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Jakarta - Megalithic sites mountain of padang be talks after a number of researchers from different disciplines seek to uncover the scientific sites estimated age is 500 years BC. More recently, archaeologists found a row of old dining in the punden terraces.
He is Ali Akbar, archaeologists from the University of Indonesia (UI) who found the tomb in the area of research sites in the village Karyamukti, District Cempaka, Cianjur, West Java. Around 50 KM from the city of Cianjur, West Java.
"The tomb in southeastern fifth terrace (roof terrace) Gunung Padang, somewhat decreased slightly, there are some graves there," said Ali while talking to AFP on Thursday (01/03/2013).
Based on his observations, the tomb is in the area of megalithic sites around the 1900's. From some of the graves there, there is a tomb of a little give an idea of the existence of the tomb of a grave headstone.
"When viewed from a tomb, it is the tomb of Islam. A tombstone bearing the Latin letters and the other bearing the Arabic alphabet," he explained.
From the tombstone was inscribed Winata Hadi who died in 1947 who died at the age of 68 years, meaning born in 1879 AD. On the other gravestones, still in the same tomb, written in Arabic script and there Hijriyah information, ie 1356 H. According to Ali, he was still researching the relationship Hijri information listed with the year AD at the headstone.
"When written in Arabic script tombstone of King," said Ali. He added that the possibility of a buried body was a glimpse of the nobility when observed from the Latin name listed on the headstone and also the word 'King' in gravestone lettered Arabic.
Unfortunately, researchers have not been able to estimate the age of the other graves in the area of Mount Padang. "There is an older, but no writing on the headstone, so it can not be predicted how old tomb," he said.
Related to these findings, Ali was reported to the research team to kemudan followed.