Time Periods
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
Time Periods
Paleolithic
Mesolithic
Neolithic
Chalcolithic
Bronze Age
Iron Age
Classical Period
Post-Classical Period
Early Modern Period
Industrial Period
Contemporary Period
Location
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Gunung Padang is an intriguing archaeological site located in West Java, Indonesia. It features a series of five terraces constructed on a hill that is also an extinct volcano. The terraces are supported by retaining walls made of volcanic hexagonal stone columns and are accessed via a central stairway of 370 andesite steps. This site is notable for its complex artificial terraces that suggest significant prehistoric human activity. Archaeological studies have dated the construction of these terraces to between the 2nd and 5th centuries CE, aligning them with the Indonesian late prehistoric period. Despite fringe hypotheses suggesting a much older origin, the site remains a significant example of early human engineering and landscape modification in Southeast Asia.
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