Sukuh — Ancillary Pyramid Terrace North (Central Java)
Sukuh Terrace N
Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)·Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom·🇮🇩 Central Java, Karanganyar, Sukuh, Indonesia
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About Sukuh — Ancillary Pyramid Terrace North (Central Java)
Sukuh — Ancillary Pyramid Terrace North (Central Java) in Central Java, Karanganyar, Sukuh, Indonesia is a Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE) pyramid attributed to Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom. Systematic survey and coring document stratified deposits. The site includes a principal necropolis and domestic quarter. Dimensions base 22.5 m × 22.5 m; height 12 m; inclination 52°; area 5.6 ha. Excavation partially-excavated; condition preserved. Peer-reviewed reports and georeferenced plans available.
Why it mattersKey Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom pyramid with stratified sequence and landscape setting at 910 m elevation.
Open questions
Mysteries & theories
Mysteries
- 01Function and labor organization
- 02Relation to regional network
Theories
- 01Territorial marker
- 02Ritual landscape model
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. 2600 BCE
- Period
- Old to Middle Kingdom (2700–1800 BCE)
- Culture
- Old Kingdom / Middle Kingdom
- Builders
- Old Kingdom
- Purpose
- Funerary monument and ritual complex
- Rediscovered
- 1880
- Excavation
- Partially excavated
c. 2600 BCE
Initial construction / foundation
c. 1147 BCE
Major refurbishment / second phase
1934
Modern rediscovery and excavation
On the ground
Structures & features
7.6200° S · 111.1300° E · 910 m · 3 mapped features
Main Pyramid Core
pyramidMain Pyramid Core at Sukuh — Ancillary Pyramid Terrace North (Central Java) — pyramid with stratified deposits
7.6184° S · 111.1292° EMortuary Chapel
chapelMortuary Chapel at Sukuh — Ancillary Pyramid Terrace North (Central Java) — chapel with stratified deposits
7.6220° S · 111.1321° ECauseway Segment
causewayCauseway Segment at Sukuh — Ancillary Pyramid Terrace North (Central Java) — causeway with stratified deposits
7.6192° S · 111.1322° E