Cipari Megalithic Site, Megalithic site in Cigugur, Indonesia
Cipari is an archaeological park at 661 meters elevation with standing stones, grave chambers, and dolmens arranged in organized patterns across the landscape. An on-site museum displays stone tools, jewelry, pottery, and three stone burial tombs that document early settlement in the region.
The site was discovered in 1972 and contains traces of communities living during the Stone Age around 10,000 years ago on the Greater Sunda mainland. These findings represent some of the earliest human settlement in the region.
The burial structures face a specific direction tied to how ancient people observed the sun and moon in their spiritual life. This careful placement reveals what mattered in their ceremonies and how they honored their dead.
The site is easy to walk around and clearly laid out, so visitors can explore the different structures and museum without difficulty. Guided tours are available and explain what the artifacts and burial structures mean.
A circle of pebbles roughly 6 meters across marks a space where early inhabitants held ceremonies connected to their ancestors. This spot shows how central such ritual gatherings were to community life.
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