Gunung Padang is a megalithic site located in West Java, Indonesia. It consists of five terraces of stone walls and structures on a hill. There is a pseuodarchaeological claim that this site is the oldest pyramid on Earth, dating back to more than 20,000 years ago.
Addressing miscommunication in archaeology, this paper critiques media sensationalism and fringe narratives, including pseudoarchaeological claims about Gunung Padang in "Ancient ...
via Wetwired, 02 December 2023: A recent podcast about the Gunung Padang pyramid controversy. A few weeks ago a paper ...
via Nature, 28 November 2023: Nature is the first news outlet to pick up the backlash over the incredulous claims ...
via ArcheoThoughts and the Archaeology Podcast Network: Posting a couple of stories from archaeologists in the web space reacting to ...
via Archaeological Prospection, 20 October 2023: A controversial new paper on Gunung Padang purpots it to be 25,000 years old, ...
via Metro Daily, 29 September 2023: A curious pyramid-shaped structure has been found on a hill in the Lake Toba ...
via Archaeology Review, 28 August 2023: I had always meant to write something about Ancient Apocalypse and Gunung Padang, but ...
via Tempo, 04 July 2023: Indonesia's Tourism and Creative Economy Minister is implementing special strategies to develop megalithic sites in ...
A controversial archaeological excavation is taking place at Gunung Padang, a megalith site in Java, where the investigators are looking ...
An excavation at the Gunung Padag megalithic site has drawn criticism for its excavation methods by the local archaeology centre. ...
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