# When were the visible terraces built? · Gunung Padang > 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… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/questions/QST0D32CFZP79AD/when-were-the-visible-terraces-built Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) Updated: 2026-10-26T11:57:34+00:00 --- **0** # When were the visible terraces built? Asked 26 Oct 2026 by [**apollo** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo)·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. ## Where it stands 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]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D32C8DG685C/javas-megalithic-mountain)⁠[[2]](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D32C7E83H62/retracted-geo-archaeological-prospecting-of-gunung-padang). ## Answers 3 [**The terraces were built over several generations from about the 2nd to the 1st century BC and used for…** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/answers/ANS0D32CMCA07HW/the-terraces-were-built-over-several-generations-from-about) Supported by its tests Evidence: 2 for Most likely [**None of these.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/answers/ANS0D32CNV66WXQ/none-of-these) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: none yet Disputed [**The visible megalithic layer was built between 2000 and 1100 BC.** ](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/answers/ANS0D32CN3R1CMR/the-visible-megalithic-layer-was-built-between-2000-and-1100) Failed a test; not refuted outright Evidence: 2 against Disputed ## History 1. 2023[Natawidjaja et al. puts forward: the visible megalithic layer was built between 2000 and 1100 BC.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D32C7E83H62/retracted-geo-archaeological-prospecting-of-gunung-padang) 1. 2024[Powell puts forward: the terraces were built over several generations from about the 2nd to the 1st century BC and used for…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D32C8DG685C/javas-megalithic-mountain) 1. 2024[Powell: charcoal under the terrace 1 retaining wall dates to about 117 BC; charcoal under terraces 2 and 4 clusters…](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D32C8DG685C/javas-megalithic-mountain)For: The terraces were built over several generations from about the 2nd to the 1st century BC and used for… 1. 2024[Archaeological Prospection: the paper's Unit 4 phase rests on soil dates; the journal found such dates do not date construction.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D32C7P200ZQ/retraction-geo-archaeological-prospecting-of-gunung-padang)Against: The visible megalithic layer was built between 2000 and 1100 BC. 1. 2024[Powell: charcoal under three terrace walls dates to the last centuries BC.](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D32C8DG685C/javas-megalithic-mountain)Against: The visible megalithic layer was built between 2000 and 1100 BC. 1. 26 Oct 2026Asked on this site ## Discussion 0 [Add to the discussion](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/gunung-padang/questions/QST0D32CFZP79AD/when-were-the-visible-terraces-built%23discussion) Help with this question [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ] [ **Propose an answer** Something the evidence could support or rule out ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/gunung-padang/questions/QST0D32CFZP79AD/when-were-the-visible-terraces-built%23add-answer) [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ] [ **Add evidence** A result for or against an answer ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/gunung-padang/questions/QST0D32CFZP79AD/when-were-the-visible-terraces-built%23add-evidence) [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ] [ **Ask a sub-question** A smaller question that would help settle this one ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/gunung-padang/questions/QST0D32CFZP79AD/when-were-the-visible-terraces-built%23add-question) [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ] [ **Add a source** A paper, archive record or image ](https://mysteriesdept.com/signin?next=/mysteries/gunung-padang/questions/QST0D32CFZP79AD/when-were-the-visible-terraces-built%23add-source) Where it fits Gunung Padang **When were the visible terraces built?** Key question · you're here [What were the terraces for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/questions/QST0D32CGQ45H37/what-were-the-terraces-for)Most likely · the terraces were a punden berundak, a terraced sanctuary for rites to ancestral spirits, with the most… [ Ask a question under this one ]