# The buried columns are in or near their natural position, cooled in place or slumped downslope.

> Most likely: The buried columns are in or near their natural position, cooled in place or slumped downslope.

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# The buried columns are in or near their natural position, cooled in place or slumped downslope.

The buried columns are in or near their natural position, cooled in place or slumped downslope.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Consistent remanence directions within each body of rock; downslope orientation where slumped.

## What would rule it out

- Remanence directions that scatter randomly with no geological explanation, together with built packing.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Columnar jointing is the natural form of the andesite at the site.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/evidence/EVD0D32CPTE6RXY/columnar-jointing-is-the-natural-form-of-the-andesite-at-the)

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## The questions it answers

[Were the buried andesite columns placed by people or are they in natural position?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/questions/QST0D32CG7G23PE/were-the-buried-andesite-columns-placed-by-people-or-are)

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

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The buried columns are in or near their natural position, cooled in place or slumped downslope. [Answer ANS0D32CPJM1CC2]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D32CPJM1CC2
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