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Trowulan - Former Capital City of Majapahit Kingdom: Mojokerto Regency, East Java: 5466; Cultural: (i), (v) 2009 This is the only remaining site of the Hindu-Buddhist antiquity in Indonesia, the capital city of the Majapahit Kingdom, covering 11-by-9-kilometre (6.8 mi × 5.6 mi).
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles, the Governor General of British Java (1811 to 1816) had a personal interest in the history, culture, and the antiquity of ancient Java, writing The History of Java, which was published in 1817. [10] During his administration, the ancient ruins of Borobudur, Prambanan and Trowulan came to light. This sparked a wider ...
The name of this kingdom was derived from ancient Indian kingdom of Kalinga, which suggest the ancient link between India and Indonesia. The political history of Indonesian archipelago during the 7th to 11th (601–1100 CE) around centuries was dominated by Srivijaya based in Sumatra and Sailendra that dominated southeast Asia based in Java and ...
Prehistoric Indonesia is a prehistoric period in the Indonesian archipelago that spanned ... Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi houses ancient megalith ...
Pages in category "Archaeological sites in Indonesia" The following 75 pages are in this category, out of 75 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Year Date Event 200 BCE "Dvipantara" or "Yawadvipa", a mystic Hindu kingdom is mentioned in India's earliest epic, the Ramayana; Sugriva, the chief of Rama's army dispatched his men to Yawadvipa in search of Sita then later used by the Indianized islander of Java Island and kingdom of Portugal to name the island during the age of discovery.
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 discovery of early human remains on Flores, including the famous Flores Man or Homo floresiensis, sheds light on the ancient inhabitants of these islands. Indonesia is also home to some of the world's oldest known cave paintings, discovered particularly in the caves of Sulawesi and Kalimantan. These paintings, which depict hand stencils and ...