Angel Mounds Temple Mound North — Central Java (Yogyakarta)
Angel Mounds Temple Mound North Site
Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)·Iron Age·🇮🇩 Central Java, Indonesia
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About Angel Mounds Temple Mound North — Central Java (Yogyakarta)
Angel Mounds Temple Mound North in Central Java, Indonesia is a Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic attributed to Iron Age culture. Systematic survey and LiDAR document architectural phasing and stratified deposits. The site includes a principal enclosure and ancillary features with votive deposits. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Iron Age site illustrating Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE) megalithic traditions.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology of Angel Mounds Temple Mound North
- 02Function of ancillary enclosures
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for Iron Age
- 02Defensive and ritual focus
Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.
History
How it came to be
- Built
- c. 1200 BCE
- Period
- Early Bronze Age (3000–2000 BCE)
- Culture
- Iron Age
- Purpose
- Defensive enclosure and administrative site
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 1200 BCE
Initial construction
c. 1000 CE
Abandonment or reuse
On the ground
Structures & features
7.2836° S · 111.1250° E · 733 m · 3 mapped features
Angel Mounds Temple Mound North — Principal Feature
structurePrimary megalithic feature at Angel Mounds Temple Mound North
7.2828° S · 111.1258° EAngel Mounds Temple Mound North — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary complex at Angel Mounds Temple Mound North
7.2843° S · 111.1244° EAngel Mounds Temple Mound North — Outlier
rock artOutlier at Angel Mounds Temple Mound North
7.2825° S · 111.1240° E