Gunung Padang and Atlantis… a mysterious connection that challenges mainstream history

Gunung Padang is the ultimate evidence which points towards a highly sophisticated, previously unknown civilization inhabiting the area, and much of this ancient and ‘controversial’ history is being challenged in every possible way, by mainstream researchers.

There are countless ancient megalithic sites around the world which have caused both confusion and amazement among researchers around the globe. All of these ancient sites are indicators that Earth was inhabited by extremely advanced ancient civilizations in the past, and it seems that mainstream researchers do not credit the achievements of ancient man as much as they should.

The archaeological site was first reported in 1914 in a study for Holland’s colonial office. Thirty-three years later, a team from the Australian National University’s Centre for Archaeological Research determined the approximate age of the site, raising many questions in the archeological community. But according to locals, the site is known for millennia.

No one knew just how important this ancient site was until recent studies revealed shocking results.

While mainstream scholars maintain that Göbekli Tepe is a site that challenges conventional methods proposed by mainstream archeologists, there are many people who believe that Gunung Padang does that and even more. When archaeologists performed tests on Göbekli Tepe, they discovered that this ancient site stretches back in history up to 10,000 BCE, making it 4000 years older than any other man-made structure on the planet. Today, many refer to Göbekli Tepe as the oldest known megalithic site on the planet… But, everything changes with Gunung Padang.

According to studies, Gunung Padang is the ultimate South-east Asian pyramid. It is actually one of the few found in the area and could prove to be one of the most important ancient sites ever discovered on the planet. Researchers speculate that the site has numerous chambers and shafts hidden beneath the overgrown terraces, walls and adjacent areas buried under deep vegetation that has grown on the site for centuries.

Analysis of core samples of Gunung Padang revealed incredible dates, the deeper researchers looked the deeper the mystery got. The site was believed to date back at least 5000 years, then 8000 years to 10,000 and eventually to a reported age of 23,000 years. This means that Gunung Padang is not only the oldest megalithic site on the planet, it is also the oldest Pyramidal-shaped structure known to mankind.



But, like with all other spectacular sites that display even more spectacular dates challenging mainstream history along the way, Gunung Padang’s age is heavily criticized and contested by numerous researchers. The first conclusion researchers jumped to when they found out the results of the dating techniques was that it had to be a mistake. The site just cannot be over 20,000 years old, that is just… impossible… right?

But, to the surprise of both skeptics and researchers, so far no one has been able to find any problems in the coring procedures of the site, nor in the radiometric dating techniques that account for such ‘unprecedented’ results. This is why mainstream researchers are sitting in a ‘neutral’ zone in regards to the age of Gunung Padang, and when anyone asks just how old this megalithic site is, their answer is “older than 5000 years”… which doesn’t say much.

But if the age of the site wasn’t enough, researchers discovered that Gunung Padang has other extremely interesting details. For example, during coring procedures of the site, scientists discovered that much of the ‘buried’ structure was in fact reinforced by some sort of cement. According to experts, the bonding agent used at Gunung Padang was used as a mortar and glue in certain areas of the site. It consists of 45% iron ore, 41% silica and 14% clay, a mixture that according to researchers is another piece of evidence suggesting the high level of sophisticated building techniques, used during the construction.

One of the most interesting theories about the ancient sites comes from famous author Graham Hancock who suggests that this ancient megalithic site might, in fact, hold evidence of the lost city of Atlantis.

In an article published by Sings of the Times, Hancock speaks about the experience he had during his visit to Gunung Padang with Danny Natawidjaja PhD., senior geologist of the Research Center for Geotechnology at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences.

Natawidjaja firmly believes that Gunung Padang is, without a doubt at least 22,000 years old: “The geophysical evidence is unambiguous,” Natawidjaja says. “Gunung Padang is not a natural hill but a man-made pyramid and the origins of construction here go back long before the end of the last Ice Age. Since the work is massive even at the deepest levels and bears witness to the kinds of sophisticated construction skills that were deployed to build the pyramids of Egypt or the largest megalithic sites in Europe, I can only conclude that we’re looking at the work of a lost civilization and a fairly advanced one.” (Source)

The research done by Hancock suggests that the mysterious lost civilization could, in fact, be the one mentioned by Plato in the Greek philosopher’s dialogues Timias and Critias.

Not only would the two share a very similar time frame, but there are numerous other details which draw numerous unanswered questions out of the shadows. If the dating techniques used at Gunung Padang are accurate, this would mean that this ancient site was erected during the peak of the last ice age.

During this time, geologically speaking, the are was very different then what it looks like today. Much of Indonesia and Southeastern Asia was, in fact, different. Ocean levels are believed to have been drastically lower at that time suggesting that what are today Islands, could, in fact, have been part of a continental landmass.

Dr. Natawidjaja suggests that Gunung Padang is the ultimate evidence which points towards a highly sophisticated, previously unknown civilization inhabiting the area, and much of this ancient and ‘controversial’ history is being challenged in every possible way, by mainstream researchers who cannot fit the site, the civilization and sophisticated knowledge into their historical records.

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  1. well, we cannot say Gunung Padang IS te oldest structure. what is the case, is that the evidence (the carbon-dating of core drills) cannot with speak anything else. In case of Gunung Padang we cannot deny it. This one HAS to be at least 22000 years old. However it does not mean there are no older structures. There was just not yet much hard evidence of it, for instance it is ASSUMED the pyramids and the sphynx are 5000 years old. it is assumed they are build by this and that pharaoh. because it fitted the model. BTW Dr. Robert Shoch and Dr Anthony West proof the Shynx is at least 14000 years old. and also the sunken megalith city at the coast of Japan, Yonaguni, HAS to be at least 14000 years old, as it is clearly man-made and constructed in a time before the ocean-level rose because of end of ice-age-floods. and there are many more at coast lines. And on land, Gobekli Tepe, Puma Punku, the list is endless. We just dated them based on assumptions and interpretations, fitting a theoretical historical model. So basically my point is: there are many not yet discovered structures as old or older than Gunung Padang. There are known structures which we falsely dated but are also as old or older than Gunung Padang. They are shattered all round the planet.

  2. Evidence suggests there were many civilizations that reached or surpassed our present level. The reality of deep time allows for the possibility of literally hundreds or even thousands of such eopchs. We only know for sure that we do not know.

    What is even more fantastic is the possibility that beings from those past periods may in fact still be active in this day, here and elsewhere.

  3. You have some of the best reading of ancient lost megaliths and pyramids I’ve had the pleasure to read of online. I am a American living with my Filipino beloved wife here in the Philippines and we both thank you for sharing your like minded articles Sir. If your interested we have photographic proof of megaliths and pyramids we’ve discovered here in the Philippines. In Facebook my name is Moreh Richard Fulk, hope you will consider adding me there.

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