# The terraces were a punden berundak, a terraced sanctuary for rites to ancestral spirits, with the most…

> Most likely: The terraces were a punden berundak, a terraced sanctuary for rites to ancestral spirits, with the most sacred rites on terrace 5.

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# The terraces were a punden berundak, a terraced sanctuary for rites to ancestral spirits, with the most…

The terraces were a punden berundak, a terraced sanctuary for rites to ancestral spirits, with the most sacred rites on terrace 5.

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

## Where it stands

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

## What it predicts

- Ritual deposits and little domestic refuse; a sequence of use over centuries.

## What would rule it out

- Evidence of permanent domestic occupation dominating the terraces.

## Evidence 2 for · none against

[Pottery and a grinding stone but no animal bone from feasting; a stone well at the foot of terrace 1.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/evidence/EVD0D32CRRY2ZPQ/pottery-and-a-grinding-stone-but-no-animal-bone-from)

Suggestive

FOR

[The terraced layout matches the punden berundak tradition of Indonesian megalithic sites.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/evidence/EVD0D32CS0R33ZM/the-terraced-layout-matches-the-punden-berundak-tradition-of)

Supported

FOR

## The questions it answers

[What were the terraces for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/questions/QST0D32CGQ45H37/what-were-the-terraces-for)

Part of [When were the visible terraces built?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/questions/QST0D32CFZP79AD/when-were-the-visible-terraces-built)

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