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Danny Hilman Natawidjaja

Indonesian geologist who led the 2023 study proposing Gunung Padang was a deliberately constructed 25,000-year-old pyramid; the paper was retracted in 2024, a finding he and his co-authors have publicly disputed.

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Gunung Padang 25,000-Year Pyramid Claim
Danny Hilman Natawidjaja authored Gunung Padang 25,000-Year Pyramid Claim — Published in Archaeological Prospection in 2023; retracted by the journal in March 2024.

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Gunung Padang
Danny Hilman Natawidjaja investigated Gunung Padang — Led the research team behind the 2023 (retracted) claim that the site's deep layers were a deliberately constructed 25,000-year-old pyramid.

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Is Gunung Padang Really a 25,000-Year-Old Pyramid?

A 2023 paper claimed Gunung Padang is a 25,000-year-old pyramid. It was retracted in 2024. Here's what the site actually is, and what went wrong.