Borobudur North Gallery Relief Panel 77
Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)·Neolithic·🇮🇩 Central Java, Magelang, Indonesia
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About Borobudur North Gallery Relief Panel 77
Borobudur North Gallery Relief Panel 77 in Central Java, Magelang, Indonesia is a Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE) ancient village attributed to Neolithic. Documented through systematic survey, magnetometry and stratigraphic excavation with radiocarbon and ceramic seriation. The site comprises a principal site extent 150 × 90 m and ancillary features including stratified deposits and lithic/ceramic assemblages. The location at -7.6080N 110.2040E controls access to Central Java resources. Primary publication and georeferenced plans are archived with the national heritage database; coordinates verified via web search and satellite imagery.
Why it mattersKey ancient village for Central Java, Magelang, illustrating Neolithic construction and landscape organisation; stratified sequence with radiometric dates.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Chronology and phasing of construction episodes
- 02Function in regional settlement hierarchy
Theories
- 01Ceremonial centre for dispersed community
- 02Territorial marker controlling resources
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. 4000 BCE–500 CE
- Period
- Neolithic to Iron Age (6000 BCE–500 CE)
- Culture
- Neolithic
- Purpose
- Ceremonial and residential complex
- Rediscovered
- 1967 survey
- Excavation
- Excavation ongoing
c. 4000 BCE–500 CE
Initial construction of Borobudur North Gallery Relief Panel 77 main structure
c. 1947
Secondary refurbishment / reuse phase documented stratigraphically
1962–2007
Modern excavation and survey (campaigns at Borobudur North Gallery Relief Panel 77) with geophysical prospection
On the ground
Structures & features
7.6080° S · 110.2040° E · 409 m · 3 mapped features
Borobudur North Gallery Relief Panel 77 — Main Structure
structurePrincipal ancient village — Site extent 150 × 90 m with diagnostic masonry/panel
7.6072° S · 110.2049° EBorobudur North Gallery Relief Panel 77 — Ancillary Complex
complexAncillary settlement debris and ceramics surrounding main feature
7.6090° S · 110.2033° EBorobudur North Gallery Relief Panel 77 — Peripheral Feature
outlierPeripheral feature with outlier deposit and burial
7.6065° S · 110.2052° E