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The Pokekea Megalithic Site is a megalithic archaeological site in the Lore Lindu National Park. It is located in the Behoa (Besoa) Valley northwest of Bada Valley . The Behoa valley is notable for its preserved kalambas, megaliths shaped like large cylindrical stone vats.
Gunung Padang is an archaeological site located in Karyamukti, West Java, Indonesia, 50 kilometres (31 mi) southwest of Cianjur.Located at 885 metres (2,904 ft) above sea level, the site covers a hill—an extinct volcano—in a series of five terraces bordered by retaining walls of stone that are accessed by 370 successive andesite steps rising about 95 metres (312 ft).
One story mentions a megalith named Tokala'ea, who was a rapist and was cursed to become a stone. [2] Another story tells of a megalith named Tadulako. The community says Tadulako was once known as the village guardian, but after stealing rice, he was cursed to become a stone. Other stories associate the megaliths with human sacrifices.
[10] [16] The megalithic tombs spread over many villages. [4] At Pasunga on the main road, there is one of the largest tombs in Sumba. [3] Some 1 km south of the main road from Pasunga, is the traditional village of Kabunduk (Kabonduk) [17] where new and old is mixed. [18] A megalithic tomb in the village has a stone slab erected vertically.
A batu kenong in the Bleberan Pooling Site, Gunungkidul Regency. Batu kenongs, also known as kenong stones, is a type of megalith. They became prevalent sometime between the Neolithic and early Iron Ages as megalithic culture spread to Indonesia. Archeological research on the stones began in the late 19th century and continues to the present day.
This site comprises the 1650 town (1.5-by-1-kilometre (0.93 mi × 0.62 mi)), and includes the former Jayakarta area, two 18th-century houses, three warehouses, the old town wall remains, a VOC shipyard, the Luar Batang Mosque, Fatahillah Square, the Jakarta History Museum, Chinatown, Kalibesar Canal, as well as the Onrust, Kelor, Cipir, and ...