, bangunan, struktur, dan objek warisan budaya lain seperti istana, benteng, masjid, pemukiman, dan kanal di Banten Lama menegaskan penerapan kebijakan ini. Kajian ini diharapkan menghasilkan faktor dominan yang menginspirasi penerapan Cultural Resource Management (CRM) sebagaimana diterapkan pada situs arkeologi di Indonesia. Dengan pengelolaan situs secara lintas-sector, model CRM memungkinkan menjadi pedoman standard bagi pengembangan dan pemanfaatan berkesinambungan situs arkeologi di Banten Lama. Kata kunci: Banten Lama, situs arkeologi, revitalisasi, konservasi. CRM ABSTRACT Banten was one of the leading port cities in Southeast Asia in the 17 th centuries. However, since the early 19th century, the city has lost its primary function, leaving only the ruins of various important buildings at the Banten Lama archaeological site. For nearly three decades, the government has built public facilities, but the results have not been optimal for the utilization of cultural heritage. This study aims to understand cultural heritage preservation policies and their relationship to the revitalization program of the Banten Lama area. To address this issue, library data collection and field observations have been conducted at the Banten Lama site. Using descriptive-analytical methods, cultural heritage preservation policies at both the national and regional levels will be analyzed and compared with each other. Archaeological and historical analysis of urban sites, buildings, structures and other cultural objects such as palaces, fortifications, mosques, settlements and canals in Banten Lama confirms the implementation of this policy. This study is expected to produce dominant factors that will inspire the implementation of Cultural Resource Management. Fadillah. JURNAL KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kebijakan Pembangunan Daerah, 09. , page 164 Ae 180. https://doi. org/10. 56945/jkpd. A The Author. Published by Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah Provinsi Banten This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4. 0 International License. JURNAL KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kebijakan Pembangunan Daerah Vol. 9 No. Desember 2025. Hal 164 - 180. p-ISSN: 2597-4971, e-ISSN: 2685-0079. DOI: 10. 56945/jkpd. as has been applied to several archaeological sites in Indonesia. With cross-sectoral site management, the CRM model can become a standard guideline for the sustainable development and utilization of the archaeological site of Banten Lama. Keywords: Banten Lama, archaeological site, revitalization, conservation. CRM INTRODUCTION Europe, past and present identities are The historic Banten Sultanate has left always associated with sites, building valuable evidence in what is now known as structures, and archaeological objects due Banten Lama, located in Banten Province, to a sense of belonging to a place or a Indonesia. Most of the archaeological tradition (Cleere, 1. evidence consists of brick and coral walls All and foundations, along with a variety of manifestations of a cultural link to the past local and imported artifacts (Mundardjito (Jones, 1. Driven by this spirit, various et al. , 19. Archaeological deposits at intellectuals have developed what is known the site of the former capital of the Banten as inward awareness as a reason to Sultanate, about ten kilometers north of Serang, provide authentic evidence of the referring to historical facts and traditions as old city's existence, dating back to the components of ethnic and national culture. Islamic period, built approximately five From this semantic perspective, the Banten centuries ago. Lama site is a natural landscape offering Theoretically, evidence provides fundamental knowledge about Banten's history and civilization cultural resources that require special management to maintain its vitality. Therefore, (Guillot. Ambary & Dumarcay, 1. The archaeological heritage should be based on archaeological values reflected in urban the development of meaning from the sites, settlements, monuments, and artifacts material form of culture. The values that can increase awareness of the importance can be represented by the past include . of the past, both in the form of visual symbolic value. namely the awareness of objects and narratives integrated into constructing identity in the spirit of historical facts (Ambary, 1. In this returning to older values, . academic context, the past is an important component that artifacts and monuments are in the social and daily life of the Bantenese Its connection to the present is evident in the strengthening of the knowledge stimulates students' reasoning Bantenese communal identity. As in to understand local wisdom, . social and . JURNAL KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kebijakan Pembangunan Daerah Vol. 9 No. Desember 2025. Hal 164 Ae 180. p-ISSN: 2597-4971, e-ISSN: 2685-0079. DOI: 10. 56945/jkpd. economic value. as an attraction for various In the last three decades . , the tourist destinations, especially cultural UNESCO of United Nations supported by tourism (Cleere, 1. member countries has agreed on the need Currently, for every nation to preserve and utilize archaeological heritage in Banten Lama is threatened by natural factors and human In the spirit of cultural both factors impact the vitality of sites and cultural objects (Yogaswara & Suartina, 2. Based on our field observations . , the Banten stipulated in Indonesian Law No. 11 of Lama site has undergone significant 2010 concerning Cultural Heritage as a changes compared to thirty years ago. result of the revision of Law No. 5 of 1982 What is new is that over the past five years, concerning Cultural Heritage Objects. Indonesia through the Banten Lama Revitalization Referring to Article 80 of Law No. Program, the regional government has 11 of 2010, revitalization encompasses transformed Banten Lama into a cultural three activities within the corpus of cultural tourism destination. With its current heritage development activities that must quality, tourist visits to Banten Lama be carried out sequentially, starting with OctoberAe research, revitalization, and adaptation. December 2019, but the motivation for Therefore, revitalization must begin with these visits was mass tourism (BPS-Serang research or studies first, which will later 2020, p. , thus missing the primary target of educational and cultural tourism. Revitalization program without Lack of visitor management could threaten adequate research risks altering and the preservation of cultural heritage. The damaging the site and its archaeological formal revitalization program is only one aspect of cultural heritage management. In this case, we want to obtain an The most crucial goal of revitalization is explanation of the policies underlying the revitalization program for the Banten Lama Therefore, the question arises: area and how they impact the existence of archaeological sites and evidence. implementing in managing archaeological sites in the Banten Lama area? Therefore, this study focuses on several policies and their implementation. JURNAL KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kebijakan Pembangunan Daerah Vol. 9 No. Desember 2025. Hal 164 Ae 180. p-ISSN: 2597-4971, e-ISSN: 2685-0079. DOI: 10. 56945/jkpd. namely the revitalization of the Banten Several Lama Area which has not been integrated implemented the CRM approach, an integrated and synergistic cross-sectoral developmen. and ignores the stages of the model for cultural heritage preservation. The CRM model in Indonesia has been . ore, utilization program based on Law of the Republic of Indonesia No. 11 of 2010. The Sangiran. Majapahit Trowulan. Borobudur development policies is evident in the Prambanan temple complexes. Some of After these have indicated best-practice works archaeological research at the Banten (Suartina & Tirtosudarmo, 2013. Ramelan Lama site resulted in recommendations to et al. , 2. protect archaeological evidence (Ambary. The spirit of this model rests on a Mundardjito et al. , 1. , this was paradigm shift in archaeological heritage followed by the protection, rescue, and preservation, from purely scientific to preservation of all aspects of the historic public outreach (McManamon & Hatton, city of Banten (Michrob, 1. , and should Within the CRM framework, be followed up with development and Banten Lama offers a potential model in utilization for the wider public. Viewed from the planning cycle, formulation of essential values, and there are at least three issues that require determination of policies and strategies First, related to the lack of have been designed through input and understanding of the complexity of urban output factor (Figure . archaeology in Banten Lama. Second. The use of the CRM model will there was overlapping policy at the national address two related aspects: archaeological and regional levels for more than three attributes on the one hand and preservation And third, the implementation of practices on the other. Collecting factual the revitalization program did not have a data is the initial step in the study. Relevant coherent sequence with regulations on documents are needed to understand the cultural heritage management. latest research findings. The collected primary historical sources on Banten need RESEARCH METHOD to be supported by theoretical studies on Questions related to cultural heritage the concepts, methodologies, and policies preservation are also found at other sites. for cultural heritage management, which JURNAL KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kebijakan Pembangunan Daerah Vol. 9 No. Desember 2025. Hal 164 Ae 180. p-ISSN: 2597-4971, e-ISSN: 2685-0079. DOI: 10. 56945/jkpd. Figure 1. The CRM framework adapted from Pearson and Sullivan . have become part of archaeological work revitalization program for the Banten Lama (Green & Doershuk, 1. The next stage area allows for its implementation. is observation at the Banten Lama site to obtain actual information on landscape RESULT AND DISCUSSION changes throughout the covered areas. Banten Lama as the Heritage City? A comprehensive examination of the interviews to obtain academic testimony Banten Lama site has identified the from several archaeologists involved in concentration and distribution of artifacts conservation work including Juliadi and and other archaeological phenomena. Adita Nofiandi from the Regional Office Various for Cultural Preservation Vi in Serang. become a historical narrative about the Interviews urban community that emerged The government agents to obtain information flourished there five centuries ago. The on implemented policies i. e the Regional Surasowan Palace complex, the town Development Planning Agency (Bapped. , square, the city walls and gates, the water the Public Works and Spatial Planning installations, the canal network, and the Agency (PUPR), and Public Housing and ruins of other buildings (Mundardjito. Settlement Agency of Banten Province. All Ambary & Djafar, 1. , as well as the luxurious artifacts on display at the Banten contextually to obtain a comprehensive Lama site museum, represent the city's scheme of cultural heritage management. Islamic civilization in the 16th and 18th This study focuses on how the CRM model centuries (Lodewijksz, 1915. Cortemnde. Archaeological confirmed phases of prosperity, as well as JURNAL KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kebijakan Pembangunan Daerah Vol. 9 No. Desember 2025. Hal 164 Ae 180. p-ISSN: 2597-4971, e-ISSN: 2685-0079. DOI: 10. 56945/jkpd. cycles of decline of the Banten Sultanate Javanese style with a distinctive spatial (Michrob, 1987. Ueda et al. , 2. This structure: palaces, mosques, town squares, research has inspired efforts to reconstruct markets, and noble residences within the urban evolution, including understanding fortified area (Guillot, 1. The city changes in Banten's urban landscape over center is flanked by two ports. Pabean to approximately two centuries as a result of the west and Karangantu to the east, with the black pepper trade (Guillot, 1989. Reid, various global trade facilities (Figure . The pepper trade also gave Banten The complex archaeological footprint its reputation in the Asian trade chain reflects the significant investment in during the episode 'The Age of Commerce' modern urban development during its time. in Southeast Asia (Reid, 1988, 1. The city's physical appearance reflects the During its heyday. Banten was a port social and political integrity of the with trade links with India. China, and the Javanese Arabian Peninsula. Trade intensification increased with the arrival of European fragmentary, holds significant historical value for both the local community and the (Lodewycksz, 1915. Guillot, 1. The From a modern perspective, involvement of European traders confirms Islamic cultural values, imbued with that international trade stimulated Banten's Banten's historical narrative, were crucial for the early Islamic civilization in Banten testimony of Cortemunde in 1672-75 Province. It is therefore natural that the . and Stavorinus in 1768-71 . , local government has made Banten Lama spatial evolution occurred, not only in an iconic symbol of Banten's progress. According Islamic The terms of physical dimensions but also in With its potential, the Banten Lama the city's mental structure. Changes in the area makes a strong case for being a urban landscape appear to be in line with 'heritage city'. a product of Islamic Banten's economic achievements as an civilization, where monuments, artifacts, ideal port on the Sunda Strait and the Strait and sites are components of an urban of Malacca (Guillot, 1989. Hall, 2. system that has undergone landscape Referring to archaeological, historical, and contemporary geographic evidence, government and remains preserved in the Banten undoubtedly presents itself as a collective memory of modern Banten 'merchant (Michrob, 1. Therefore, historical and Despite Islamic conversion, its rulers exhibit a classical JURNAL KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kebijakan Pembangunan Daerah Vol. 9 No. Desember 2025. Hal 164 Ae 180. p-ISSN: 2597-4971, e-ISSN: 2685-0079. DOI: 10. 56945/jkpd. archaeological remains in Banten Lama management of the historic city concept as (Miksic, 1982. Michrob, 1. In the early a cultural heritage with the potential to 2000s, two studies identified potential become a source of historical knowledge, conflicts in the use of cultural heritage (Rahardjo et al. , 2006. Yogaswara & Suartina, 2. , but these studies were not Overlapping Policy in Cultural Heritage Instead, priority was placed on The idea of archaeological heritage construction public facilities in the buffer management has been discussed since zone rather than addressing the actual 1982 at the SPAFA workshop, which recommended the need for conservation of Figure 2. Distribution of sites in the Banten Lama site complex (BCPB / BPK Vi Banten. Serang, 2. JURNAL KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kebijakan Pembangunan Daerah Vol. 9 No. Desember 2025. Hal 164 Ae 180. p-ISSN: 2597-4971, e-ISSN: 2685-0079. DOI: 10. 56945/jkpd. In practice, the work remains egosectoral, particularly between preservation concerning National Registration and Preservation of Cultural Heritage. and site utilization. Consequently, the In practice, revitalization has the CRM model proposed in the 'Cultural potential to damage the site, such as Conservation Management Seminar in covering areas with new floors in front of Indonesia' held in Banten Lama site Surasowan palace without taking into account the original surface of the site and increasing the vulnerability of brick standard guideline in the cycle of research, structures that have not been thoroughly preservation, and utilization, in accordance investigated (Figure . Assuming CRM with the spirit of the Law No. 11 of 2010. Second, in terms of time and spatial the revitalization program has not yet priorities, planning and implementation do gained public legitimacy. In the CRM model, public legitimacy is measured by research, preservation, and development . of cultural heritage. For broad-reaching example, restoration work from 1915 to beneficiary targets (Rieth, 2. However, 1974 still relied on the 1931 Monumenten program integration is hampered by Ordonantie overlapping policies. (Yogaswara & Suartina, 2. Similarly. Overlapping policies can be viewed systemic archaeological research activities from at least three perspectives: systemic, in 1976 and 1977, although important for synchronic, and regulatory. First, the scientific evidence (Mundardjito et al. revitalization program represents a stage in the development of a cultural heritage area establishment of a museum site in 1985 (Michrob, 1. , were more independent bypassing the protection and preservation than integrated into the preservation and phases of cultural heritage. From this utilization process. perspective, revitalization has not been Third, national regulations require a implemented systematically in accordance comprehensive study, including zoning with the work stages of preservation, development, and utilization in the Law implementing revitalization in the buffer No. 11 of 2010 which is now outlined in zone and utilization in the Banten Lama Government Regulation No. I of 2022 However, the revitalization program does not adhere to the provisions of the JURNAL KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kebijakan Pembangunan Daerah Vol. 9 No. Desember 2025. Hal 164 Ae 180. p-ISSN: 2597-4971, e-ISSN: 2685-0079. DOI: 10. 56945/jkpd. Figure 3. Aerial photography of the Banten site during the revitalization process (Aerial Photograph: BPK Vi. Serang, 10 October 2. stages as stipulated in Article 4 of the Law from changes in national regulations. First. No. 11, 2010 about Cultural Heritage Law, it relates to changes in regulations on the which states that "The scope of Cultural preservation of cultural heritage from Law Heritage No. 5 of 1982 concerning Cultural Heritage Protection. Development, and Utilization Objects to Law No. 11 of 2010 concerning of Cultural Heritage on land and in the air," Cultural Heritage. These changes in as well as Articles 33 and 34 regarding the national regulations have an impact on division of authority and in national technical policies in the regions, especially registration of cultural heritage. Based on the division of central and regional this regulation, the revitalization program authority in the management domain of the is the final stage after determining cultural Banten Lama area (Yogaswara & Suartina, heritage status in the national register 2012, . Second, the decentralization and (Articles 19, 31, . , conservation and regional autonomy policies since the preservation (Articles 56, 57, . enactment of Law No. 23 of 2000 Preservation From these three points, it appears that concerning the Establishment of Banten the overlapping policies are inseparable Province and Law No. 32 of 2007 JURNAL KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kebijakan Pembangunan Daerah Vol. 9 No. Desember 2025. Hal 164 Ae 180. p-ISSN: 2597-4971, e-ISSN: 2685-0079. DOI: 10. 56945/jkpd. concerning the Establishment of Serang buffer zones, and utilization, further City, planning for the specifications of each zone preservation work, especially due to the is required. Furthermore, a number of sites division of territory from Serang Regency are still in the process of being designated to the Serang City Government. as cultural heritage by the Serang City The implications of changes in national policy in practice influence Government that have not been integrated into the core i. e Kenari and Kasunyatan. regional policies in determining the Master Therefore, the revitalization program Plan for the Development of the Banten still needs to be reconsidered by decision- Lama Cultural Heritage Area. Therefore. The main problem lies in the the implementation of the master plan does mindset of cultural heritage preservation, not show a significant impact, instead, which tends to be oriented towards conflicts between stakeholders become increasing economic value. This tendency increasingly sharp, especially in the use of can be seen in the designation of Banten monuments that are still functioning Lama as a strategic tourism area, as (Rahardjo et al. , 2006. Yogaswara & stipulated in Regional Regulation No. 6 of Suartina, 2. As a result, for more than 2019 concerning the 2018-2025 Tourism Development construction of public facilities are not based on priorities and targets of their locus and temporality (Figure . Master Plan, implementation of Law No. 10 of 2009 concerning Tourism. This demonstrates a tendency to capitalize on This problem was only resolved after cultural heritage as a tourist destination. the Banten Provincial Government and Symptoms can be seen in programs that Serang City conducted a study for prioritize mass tourism. Meanwhile, there are no operational regulations referring to analysis, and boundary determination. the Cultural Heritage Law, and to date, the Progress was demonstrated by the zoning Banten Provincial Government does not No. yet have a Regional Regulation on cultural 437/Kep. 160-Huk/2018 concerning the heritage to guide implementation within Zoning of the Banten Sultanate Cultural the province. Instead of establishing Heritage Area (Figure . cultural heritage management options. Governor's Decree Rather than being a policy capable of plans emphasizing research, protection, resolving substantive issues, core zones, and preservation programs have not been JURNAL KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kebijakan Pembangunan Daerah Vol. 9 No. Desember 2025. Hal 164 Ae 180. p-ISSN: 2597-4971, e-ISSN: 2685-0079. DOI: 10. 56945/jkpd. So, how can stakeholders Figure 4. Chronology of governmental policy on the management JURNAL KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kebijakan Pembangunan Daerah Vol. 9 No. Desember 2025. Hal 164 Ae 180. p-ISSN: 2597-4971, e-ISSN: 2685-0079. DOI: 10. 56945/jkpd. This numerical data indicates that the systematic procedures? If CRM has management of the Banten Lama Site has become a best practice model, there's not been integrated into a unified system. reason for the government to immediately Therefore, conduct a CRM implementation study in should be based on strategic issues in Banten Lama. The opportunity appears to cultural heritage management at the be wide open, but several key indicators provincial and national levels. need to be considered. According to the Law No. 11, 2010, revitalization is an integral part of Strategic Issue of Revitalization protection, preservation, and development As of the 2020s, at least 18 sites While its importance is crucial, it containing objects suspected of being must be prioritized, focusing on buffer cultural heritage still require cultural heritage designation, but only nine sites are However, it is possible to integrate under the direct management of the Balai revitalization programs into the CRM Pelestarian Kebudayaan Wil. Vi (Tabel Figure 5. Division of zones . ore, buffer, developmen. of the Banten Lama site (Decrit of Banten's Governor No. 437/Kep. 160-Huk/2. JURNAL KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kebijakan Pembangunan Daerah Vol. 9 No. Desember 2025. Hal 164 Ae 180. p-ISSN: 2597-4971, e-ISSN: 2685-0079. DOI: 10. 56945/jkpd. The CRM determinants include: . archaeological resources, . government archaeological resource management or and community, . national and regional 'public archaeology' (Rieth, 2. That . archaeological work is focused on the preservation of cultural objects, meaning programs already available within the that this stage requires archaeological governance of the Banten Lama area. These five elements can be elaborated as interpretation (Binford et al. , 1. the basis for implementing the CRM However, because of its urgency to realize model, which can then be transformed into national and regional policy priorities. The . factors must be based on the spirit that CRM (McManamon, 1991. Hansen & Fowler, cultural heritage is a development resource The implementation of CRM is still that is important for conservation and its an experiment in Indonesia. Except for the impact on the 'broader society' (Rieth. Borobudur. Prambanan, and Sangiran sites. McManamon, 1. The main the city of Majapahit, a national cultural objective is in line with the spirit underlying the CRM concept, with more (Turmudi & Biantoro, 2013. Ramelan et Table 1. Archaeological sites of Banten Lama area managed by different institutions RESPONSIBLE TARGETED SITES MANAGED BY INSTITUTION Representative of National Government (BantenAos Cultural Heritage Preservation office (BPK V. Government of Banten Province. Government of Serang City BPK Vi. Serang Regency Surosowan Palace Kaibon Palace Pakojan Mosque Pacinan Mosque Watu Gilang Jembatan Rante Gedong Ijo Old water installation Fort Speelwijk Banten Lama Mosque [*] Tombs of the Sultans BenjolAos house Tombe of Maulana Yusuf Kasunyatan Mosque [*] Kenari Mosque [*] Tomb of Sultan Abdul Kadir Avalokitesvara temple [*] Tasik Ardi lake BPK Vi Banten Mosque management and local community Vihara Foundation Private company (Source: Yogaswara & Suartina 2012, p. Note: [*] Living monumen. JURNAL KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kebijakan Pembangunan Daerah Vol. 9 No. Desember 2025. Hal 164 Ae 180. p-ISSN: 2597-4971, e-ISSN: 2685-0079. DOI: 10. 56945/jkpd. , 2. However. CRM implementation civilization reached its peak in the 17th is highly feasible in Banten Lama. The Based on archaeological and local government has designated this place historical arguments, the tangible cultural Banten as a regional strategic area with a heritage in the area represents a potential distinct cultural tourism profile. Similarly, cultural resource as a cultural heritage with urban characteristics dating back to the designated the Banten Lama site as a Islamic period. Therefore, its entire Cultural and Scientific Conservation Area. archaeological potential meets the standard In this context, the Site Museum in Banten requirements for designating Banten Lama Lama serves as a new home for the as a national cultural heritage area. Serang City Government preservation and utilization of cultural objects for the wider public. From this perspective, the Banten Lama area is worthy of being a policy Considering these potentials, there object at both the national and regional should be no significant challenges in levels, but overlapping planning and implementing CRM at the Banten Lama implementation must be avoided. In this site if all actors involved in cultural context, the revitalization program must be heritage management can address strategic viewed from a broader perspective, based on the degree of urgency following three compliance with laws and regulations, government's initiative should receive planning, and archaeological knowledge attention from archaeologists, who can and local cultural values (Green & contribute their expertise and innovation to Doershuk, 1989. King, 1. If all factors find long-term solutions. can be elaborated as elements of a The The CRM success story represents a valuable experience in combining the performance of academic archaeology and possibility of meaningful cultural heritage management can be realized in the Banten outcomes: regulatory compliance and Lama site complex (Fig. management efficiency. Therefore. CRM priorities are directed at reducing policy CONCLUSION AND Considering that the Banten Lama RECOMMENDATION site complex is also a densely populated The Banten residential area, the involvement Islamic JURNAL KEBIJAKAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH: Jurnal Penelitian dan Pengembangan Kebijakan Pembangunan Daerah Vol. 9 No. Desember 2025. Hal 164 Ae 180. p-ISSN: 2597-4971, e-ISSN: 2685-0079. DOI: 10. 56945/jkpd. communities is essential in developing long-term plans for research, conservation, and sustainable use. The policy analysis requires a paradigm shift and stakeholder contibutive actions, namely: . Revitalization is carried out in the spirit of preserving cultural heritage based on Government Regulation of the Republic of Indonesia No. 1 of 2022 concerning National Registration and Preservation of Cultural Heritage, . Banten Lama becomes a model for developing archaeological resources for education, research, and social welfare, . Long-term efforts begin by recruiting human resources to accommodate various interests