World’s Oldest Pyramid Discovered in Indonesia

Mysterious pyramids are not unique to ancient Egypt and the Mayans; archaeologists recently discovered the world’s oldest pyramid in the lava rocks of Indonesia’s Mount Padang. The pyramid was found in Gunung Padang, a megalithic site in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, near the headwaters of the Cimandiri River, by a team led by geologist Danny Hilman Natawidjaja of Indonesia’s National Research and Innovation Agency. The team carried out in-depth archaeological excavations in Gunung Padang between 2011 and 2015 and further relevant explorations in the last few years, concluding it has a pyramid about 30 meters high and 100 meters wide. The discovery results were published in the October 20, 2023, issue of Archaeological Prospection....