Site controversy Mount Padang, Indonesia Not Know Culture Pyramids

Jakarta Some parties believe that there is a historical heritage site in Gunung Padang, Cianjur. Public opinion as Chief Historian Indonesia, West Java, Nina Lubis Herlina response. But he did not agree, if the site is a pyramid of Mount Padang.

"Is the location of Mount Padang, the archaeological remains of prehistoric times. According to archaeologists, this punden stairs is, rather than a pyramid. Power like the pyramids in Egypt are not in Indonesia known," said Nina, who is also professor of history Unpad during the call on Monday (21/5/2012).

According to Nina, has long been a place of Mount Padang is archaeological objects. The site was part of the history of Indonesia. The area is known as a place of worship, community punden stairs.

"So if a team under the old catastrophic Pak Andi Arief is called the pyramid I do not agree. Been stopped once, which keeps people ask, I have asked for a statement about the pyramids," says historian numbers from West Java .

He explained that when the excavation begins, formed an independent team of archaeologists, historians, philologists, geologists and experts. As a member of the Board of Directors, Nina had already requested that the excavations, the 15th May began and then suspended in advance.

"I'm not saddled with the research interests of any kind. Must scientifically," he said.

Was the pyramid that has touted that he believed completely in the site selection punden Gunung Padang, a flight of stairs. Public place to worship.

"Certainly in the region there are people who organize the structure of the hill where his punden stairs," he said.

Previously Chairman of doing archeology, Ali Akbar also ensure that the side of a mountain terraces punden Padang. The archaeologists also found ceramics and pottery.