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    November 24, 2022

    The Gunung Padang in Karyamukti Village of Cianjur District, West Java site is believed to be a gigantic, terraced tomb, which was part of the biggest megalithic culture in the archipelago and dates to a civilization in 5200 BC. However, the dating is controversial. The site is built of earth and stone at the top of an extinct volcano. NJ Krom, a Dutch researcher, recorded the finding in 1941. The area was uncovered again in 1979 by three local farmer. In 1998, Gunung Padang was declared a national cultural heritage site.
    Recent published research (October 2023) is suggesting that Gunung Padang is an ancient man-made structure, a buried multi-layered prehistoric pyramid. The oldest construction dates to the last glacial period between 25000 to 14000 BCE.
    onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/arp.1912
    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gunung_Padang

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