Researchers urban anthropology from the University of Diponegoro, Radjimo, said tribes who inhabited the Kerinci highland mountain chain in the vicinity of Mount Kerinci older than the Incas, Indians in America.

“From the research conclusions of Dr. Bennet Bronson joint team of researchers from the U.S. Institute of Archaeology and National Heritage Jakarta in 1973, the tribe Kerinci even much older than the Incas (Indians) in America,” said Radjimo in Jambi this weekend.

That means the tribe Kerinci not only older than the proto-Malay.

It is proposed Radjimo reinforce cultural statement Kerinci Kerinci Iskandar Zakaria that the tribe is much older than the Proto-Malays.

Radjimo who come to do research to Jambi in his capacity as a member of the joint research reveals interception in Jakarta, one of Bennett’s team presented evidence that it is about human Bronson `Kecik Gedang Wok Wok.

He is the first tribe that has inhabited the highlands of Kerinci more than 10,000 years ago, yet have the name of the individual calls to the entry of Proto-Malay tribes.

“While the Inca Indian tribes in America that were previously regarded as one of the tribe and race the world’s oldest known at the same time already have names, like Big Buffalo (Buffalo Large), Little Fire (Small Fire) and others,” explained Radjimo.

On the other hand Radjimo also cite research Kern (1889) and Sarasin (1982) which states in the year 4000 BC occurred displacement Proto-Malays (Polynesian family) from Nature Malay to the islands in the Pacific Ocean to the east and the islands of the Ocean west Indies,

So that’s when all this happened ethnic displacement from one place to another in such displacement Proto Malay Nature Malaiers (Old Malay) to Nature Kerinci.

According to Kern, Kerinci nature when it has been inhabited by humans, and their indigenous population is called an `Kecik Gedang Wok Wok`.

However, when the number of Proto-Malays are more dominant than `Kecik Gedang Wok Wok` cause these aborigines are slowly becomes lost in the mixing of blood between immigrants and natives.

The group was then developed and became the ancestors of modern Kerinci to the current generation.

“In terms of anthropology, Kerinci still presents a mystery, such as the origin of the Kerinci was still so complete and complex, for which reason sangt attract researchers to merisetnya from various sides and aspects to the present,” explained Radjimo.

Another thing that is often used as a sample study by the researchers is the diversity of languages ​​and dialects in Kerinci. With a very diverse languages, dialects around 135 pieces, which is used only along the valley, complicate ethnographic research.

Some studies say that free people of Kerinci including indigenous ethnic groups that originally exist in Sumatra.

These ethnic groups became known as `Kecik Gedang Wok Wok` who is alleged to have been in the area of ​​`Alam Kerinci since 10,000 years ago (Whitten, 1987).

The experts can not ensure belonging to racial groups when in fact `Kecik Gedang Wok Wok`, because they have been smelted in the blood mixing with people who come and then the proto-Malays, for which the rest of the group of humans `Kecik Wok Wok` Gedang is hard to find again.