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What were the terraces for?

Asked 26 Oct 2026 by ·Part of When were the visible terraces built?·2 answers·0·0 following
Most likely: the terraces were a punden berundak, a terraced sanctuary for rites to ancestral spirits, with the most…Ahead on the evidence, not yet confirmed. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

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Two answers have been proposed. The terraces were a punden berundak, a terraced sanctuary for rites to ancestral spirits, with the most… leads, with evidence 2 for: supported by its tests. One is still possible.

Why it matters

Whatever its depth, the visible site is a monument with a function; the archaeological reading is a terraced shrine to ancestors⁠[1]⁠[2]⁠[3].

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  1. Yondri puts forward: the terraces were a punden berundak, a terraced sanctuary for rites to ancestral spirits, with the most…
  2. Powell: pottery and a grinding stone but no animal bone from feasting; a stone well at the foot of terrace 1.For: The terraces were a punden berundak, a terraced sanctuary for rites to ancestral spirits, with the most…
  3. Sofian: the terraced layout matches the punden berundak tradition of Indonesian megalithic sites.For: The terraces were a punden berundak, a terraced sanctuary for rites to ancestral spirits, with the most…
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