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An image shared on social media in March 2025 claims to show the "world's oldest pyramid," Gunung Padang, in Indonesia. Though Gunung Padang is a genuine archaeological site in Indonesia, the image in ...

Experts are in a disagreement over claims that an Indonesian pyramid could be more than 25,000 years old. Gunung Padang, a 98-ft-deep 'megalith' submerged within a hill of lava rock, is said to be the ...

Gunung Padang, located in the Cianjur district, West Java province, Indonesia, has been the subject of comprehensive archaeological, geological, and geophysical studies in recent years. This site, ...

Claims that a “world’s oldest pyramid” has been found in Indonesia have raced around social media, promising a 25,000-year monument that would rewrite everything we think we know about civilization.

The megalithic site of Gunung Padang in the highlands of western Java was constructed some 2,000 years ago over the course of several generations. Similar stone monuments are found across the ...

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The claim that the Gunung Padang site is the oldest pyramid in the world is strongly challenged. A collaboration of researchers from around the world is needed. The cancellation of ...

Recent research proposes that the megalithic site of Gunung Padang in Indonesia might be the oldest pyramid at 25,000 years old. This challenges the belief that advanced construction started after ...

A team of researchers in Indonesia has uncovered compelling evidence supporting Gunung Padang as the world's oldest known pyramid. Situated atop an extinct volcano in West Java, Indonesia, Phys.org ...

Sensational report that Indonesia’s Gunung Padang site is 25,000 years old is dismissed by archaeologists around the world It was one of the most sensational science stories of 2023. Researchers ...