3 Indonesian Archaeological Tourism Destinations, Learning Prehistoric Heritage in Fun Ways

TRIBUNBATAM.id - Archeology is an interesting field to study. Archeology is the study of historical heritage sites. 

To learn it, we don't even need to come to school. You can learn while traveling while visiting museums or sites that are historical relics. 

Indonesia has places that are archaeological tourist destinations. 

Those of you who are curious about how prehistoric life and the development of the earth thousands to millions of years ago, can visit these tourist attractions which are located not far from Jakarta. 

With technology, we can estimate the age of these archaeological finds. 

Usually, historical relics are stored in museums or where that historical relics are found. 

Here are 3 interesting archaeological attractions to visit, as summarized from various sources. 

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1. Mount Padang Megalithic Site 

The Megalithic site on Mount Padang, Cianjur, West Java makes people curious. 

A number of studies have been conducted on this megalithic site, even since the Dutch colonial era. 

In 1914, the Dutch government researched this site for the first time. 

Then, the Australian National University try to unravel the mystery of this megalithic site in 1947. 

Currently, research is still being carried out by a number of parties, including experts in the country. 

A number of parties claim, the building material of this site comes from the Paleolithic era (22,000 - 9,500 BC).

However, the mystery of Mount Padang, which looks like a pyramid, is still not completely revealed. 

2. Zoological Museum, Bogor, West Java

The Zoological Museum in Bogor, West Java, is quite famous in Indonesia. 

This museum has more than 15,000 species of insects, 30,000 species/specimens of mammals, 30,000 more species/specimens of birds, 20,000 species/specimens of reptiles and amphibians.

In addition, the Zoological Museum also has thousands of replicas of ancient animals that live in Indonesia. 

Seeing the fossils of ancient animals such as dinosaurs while walking around this museum can be an exciting and unforgettable experience. 

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3. Stone Garden National Geopark, Bandung, West Java

A visit to Stone Garden National Geopark in Bandung, West Java, will also make your archaeological tour even more exciting. 

From this location, you can enjoy views of the Karst Rocks that are more than decades old.

The shape and formation of this Karst Stone is still arranged like in the past. 

Not far from there, you can stop by Goa Pawon, which is a cave relic of the ancestors of the Sundanese, where there are human bones inside. 

At Stone Garden National Geopark you can also see imitations of the Pro-Neolithic era, where at that time stone bracelets, drawstrings, sharpening stones, and other prehistoric items were found.

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