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Gunung Padang Stone Terraces as a Modification of the Highland Resource for Ancestor Worship Activity

Authors
Lutfi Yondri1, Zusneli Zubir2, Nurul Laili3, Ani Rostiyati3, Ria Intani Tresnasih3, *
1Research Centre for Prehistoric and Historical Archaeology, Jakarta, Indonesia
2Research Centre for Religion and Civilizational Treasures, Jakarta, Indonesia
3Research Centre for Environmental Archaeology, Maritime Archaeology, and Cultural Sustainability, Jakarta, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: riapatanjala@gmail.com
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Ria Intani Tresnasih
Available Online 20 May 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-224-8_7How to use a DOI?
Keywords
highland; stone block; structure; ancestor worship; and religious activity.First Section
Abstract

The stone terrace of Gunung Padang site located at the top of the mount, a couple of years ago had become polemic as the oldest pyramid in the world. Based on the results of the research, until now it did not find all data to support it. From archaeological thought, the stone terrace in the prehistoric era was known and described as a place for religious practice. It can be recorded as one of the structures built by modifying nature sources (columnar joints) that were part of the ancient volcanic products of the prehistoric society that lived around the site in the past. Geologically, Gunung Padang is a part of the archaic volcano around 1–2 million years ago. Descriptively, the stone terrace of the Gunung Padang site consists of five terraces, starting with the well as a place to purify themselves, then at the top of the hill, there are five terraces. To reach the five terraces from the well connected by a stone staircase which is also made of the columnar joint. This paper aims to explore how past societies modified the natural resources of the mountains for their religious needs and how those aspects of religion (ancestor worship activity) were done at the Gunung Padang in the past.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference of Local Wisdom (Incolwis 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
20 May 2024
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978-2-38476-224-8
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-224-8_7How to use a DOI?
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© 2024 The Author(s)
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