Stepped terraces
Small ancient pyramids.
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A broad archaeological site in rural East Lampung, discovered by chance in 1957 by settlers clearing farmland, bringing together remains of successive eras, from prehistoric megalithic culture to the Hindu-Buddhist age and then the Islamic era, in one place. Its highlights are stepped earth-and-stone terraces shaped like small pyramids, called punden berundak, once places of ancient worship, standing and carved stones, an inscribed stone, a Buddhist statue, ditches and earthen ramparts that protected the ancient settlement, and a well and spring. The site has a small museum. Entry is a token fee. The site is quiet and wooded, explored on foot in about an hour. It suits lovers of archaeology and history, about an hour and a half from Bandar Lampung, and can be combined with Way Kambas National Park and its elephants in the same direction.
Small ancient pyramids.
From prehistory to Islam.
Around the ancient settlement.
Pugung Raharjo, East Lampung regency, about 50 km from Bandar Lampung
They are stepped earth-and-stone terraces called punden berundak, far smaller than famous pyramids, used for worship in the archipelago's ancient cultures.