The Mountain of Enlightenment
West Java locals call the man-made stone terraces of the Gunung Padang pyramid, ‘The Mountain of Enlightenment’. Mystical ceremonies are still performed there.
The pyramid is made of 3 layers, each one built thousands of years apart. The most recent layer was constructed about 3,000 years to 4,000 years ago. The next oldest was built around 7,500 years to 8,000 years ago. The deepest, oldest part of the structure could be as ancient as 16,000 years to 27,000 years. At the time of the ice age.
That would make Gunung Padang the oldest pyramid in the world.
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https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/is-gunung-padang-the-oldest-pyramid-in-the-world#