Answer · Gunung Padang

The buried columns were moved and set by people.

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Where it stands

Still possibleIts tests haven't settled it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

What it predicts

Magnetic remanence directions of buried columns scatter or differ from the orientation expected for in-place cooling.
Columns rest on prepared surfaces or with packing stones.

What would rule it out

Remanence directions consistent with in-place cooling across the buried layers.

Evidence 1 for · none against

Natawidjaja argues the stones are too orderly and too massive to have been moved that far by nature.

Speculative

FOR

The questions it answers

Were the buried andesite columns placed by people or are they in natural position?

Part of Is there a human-built structure inside the hill older than the visible terraces?

Most likelyThe buried columns are in or near their natural position, cooled in place or slumped downslope

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). The buried columns were moved and set by people. [Answer ANS0D32CP304SDC]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D32CP304SDC

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