Debate over the Indonesian “pyramid”

A new study on the enigmatic site of Gunung Padang in Indonesia and its pyramid has been published in the scientific journal Archaeological Prospection, this in quotes because there is debate, on the other hand, the magazine nature published an article dismantling the arguments of the publication former.

Personally, I think it is an extraordinary topic and extraordinary topics need extraordinary evidence, although in some cases it is enough that it is logical evidence, this archaeological site is real, it exists, it is a valuable, interesting and very old place, the site itself has been known for a long time. many years and there is even a visitor reception center.

What this study that is in the news, the study of the defenders, has done is analyze the different phases of the structure and try to date them, many media outlets put the previous image to talk about the pyramid, but in reality what we see is a volcanic hill about 885 m high, an extinct volcano that has a core of solid lava.

The interesting thing is at the top where there are structures in the shape of terraces, here we come to the first doubt, we can speak of a pyramid, without traces placed on top of each other and the term pyramid is historically used in a very broad way, pyramids are called those of Egypt to the Mayans and the rest to the rest of the pyramids of Mesoamerica to those of Caral in Peru, the Sumerian ziggurat are also usually called pyramids, even the Greeks built one 2400 years ago.

All these structures could have very different purposes and even very different aspects, the Egyptian pyramids were not designed for people to climb them, as was the case with those in America or with the Mesopotamian ones, although in general they are all called pyramids, as I believe that this large structure in terraces can also be perfectly called a pyramid.

According to the study of the defenders, it is not that the ancients built the mountain artificially, what the ancients did was give shape to the mountain that already existed, we can say that they carved it to create that geometry textually, the defenders say that the construction oldest unit 4, the one in red probably originated as a natural lava hill before being sculpted and then architecturally wrapped that is what they say verbatim according to that theory the work to shape it occurred during the ice age 27,000 to 16,000 ago years and architecturally enveloped, means that in that initial phase, the lava core was sculpted and surrounded by numerous underground structures such as chambers and cavities.

In fact, in one of Los Defensores' graphics they point out the existence of an underground tunnel that they have not reached, but according to the investigation there may be a cavity or tunnel there.

According to critics, there is no evidence that the shape of the Hill is artificial and that it may well have had a natural origin, due to erosion. They also say that the dating of soil samples from Gunung Padang is 27,000 years old, although They are precisely dated, in reality they do not present distinctive signs of human activity, such as charcoal from the remains of bonfires or fragments of bones or tools, that is, there is nothing to prove that there were humans on that soil at that time and for an adaptation above all It is necessary to put it in context with what is found in that layer.

By the way, all these rocks with more or less polygonal shapes, it is not that they were carved, they are volcanic rocks, what the ancients of the culture that built did was take them and place them forming this type of structure, all these areas are volcanic, It is an extinct volcano where all these structures have been raised or built; The experts have already spoken, but what do you think about all this, is it a pyramid or is it not a pyramid?

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