It Was Found That The Oldest Known Pyramid May Be 25 Thousand Years Old

Archaeologists, geophysicists, geologists and paleontologists In studies conducted by Indonesia, of Gunung Padang It has been proven to be the oldest known man-made pyramid. It was stated that the building, located on the top of an old volcano in the west of Java, could be a sacred area.

In studies carried out by scientists, seismic tomography, electrical resistance tomography and ground-penetrating radars were used. Additionally, samples were collected from the pits opened in the hill structure and radiocarbon dating techniques were used. According to the findings, Gunung Padang is largely built by human hands a structure. Moreover, the age of the building is somewhere between 14 thousand and 25 thousand years old.

How is this structure, which may be 25 thousand years old, still preserved?

To Gunung Padang If you go today, you will see a hill structure that resembles a pyramid. The building is buried under a large soil cover. For this reason, the resulting structure is not in a state that anyone can visit. According to studies, first thousands of years ago People began to build the first version of the pyramid by carving shapes on the volcano, which is no longer active. While the first floor was formed entirely from formed lava, thousands of years later, the second floor of the structure was made of bricks and rocks. Finally, between 2000 and 1100 BC, the third floor, consisting of soil, stone terraces and other elements, was added to the structure.

In the research, some inside the pyramid empty compartments It was also found that . This means that there may be secret compartments within the structure. Researchers plan to explore these parts in the future. Gunung Padang With this work, it becomes the oldest known human-made pyramid.