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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).
Researchers also found evidence of hidden chambers within the pyramid. This pyramid made of lava — buried in Indonesia — might be world’s oldest, study says Skip to main content
The Djoser pyramid in Egypt is known as the oldest in the world at 4,700 years old. A new paper published in Archaeological Prospection calls that record into question with the strong claims of a ...
The Djoser pyramid in Egypt is known as the oldest in the world at ... claims of a “prehistoric pyramid” in Indonesia that is up to 27,000 years old. Not everyone is buying the research ...
A prized item in the collection of the National Museum of Indonesia. Kris of Knaud: the oldest known kris surviving in the world, [46] dated to the Majapahit period (c. 14th century). Today it is displayed in the Tropenmuseum, the Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam.
45 Indonesia. 46 Iran. 47 Iraq. ... Hellenikon, Greek Pyramid in Hellenikon, Athens; Hephaestia, ... Vrhnika (World's oldest wheel) South Africa
Aerial view of a pyramid from Pugung Raharjo megalithic site. Pugung Raharjo (sometimes called Pugungraharjo) is a 30 hectares archaeological site in the regency of East Lampung regency of Lampung Province in South Sumatra in Indonesia. The site was discovered in 1957. There is an ancient terraced megalithic structure, also known as Pugung ...
Unlike the clear distinction between prehistoric and historical periods in Europe and the Middle East, the division is muddled in Indonesia. This is mostly because Indonesia's geographical conditions as a vast archipelago caused some parts — especially the interiors of distant islands — to be virtually isolated from the rest of the world.