Bada Valley
Megalith site in Indonesia
Bada Valley or Napu Valley, located in the Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, contains hundreds of megaliths of undetermined age that are called watu ("stone") in the local Badaic languages and arca ("statue") in Indonesian. The purpose of the megaliths and their builders are unknown.
Main Megaliths
| Local Name | Translation | Size | Comments | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palindo | Entertainer | 4.5m | 1°51′34.54″S 120°15′17.79″E / 1.8595944°S 120.2549417°E / -1.8595944; 120.2549417 | |
| Mesinga | Wearing a Scarf | |||
| Maturu | Sleeping | 3.5m | ||
| Oba | Monkey | 1°52′6.99″S 120°13′53.26″E / 1.8686083°S 120.2314611°E / -1.8686083; 120.2314611 | ||
| Naime | ||||
| Baula | Buffalo | |||
| Torumpana | ||||
| Ari Ipohi | 1°52′38.73″S 120°15′20.23″E / 1.8774250°S 120.2556194°E / -1.8774250; 120.2556194 | |||
| Loga | Relieved Heart | 1°51′49.50″S 120°16′46.68″E / 1.8637500°S 120.2796333°E / -1.8637500; 120.2796333 | ||
| Langke Bulawa | Golden Bracelet | 1.8m | 1°51′11.23″S 120°17′29.50″E / 1.8531194°S 120.2915278°E / -1.8531194; 120.2915278 |
See also
History portal
Indonesia portal
- Prehistoric Indonesia
- History of Indonesia
- Culture of Indonesia
Sources
- Tarling, Nicholas, The Cambridge history of Southeast Asia: From early times to c.1500, p. 134, Cambridge University Press, 1992, ISBN 0-521-35505-2 and ISBN 0-521-35506-0
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