Place

Gunung Padang

terraced megalithic site on a hilltop

Terraced megalithic site on a hilltop0

Note

The terraced summit. Agrees with Wikidata Q3120910 and the archaeological-site outline in OpenStreetMap (way 502699242) to within 50 m.

Located in 1

West Java

Place

PLC

Happened here 9

Archaeological Prospection publishes the buried-pyramid paper

Event

EVT

Farmers from Karyamukti report the site to the authorities

Event

EVT

Ministry of Culture launches a national study and restoration programme led by Ali Akbar

Event

EVT

N. J. Krom records the site for the Dutch archaeological service

Event

EVT

Natawidjaja's team begins coring and geophysical surveys

Event

EVT

The buried-pyramid claim is presented as a poster at the AGU Fall Meeting

Event

EVT

The national archaeology institute excavates the terraces and exposes their layout

Event

EVT

The programme team announces an age of about 6000 BC, unpublished

Event

EVT

Wiley and the editors retract the paper

Event

EVT

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Gunung Padang [Place PLC0D32CBTW3H5Y]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0D32CBTW3H5Y

@misc{mysteriesdept_plc0d32cbtw3h5y,
  title     = {Gunung Padang},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Place, catalog key PLC0D32CBTW3H5Y},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/PLC0D32CBTW3H5Y}
}