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When were the visible terraces built?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by ·3 answers·0·0 following
Answered: The terraces were built over several generations from about the 2nd to the 1st century BC and used for…Passed its tests and review.

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Three answers have been proposed. The terraces were built over several generations from about the 2nd to the 1st century BC and used for… leads, with evidence 2 for: supported by its tests. Two are still possible. Of the one narrower question under it, none is answered yet.

Why it matters

The age of the terraces is the one date that excavation can reach directly, and it frames every claim about older phases⁠[1]⁠[2].

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History

  1. Natawidjaja et al. puts forward: the visible megalithic layer was built between 2000 and 1100 BC.
  2. Powell puts forward: the terraces were built over several generations from about the 2nd to the 1st century BC and used for…
  3. Powell: charcoal under the terrace 1 retaining wall dates to about 117 BC; charcoal under terraces 2 and 4 clusters…For: The terraces were built over several generations from about the 2nd to the 1st century BC and used for…
  4. Archaeological Prospection: the paper's Unit 4 phase rests on soil dates; the journal found such dates do not date construction.Against: The visible megalithic layer was built between 2000 and 1100 BC.
  5. Powell: charcoal under three terrace walls dates to the last centuries BC.Against: The visible megalithic layer was built between 2000 and 1100 BC.
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