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Mount Padang, which is sometimes also referred to as Gunung Padang, is a megalithic site found in Indonesia, in a small village called Karyamukti. Megalithic sites are sites that are constructed using large stones to make monuments, typically for religious reasons, and sometimes for political leaders. | Mount Padang, which is sometimes also referred to as Gunung Padang, is a megalithic site found in Indonesia, in a small village called Karyamukti. The name "Mount Padang" roughly translates to Mountain of Light, or Mountain of Enlightenment.^https://www.sott.net/article/271881-Gunung-Padang-The-lost-records-of-Atlantis The island of Java is split up into five separate provinces: East, Central, and West Java, as well as Banten, and the Special Region of Yogyakarta. Megalithic sites are sites that are constructed using large stones to make monuments, typically for religious reasons, and sometimes for political leaders of a civilization. Mount Padang's use is not overly known, which has lead pseudo-archaeologists to try and answer that question for us. The site has been excavated once over the year of 2014, and several surveys have been conducted that tell archaeologists, and even geologists what lie beneath the surface. | ||
== Discovery == | == Discovery == | ||
Originally discovered in 1914 by Dutch colonists. The Dutch have had a long standing colonization of Indonesia, and more specifically the island of Java, where Mount Padang sits. The Dutch were interested in colonizing this island after the collapse of the Dutch East Indies, so as to set up a new successful administration here. Java was the main focus for the Dutch, as it was determined the other islands of Indonesia would not profit the Dutch like Java would. This area endured many years of war between those who wanted to take control of the land, and those who were indigenous to the island of Java. | Originally discovered in 1914 by Dutch colonists. The Dutch have had a long standing colonization of Indonesia, and more specifically the island of Java, where Mount Padang sits. The Dutch were interested in colonizing this island after the collapse of the Dutch East Indies, so as to set up a new and successful administration here. Java was the main focus for the Dutch, as it was determined the other islands of Indonesia would not profit the Dutch like Java would. This area endured many years of war between those who wanted to take control of the land, and those who were indigenous to the island of Java. Because of | ||
=== Pseudosignificance === | === Pseudosignificance === | ||
Revision as of 19:55, 14 November 2019
What Is It?
Mount Padang, which is sometimes also referred to as Gunung Padang, is a megalithic site found in Indonesia, in a small village called Karyamukti. The name "Mount Padang" roughly translates to Mountain of Light, or Mountain of Enlightenment.^https://www.sott.net/article/271881-Gunung-Padang-The-lost-records-of-Atlantis The island of Java is split up into five separate provinces: East, Central, and West Java, as well as Banten, and the Special Region of Yogyakarta. Megalithic sites are sites that are constructed using large stones to make monuments, typically for religious reasons, and sometimes for political leaders of a civilization. Mount Padang's use is not overly known, which has lead pseudo-archaeologists to try and answer that question for us. The site has been excavated once over the year of 2014, and several surveys have been conducted that tell archaeologists, and even geologists what lie beneath the surface.
Discovery
Originally discovered in 1914 by Dutch colonists. The Dutch have had a long standing colonization of Indonesia, and more specifically the island of Java, where Mount Padang sits. The Dutch were interested in colonizing this island after the collapse of the Dutch East Indies, so as to set up a new and successful administration here. Java was the main focus for the Dutch, as it was determined the other islands of Indonesia would not profit the Dutch like Java would. This area endured many years of war between those who wanted to take control of the land, and those who were indigenous to the island of Java. Because of
Pseudosignificance
its somewhat important but more so crazy