Prehistoric statues
Figures riding elephants.
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An archaeological site among rice fields near Pagar Alam, one of the best-known sites of the Pasemah megalithic culture, among Southeast Asia's richest megalithic regions: more than a thousand stone objects have been recorded on the Pasemah plateau, including dozens of statues and stone burial chambers. The site dates to late prehistory, more than two thousand years ago. Tegurwangi has stone figures of people with large round eyes and broad noses, some riding an elephant or carrying a bronze drum, box-shaped stone graves, slabs and standing stones, carved from the volcanic rock of Mount Dempo. Scholars have documented them since Dutch times. The site is open by the roadside, and a visit is free or by donation to the caretaker; a villager may show you around and explain the pieces. A visit takes half an hour to an hour, and can be combined with other megalithic sites nearby and the Dempo tea gardens in a day.
Figures riding elephants.
Boxes of volcanic rock.
Over a thousand stone objects.
On the Pagar Alam-Tanjung Sakti road, Pagar Alam
The site is open with no large museum; explanation comes from villagers and a few signs. For more depth, read a little about the Pasemah culture before visiting.