The columnar basalt terraces of Gunung Padang in West Java. Ground-penetrating radar and core drilling have revealed buried structures extending deep below
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The columnar basalt terraces of Gunung Padang in West Java. Ground-penetrating radar and core drilling have revealed buried structures extending deep below the surface, with some researchers claiming radiocarbon dates as old as 25,000 BCE for the deepest layers.
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