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The megaliths in the Bada Valley were first discovered in 1908. Despite the discovery occurring over 100 years ago, little is known about these objects, including when the stone statues were created. Some speculate that the stones were carved around 5,000 years ago, while others believe the megaliths were made about 1,000 years ago.
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).
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.
A new paper published in Archaeological Prospection calls that record into question with the strong claims of a “prehistoric pyramid” in Indonesia that is up to 27,000 years old. Not everyone ...
The Republic of Indonesia ratified the convention on 6 June 1989, making its historical sites eligible for inclusion on the list. [3] As of 2023, there are ten World Heritage Sites in Indonesia, six of which are cultural and four are natural. This means Indonesia possesses the highest number of sites in Southeast Asia. [4]
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People on Nias Island in Indonesia move a megalith to a construction site, circa 1915. Digitally restored. The Indonesian archipelago is the host of Austronesian megalith cultures both past and present. Several megalith sites and structures are also found across Indonesia.
Several megalith sites and structures are also found across Indonesia. Menhirs, dolmens, stone tables, and ancestral stone statues were discovered in various sites in Java, Sumatra, Sulawesi, Lesser Sunda Islands, and New Guinea. [40] The Cipari megalith site also in West Java displays monoliths, stone terraces, and sarcophagi. [41] [42]