# Powell 2024: Java's Megalithic Mountain > Eric A. Powell, 2024. 18 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Cited for the description of the site, its research history and the dates from the… Source: https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D32C8DG685C/javas-megalithic-mountain Publisher: Mysteries Department Licence: CC BY 4.0 (credit Mysteries Department and link the page) --- [Sources](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources)[Gunung Padang](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang)Powell 2024 **0** # Java's Megalithic Mountain Eric A. Powell, 2024. _Archaeology (July/August 2024)_. Feature on the site and its excavators: five terraces, a stair of about 370 steps, columnar-jointed andesite, Lutfi Yondri's radiocarbon dates on charcoal under the terrace walls, and the ritual reading of the site. **Gunung Padang** Web pageChecked against the original0 ## What it's used for here Cited for the description of the site, its research history and the dates from the archaeological excavations. ## Cited by on this site 18 records [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) Answer ANS [The batu kecapi ("stone lute") on terrace 1](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/artifacts/ART0D32CT000NHJ/the-batu-kecapi-stone-lute-on-terrace-1) ART [The five stone terraces and stair](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/artifacts/ART0D32CT00275A/the-five-stone-terraces-and-stair) ART [Radiocarbon dates on charcoal from the terrace excavations](https://mysteriesdept.com/datasets/DAT0D32CSR61XDC/radiocarbon-dates-on-charcoal-from-the-terrace-excavations) Dataset DAT [Charcoal under the terrace 1 retaining wall dates to about 117 BC; charcoal under terraces 2 and 4 clusters…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/evidence/EVD0D32CMM44929/charcoal-under-the-terrace-1-retaining-wall-dates-to-about) Evidence EVD [Charcoal under three terrace walls dates to the last centuries BC.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/evidence/EVD0D32CNKC7610/charcoal-under-three-terrace-walls-dates-to-the-last) Evidence EVD [Columnar jointing is the natural form of the andesite at the site.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/evidence/EVD0D32CPTE6RXY/columnar-jointing-is-the-natural-form-of-the-andesite-at-the) Evidence EVD [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) Evidence EVD [Pottery and a grinding stone come from the excavations; no older cultural material has been reported from the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/evidence/EVD0D32CMVY5VQW/pottery-and-a-grinding-stone-come-from-the-excavations-no) Evidence EVD [The andesite blocks are columnar joints formed as the volcano's rock cooled.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/evidence/EVD0D32CJNM2GDG/the-andesite-blocks-are-columnar-joints-formed-as-the) Evidence EVD [Farmers from Karyamukti report the site to the authorities](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/events/EVT0D32CE1651QZ/farmers-from-karyamukti-report-the-site-to-the-authorities) EVT [N. J. Krom records the site for the Dutch archaeological service](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/events/EVT0D32CDSC79EF/n-j-krom-records-the-site-for-the-dutch-archaeological) EVT [The national archaeology institute excavates the terraces and exposes their layout](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/events/EVT0D32CEGT16W4/the-national-archaeology-institute-excavates-the-terraces) EVT [Lutfi Yondri](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/people/FIG0D32CCT42JCD/lutfi-yondri) FIG [N. J. Krom](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/people/FIG0D32CD1Y50YX/n-j-krom) FIG [Gunung Padang](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang) The mystery article MYS [What were the terraces for?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/questions/QST0D32CGQ45H37/what-were-the-terraces-for) Question QST [When were the visible terraces built?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/gunung-padang/questions/QST0D32CFZP79AD/when-were-the-visible-terraces-built) Question QST ## Cite it ``` Powell, E. A. (2024). Java's Megalithic Mountain. Archaeology (July/August 2024). https://archaeology.org/issues/july-august-2024/features/javas-megalithic-mountain/ ``` [Read it free at archaeology.org](https://archaeology.org/issues/july-august-2024/features/javas-megalithic-mountain/) Key **SRC** 0D32C8DG685C Kind Web page Rights The publisher's Kept 27 Oct 2026, for editors Checked Against the published original Added by [apollo](https://mysteriesdept.com/u/apollo) The record Bibliographic records are CC0. Take this one as CSL-JSON, BibTeX or RIS. [CSL-JSON](https://mysteriesdept.com/sources/SRC0D32C8DG685C/javas-megalithic-mountain/csl.json)