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Bada Valley Megaliths

MegalithicAsiaIndonesiac. 3,000 BCEPre-Austronesian (disputed)

Hundreds of anthropomorphic megalithic statues scattered across the Bada, Besoa, and Napu Valleys of central Sulawesi, Indonesia. Dating contested (estimates range 3000 BCE – 1300 CE). No known culture in the region took credit. The largest, 'Palindo,' stands 4.5m tall and weighs ~50 tons.

-1.7833°, 120.2167°

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