Gunung Padang

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

History, Education

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2023

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Located on the island of Java in Indonesia, just 100 kilometers from the capital of Jakarta, lies what might be one of the most important archeology sites in the world. While it has been known to locals for centuries and to professional archeologists for over 100 years, it has only been seriously studied in the last several decades. Some of the estimates of the age of this site, if true, would radically transform what we know about early human civilization. Learn more about Gunung Padang, perhaps the oldest and largest pyramid in the world, on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Expedition Unknown Find out the truth behind popular, bizarre legends. Expedition Unknown, a podcast from Discovery, chronicles the adventures of Josh Gates as he investigates unsolved iconic stories across the globe. With direct audio from the hit TV show, you’ll hear Gates explore stories like the disappearance of Amelia Earhart in the South Pacific and the location of Captain Morgan's treasure in Panama. These authentic, roughshod journeys help Gates separate fact from fiction and learn the truth behind these compelling stories. InsideTracker provides a personal health analysis and data-driven wellness guide to help you add years to your life—and life to your years. Choose a plan that best fits your needs to get your comprehensive biomarker analysis, customized Action Plan, and customer-exclusive healthspan resources. For a limited time, Everything Everywhere Daily listeners can get 20% off InsideTracker’s new Ultimate Plan. Visit InsideTracker.com/eed. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Peter Bennett & Thor Thomsen Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Located on the island of Java in Indonesia, just about 100 kilometers from the capital of Jakarta,
0:05.2	lies what might be one of the most important archaeological sites in the world.
0:09.2	While it's been known to locals for centuries and to professional archaeologists for over a hundred years, it's
0:14.3	only been seriously studied in the last several decades.
0:17.8	Some of the estimates of the age of the site, if true, would radically transform what we
0:21.8	know about early human civilization.
0:24.0	Learn more about Gungunum Padang, perhaps the oldest and largest pyramid in the world,
0:29.0	on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Often times when I do an episode about a famous location around the world, I'm able to throw in some sort of personal anecdote about my travels there.
0:54.0	In the case of Gunnung Padang, I don't have any.
0:56.8	And it isn't because I haven't been to Indonesia.
0:59.2	I have.
1:00.2	I've been to Jakarta and I could have easily visited Gunnung-Padang on a day trip if I had so desired.
1:05.4	The problem is that I had no clue that Gunun-Padam existed until several years after my trip to Jakarta.
1:12.1	I'm guessing that many of you are probably in the same boat. Either
1:14.9	your awareness of Gunnung Padang came recently or you've never heard of it at all until now.
1:20.9	So unlike other noteworthy archaeological sites around the world, it's probably worth giving a brief explanation of what Gunung Padang exactly is.
1:29.0	Gunung Padang is a structure situated on a hill that consists of five different terraces built on top of each other.
1:36.0	Each terrace has retaining walls which are made out of stones of long columns of volcanic rock.
1:41.0	These terraces give the structure and appearance closer to that of a zigarot
1:44.2	like those found in Mesopotamia. On top of everything are littered thousands of
1:49.1	hexagonal stone columns similar to those that make up the retaining walls.
1:54.0	Many of these are laid out in the shape of a rectangle or a square at the top, indicating that they
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