The Egyptian pyramids have been of concern to archaeologists for several centuries. Everything about these colossal structures, from their dating to the way they were built, remains a mystery. But the Indonesian scientists do not care at all. “Have you heard about our pyramid Gunung Padang on the island of Java? And she's better than any Egyptian in every way! Indeed, the Indonesian Gunung Padang is the largest, most ancient and most mysterious structure in Southeast Asia.
Mountain of enlightenment
The Dutch were the first to notice it in 1914. In their report, the Colonial Archaeological Survey referred to it as Mount Gunung Padang (Mountain of Enlightenment), to the top of which the locals climb for meditation. She flashed a second time in 1949, after which she disappeared for exactly 30 years. Only in 1979, scientists - geographers and geologists - climbed to its summit.
On top of the mountain, they found hundreds of regular-shaped boulders, arranged in a specific order. This is how the first riddles of Gunung Padang appeared: who made these blocks, why and, most importantly, how were they dragged here, to an altitude of 885 meters above sea level?
Along the way, they recorded local legends about the Mountain of Enlightenment. They talked about King Silavanga, who knew how to handle a tiger and, with a wave of his hand, transfers basalt blocks, from which Gunung Padang was made. Scientists rejoiced at the beautiful fairy tale, after which they forgot about the grief for several more decades.
In the mid-2000s, this report caught the eye of the Indonesian archaeologist Danny Nathavijay. He knew that King Silavanga really ruled on about. Java, in 1500 BC Perhaps he really had something to do with Gunung Padang? In 2011, Danny Nathavijay arrived on an expedition to explore Padang.
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Gunung Padang surprises
From the first days the mountain began to bring surprises. As it turned out, the mountain consisted of 5 terraces, one higher than the other, more than 400 steps led to the top. Remains of megalithic structures were found on the top cleared of grass. The first radiocarbon analyzes confirmed the antiquity of the buildings: 1500 - 500 BC.
And soon the aerial data was on Danny's desk. The too correct geometric shape of Padang suggested an idea of its artificial origin. The government took over the financing of the excavation, large-scale work began and the discoveries fell in one more surprising than the other.
Padang really turned out to be an artificial pyramid, more than 200 meters high (Cheops pyramid - 146.6 m), built of blocks of volcanic rock, bonded with cement. Inscriptions were found on the walls freed from the earth. Scanning showed the presence in the heart of the mountain at a depth of 25 m from the surface of a hollow chamber 10x10x10 m in size.
How old is the pyramid?
To determine the exact age of Padang, several pits were drilled. The pyramid turned out to be multi-level, as we moved deeper upward, more and more ancient samples were rising: 3000-5000 years, 9600 years, 11000 years, a sample was raised from a depth of 30 meters, the age of which turned out to be 22000 years. (And the Cheops pyramid is "only" 4.5 thousand years old.)
The Javan pyramid was erected in "waves" for millennia, and each new superstructure was based on a structure that was already hundreds and thousands of years old. When did the first stone go to the base of the pyramid? To the foundation of Gunung Padang there is still more drilling and drilling, more than 150 m!
Mysterious artifact
In October 2014, a metal object was found in the eastern part of the mountain, only adding to the mystery. Scientists have established its age - 11,000 years, and metallurgists have found aluminum in its composition. We get aluminum by electrolysis, but how did we get it in Java 11,000 years ago? Have electricity? Or did they possess unknown methods for isolating chemical elements? Natavijay adheres to the first version and claims that he found a place on Padang, where a primitive power plant was once located.
How can it be without aliens
Padang and ufologists did not bypass their attention. The artifact, of course, was lost by the aliens who built the Javanese pyramid. The theory can be perceived with a smirk, only here in Javanese myths appears "a sister of the Earth inhabited by people, lying 500 steps of light from her."
In 2014, astronomers discovered the planet Kepler-186f, which is 500 light years away. How did the ancient Javanese know all this? The size of the planet, the distance to the star - everything is close to Earth's indicators. The conditions are such that the presence of water on it, and therefore life, is quite acceptable. And let's not forget that Gunung Padang is not the first strange pyramid on our planet.
Author: Klim Podkova
