Bada Valley

Bada Valley or Napu Valley, located in the Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, contains hundreds of megaliths going back to the 14th century that are called watu ("stone") in the local Badaic language and arca ("statue") in Indonesian. The purpose of the megaliths and their builders are unknown.

Main Megaliths

Two Dutch ladies standing by a statue in Bada Valley in the 1930s
Megalithic Baula statue in the Bada Valley
Palindo megalith in 2015 with two tourist from Nederland, reenact the old photos of Palindo
Local NameTranslationSizeCommentsLocation
PalindoEntertainer4.5m1°51′34.54″S 120°15′17.79″E / 1.8595944°S 120.2549417°E / -1.8595944; 120.2549417
MesingaWearing a Scarf
MaturuSleeping3.5m
ObaMonkey1°52′6.99″S 120°13′53.26″E / 1.8686083°S 120.2314611°E / -1.8686083; 120.2314611
Naime
BaulaBuffalo
Torumpana
Ari Ipohi1°52′38.73″S 120°15′20.23″E / 1.8774250°S 120.2556194°E / -1.8774250; 120.2556194
LogaRelieved Heart1°51′49.50″S 120°16′46.68″E / 1.8637500°S 120.2796333°E / -1.8637500; 120.2796333
Langke BulawaGolden Bracelet1.8m1°51′11.23″S 120°17′29.50″E / 1.8531194°S 120.2915278°E / -1.8531194; 120.2915278

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
  • The Space Wanderer

Coordinates: 1°52′48″S 120°15′00″E / 1.88000°S 120.25000°E / -1.88000; 120.25000


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