Central Sulawesi Archeologist Iksam Djorimi estimates that the megaliths found in Dongi-Dongi Village are around 1,000 years old.
"The estimate is 1,000 years for the age of the megalith," he said, quoted by ANTARA, Saturday, March 7.
He explained that the spread of megalithic sites began from the Behoa and Bada Valley, Poso Regency to the north to the Palu Valley. Where, megalithic sites located in the Behoa and Bada Valley, Poso, are estimated to be around 2,000 years old.
"So the further north from the Behoa Valley, the younger the age of the megaliths," said the former Deputy Head of the Central Sulawesi Museum.
In the Palu Valley, there are no Kalambas or statues like in the Behoa Valley. But, there are only stone carvings, such as in Watunonju Village, Sigi Regency.
Megaliths are prehistoric structures or monuments erected using large-sized stones, either single (monoliths) or arranged, which developed from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age.
Megaliths serve as tomb markers, religious rituals, or ancestor worship, examples include menhirs, dolmens, and sarcophagi.
The megalith found in Dongi-Dongi is a large-sized stone, which has carvings resembling human faces, similar to the megaliths found in the Napu Valley.
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