This document discusses evidence from the Gunung Padang archaeological site in Indonesia that challenges conventional views of prehistoric cultures as primitive. It presents a new hypothesis that civilizations developed in cycles that were periodically destroyed by global catastrophic events. Carbon dating of artifacts and structures at Gunung Padang dating back over 9,000 years, as well as advanced architectural techniques used, suggest the site was part of an ancient advanced civilization, not a primitive culture. The document argues more evidence of prehistoric advanced cultures has yet to be uncovered and understood.

1. THE PRE-HISTORIC CULTURES
Are they primitive?
Danny Hilman Natawidjaja
Tim Terpadu Riset Mandiri
(Integrated and Independent Research Team)
of Gunung Padang
World Culture Forum, 26 November 2013, Bali
CASE STUDY FROM GUNUNG PADANG MEGALITHIC SITE
WEST JAVA, INDONESIA

2. CONCEPT OF WORLD CIVILIZATION
• ONE WORLD CULTURES DEVELOP SLOWLY FROM
THE STONE AGE ABOUT 11,000 YEARS AGO
(always primitive stone ages/ hunterer and
gatherers since 195,000 up to 11,000 years ago )
• OUR NEW HYPHOTHESIS: There are CYCLES OF
CULTURES DUE TO TOTAL ANNIHILATION BY
PERIODIC GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC EVENTS. The
11,000 years ago was when our civilization cycle
started

3. GLOBAL POPULATION GROWTH SINCE THE BEGINNING OF AD
IF WE EXTRAPOLATE THE LINEAR TREND BACK THEN ZERO POPULATION
OCCURED AT ABOUT 3000 YEARS BC
BUT HUMAN RACE APPEARS ON EARTH SINCE 195,000 YEARS AGO! HOW’S THAT POSSIBLE?
YEARS AD
POPULATION

4. IN EARTH SCIENCES WE KNOW THAT:
• NATURAL PROCESSES ARE FREQUENTLY
TERMINATED BY THE UNCONFORMITIES DUE
TO SUDDEN EVENTS OR ENVIRONMENTAL
CHANGES
• IN FACT, MOST OF THE EARTH STORIES LOST
IN THE UNCONFORMITY HORIZONS
• DOES IT ALSO OCCUR IN OUR HISTORY?

5. 20130240340440
Homo Sapiens
Homo Erectus
TOBA ERUPTION
GLOBAL SEA-LEVEL/COLD-WARM CYCLES AND THE HUMAN RACE
195,000 yr ago
OUR
WARM
CLIMATE

6. ~ 4-5oC cooling? Vegetation collapse for ~3,000 years?
Courtesy: Mike Gagan, ANU
Carbon Isotope Data from Flores: TOBA ERUPTION
KILLED ALL GREEN VEGETATIONS IN INDONESIA

7. The STORY OF HOBBITS
From Liang Bua, Flores (2007 excavation)
Courtesy: Mike Gagan, ANU

8. HOBBIT People appeared since 95.000 years ago and
Suddenly dissepeared in about 11,600 years ago. WHAT HAPPEN?
Westaway et al.
(2009)
Hobbi
t

9. Melt Water Pulse (MWP) 1a
Melt Water Pulse (MWP) 1b
THE 11,600 YEARS AGO IS THE END OF THE YOUNGER DRYAS (END OF PLEISTOCENE)
Oksigen Isotop (Delta 18O) dari sampel es coring GRIP – Greenland (Dansgard dkk,
1993)dan data gas Methan(Blunier dkk, 1993; Chappellaz, 1993) untuk masa akhir
Jaman Glasial.
COLD HOT

10. CORAL DATA FROM BARBADOS ISLAND : SUDDEN SEA LEVEL RISE IN 11,600 YEARS AGO
AGE YEARS AGO (X1000)
RELATIVESEA-LEVELHEIGHTS(METER)

11. 150.000
100.000
50.000
20.000
10.000
0
YEARS AGO
TOBA GREAT
FLOODS
MAXIMUMGLACIAL
MANINJAU
G.SUNDA
MAXIMAMGLACIAL
70.000
PERIODS OF LOTS OF VOLCANIC ACTIVITIES
GLOBAL CATASTROPHIC EVENTS AND POPULATION CYCLES

12. WHAT CAN BE A PROOF OF AN
ANCIENT ADVANCE CIVILIZATION?
• ANY SIGN OF ADVANCE CULTURE FROM THE
ANCIENT TIME, LIKE A GREAT MONUMENT

13. SITUS

15. METHODOLOGY
• Remote sensing
• Surface Geology
•Archeology
•Geomagnetic
• Ground Penetrating Radar
• Electrical Resistivity
•Seismic Tomography
•Bor sampling
•LAB: Petrology, Carbon dating, etc
•Architectural analysis

16. MAHKOTA DUNIA (CROWN OF THE WORLD)
SINGGASANA (THRONE)
MASIGIT

17. NATURAL:
• Orientation of column at righ angle to bedding
• diameters of columns are similar size
• no filling between columns (tights)
Un-natural pile of rock columns
GIANT CAUSEWAY – NORTH IRELAND, UK

18. DATA FROM BALAI ARKEOLOGI TRENCHING
YEAR 2005 ON TERRACE 1
TERLIHAT ADA LAPISAN SUSUNAN BATU KOLOM – ARAH SESUAI DENGAN YANG TERLIHAT DI DINDING
LUAR, JUGA DIBUNGKUS/DIISI DIANTARANYA OLEH MATERIAL HALUS YANG DISEBUT OLEH
BALAR/ARKENAS SEBAGAI KERAK LEMPUNG ALAMIAH (= BUKAN ‘SEMEN’) . LAPISAN BATU KOLOM
DI BAWAH TANAH INI DIANGGAP SUMBER BATUAN ALAMIAHNYA

19. SOILS WITH CHUNKS OF COLUMNAR ROCKS BURIED THE CONSTRUCTIONS
ARCHEOLOGICAL TEST PIT, DR. ALI AKBAR,
UNIVERSITY OF INDONESIA 2013 - TTRM

20. DRILL_CORE 1
Drill CORE 1 – TERRACE 3
MASSIF
LAVA
AS ABOVE
LAYERS OF
COLUMNAR
ROCKS
1
2
3A
3B
4
15 M DEPTH

21. NORTH ----- SOUTH

22. Terrace-5Terrace-4Terrace-3Terrace-2
Terrace-1
RAMP
GPR Section From North to South crossing the Site
GSSI Sir-20 with MLF Antenna – 40 MHz
0
5
10
15
20
m

23. RESISTIVITY SECTION
NORTH to SOUTH
LANDEAN
PAPATUK
TONGGONG
ELUK
BEUTEUNG
TADAH
SELUT
Water aquifer
Spacing Electrode = 8 m, 56 electrode

24. Layer-1
Layer-2
Layer-3
Layer-4
Spacing Electrode = 3 m, 112 electrode

29. PALEOSOIL
PRE-LAYER 4
BEDROCK
GEOLOGY
THE CAVE MAY BE INITIALLY
FORMED AS NATURAL LAVA TUNNEL

30. PALEOSOIL
PRE-LAYER 4
BEDROCK
GEOLOGY

32. BANGUNAN LAYER 1
BANGUNAN LAYER 2

33. GUNUNG PADANG
GEO-ELECTRIC 3D SURVEY
23 Januari 2012
NO TOPOGRAPHY CORRECTION
VERY HIGH RESISTIVITY BODIES

34. AFTER TOPOGRAPHY CORRECTION
VERY HIGH RESISTIVITY BODIES
GUNUNG PADANG
GEO-ELECTRIC 3D SURVEY
23 Januari 2012

35. Frekuensi 1552Hz (Iterasi 311)
λ ≈ 1.29 m
Velocity Awal 418m/s
CHAMBER
SEISMIC TOMOGRAPHY SURVEY
DR.ENG BAGUS ENDAR

36. PENAMPANG GEOLISTRIK
BARAT - TIMUR
CHAMBER

37. BATAN:
6700 BP Carbon age =
~ Cal.BC 4700
DRILL CORE-1
4-5 m
BETA ANALITIC=
13.510 BP Carbon age =
~ Cal.BC 14.780
11.15 m
16m
CARBON DATING

38. BETA ANALITIC
8710 BP Carbon age =
~ Cal.BC 7720
3.90 m
BETA ANALITIC=
19.400 BP Carbon age =
~ Cal.BC 21.350
11.30 m
BATAN:
13.600 BP Carbon age =
~ Cal.BC 11.600
8-10 m
BETA ANALITIC
22.770 BP Carbon age =
~ Cal.BC 25.040-25.920
7.5 m
DRILL CORE 2 CARBON DATING
BATAN: 2500 yr BP/500 yr BC

39. PON PURAJATNIKA, 2000
SUNGAI CIKUTA
INITIAL ARCHITECTURE DESIGN
OF LAYER 1

40. INITIAL ARCHITECTURE MODEL OF LAYER 2
Design By
PON PURAJATNIKA

41. INITIAL ARCHITECTURE MODEL OF LAYER 2
Design By
PON PURAJATNIKA

42. SIGNIFICANCE OF GUNUNG PADANG
TO THE PRE-HISTORY OF INDONESIA &
ASIAN CULTURES

43. MODELS OF THE PRE HISTORY OF
CIVILIZATION OF INDONESIA AND ASIA
A. Out of Taiwan/ OOT (Robert Blust & Peter
Bellwood,1995 - Linguistics)
B. Nusantao Maritim Trading and
Communication Network / NMTCN (Wilhelm
Solheim,2000 - archeology) & Out of
Sundaland (S. Oppenheimer & Martin
Richards – Genetics & Anthropology)

44. SEA-LEVEL CHANGES AND DISSASTERS IN THE PAST 20.000 YEARS AND
THE MISTERY OF HUMAN DECLINE AND GROWTH
Early Prehistoric
Oldest Pyramid
Modern
world
0 AD
Present
Seal Level
Sea-level
20,000 BP
Sea-level
11,000 BP
Late Prehistoric
INTENSE
VOLCANISMS ?

45. ANCIENT SUNDALAND
North Sunda River
South Sunda River
Referensi :http://sahultime.monash.edu.au/explore.html

46. KALIMANTAN
JAWA
MALAYSIA
SULAWESI
PRESENT INDONESIA ISLAND ARC
Referensi :http://sahultime.monash.edu.au/explore.html

47. CONCLUDING REMARKS
• TO UNDERSTAND BARELY KNOWN PREHISTORIC
CULTURES WE NEED TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT
THE CONCEPT OF LIFE AND NATURAL CYCLES
• EMERGING EVIDENCES OF ADVANCE CULTURES
PRE-HISTORIC TIME, SUCH AS GUNUNG PADANG
CASE, PROVES OUR CURRENT KNOWLEDGE OF
OUR ANCESTORS IS INACCURATE
• TO STUDY EVIDENCE SUCH AS LARGE
MONUMENT OF ANCIENT CULTURES NEED
INTEGRATED MUKTI DISIPLINARY FIELDS AND
STATE OF ART TECHNIQUES