Natawidjaja's team has discovered that the pyramid was built in intricate stages. The oldest section, about 30 meters below the surface, likely dates from between 25,000 and 14,000 BCE.

An image shared on social media in March 2025 claims to show the "world's oldest pyramid," Gunung Padang, in Indonesia. Though Gunung Padang is a genuine archaeological site in Indonesia ...

The Gunung Padang archaeological site in Indonesia's West Java province is not a pyramid, scholars told AFP, refuting claims circulating online worldwide. The images shared in the false posts are ...

The Djoser Step pyramid in Egypt, built around 2,630 BC, is widely recognized as the oldest. But a study from October claims Indonesia’s Gunung Padang pyramid could date as far back as 25,000 BC ...

The Gunung Padang archaeological site in Indonesia's West Java province is not a pyramid, scholars told AFP, refuting claims circulating online worldwide. The images shared in the false posts are ...