Researchers in Indonesia , Claim Prehistoric Pyramid , Could Rewrite Human History.<br />Vice reports that new research regarding <br />Gunung Padang, a pyramid in Indonesia, <br />may rewrite the history of human civilization. .<br />According to a team of researchers, the pyramid is <br />at least 16,000 years old, making it approximately <br />10,000 years older than the pyramid of Djoser in Egypt. .<br />According to a team of researchers, the pyramid is <br />at least 16,000 years old, making it approximately <br />10,000 years older than the pyramid of Djoser in Egypt. .<br />Researchers from universities and institutions <br />in Indonesia claim this makes Gunung Padang <br />"the oldest pyramid in the world.".<br />Researchers from universities and institutions <br />in Indonesia claim this makes Gunung Padang <br />"the oldest pyramid in the world.".<br />According to the team's findings, the Indonesian pyramid is <br />a highly complex, prehistoric pyramid that could shed , "light on the engineering capabilities of ancient <br />civilizations during the Paleolithic era.".<br />According to the team's findings, the Indonesian pyramid is <br />a highly complex, prehistoric pyramid that could shed , "light on the engineering capabilities of ancient <br />civilizations during the Paleolithic era.".<br />Vice reports that Gunung Padang, found atop <br />an extinct volcano, is a pyramid-shaped mound <br />of terraced earth marked by ancient stones. .<br />The age of the site has long <br />been the subject of debate. .<br />The claims of geologist Danny Hilman Natawidjaja <br />and his team are controversial, as they suggest that <br />an unknown prehistoric civilization built the monument.<br />The claims of geologist Danny Hilman Natawidjaja <br />and his team are controversial, as they suggest that <br />an unknown prehistoric civilization built the monument.<br />People think the prehistoric <br />age was primitive, but this <br />monument proves that wrong, Danny Hilman Natawidjaja, Geologist, via Vice.<br />The team's findings, published in the peer-reviewed <br />journal 'Archaeological Prospection,' suggest the <br />oldest parts of the site are 27,000 to 16,000 years old. .<br />The team's findings, published in the peer-reviewed <br />journal 'Archaeological Prospection,' suggest the <br />oldest parts of the site are 27,000 to 16,000 years old. .<br />The results were based on a series of tests that included <br />electrical resistivity tomography, ground-penetrating <br />radar, core sampling and seismic tomography tests. .<br />The results were based on a series of tests that included <br />electrical resistivity tomography, ground-penetrating <br />radar, core sampling and seismic tomography tests.
