Signs of an Ice Age Sundaland Civilization - Dr. Danny Hillman Natawidjaja, LIPI, #298

In today's episode we chart the debate surrounding Gunung Padang,
an enigmatic site in Indonesia, and its implications for the
possibility of ice age civilization. Our guide, Dr. Danny Hillman
Natawidjaja, an Indonesian geologist specializing in earthquake
geology and geotectonics at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences
(LIPI) Research Center for Geotechnology, walks us through the
difficulties of dating archaeological structures with tools like
seismic imaging and LiDAR, particularly in a region shaped by
natural upheavals. We unpack how environmental changes have
influenced historical narratives and the survival of early sites.
We also critique the institutional barriers and interpretative
conflicts that shape modern archaeology, including the suspect
retraction of Danny's seminal work on Gunung Padang - an
interdiction not based on allegations of data manipulation, but
rather on account of the conclusions drawn by its authors.
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Padang's Archaeological Controversy (00:06:28) Indonesian
Archaeology and Geology (00:13:16) Natural Disasters & Social
Transformations (00:19:30) Geoscience Meets Archaeological
Research (00:24:34) Identifying Potential Archaeological Sites
(00:27:36) Megalithic Sites in Indonesia (00:32:07) Problems
Dating Megalithic Sites (00:37:47) Interpreting Archaeological
Data (00:44:46) Archaeology as Archtypical Conservative Science
(00:49:55) Retraction of paper over conclusions? (00:58:11) Study
Details and Initial Findings (01:02:48) Archaeological Evidence
(01:11:28) Site Controversy and Future Research (01:16:40)
Ancient Civilizations and Structures (01:24:11) Debates on
Archaeological Interpretations (01:29:04) Cyclical Views of
Civilization (01:35:11) Impact of Changing Sea Levels on
Civilizations (01:39:16) Ancient Indonesian Civilization and
Geography (01:43:07) Underwater Archeological Evidence (01:46:11)
Ancient Artifacts and Challenges (01:50:09) Earthquake Research
and Hazard Mapping (01:58:30) Prehistoric Cave Paintings
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