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Bada Valley 
Summary
Bada Valley or Napu Valley, located in the Lore Lindu National Park in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, contains hundreds of megaliths of undetermined age that are called watu ("stone") in the local Badaic languages and arca ("statue") in Indonesian. The purpose of the megaliths and their builders are unknown.
Main Megaliths edit
| Local Name | Translation | Size | Comments | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palindo | Entertainer | 4.5m | 1°51′34.54″S 120°15′17.79″E / 1.8595944°S 120.2549417°E | |
| Mesinga | Wearing a Scarf | |||
| Maturu | Sleeping | 3.5m | ||
| Oba | Monkey | 1°52′6.99″S 120°13′53.26″E / 1.8686083°S 120.2314611°E | ||
| Naime | ||||
| Baula | Buffalo | |||
| Torumpana | ||||
| Ari Ipohi | 1°52′38.73″S 120°15′20.23″E / 1.8774250°S 120.2556194°E | |||
| Loga | Relieved Heart | 1°51′49.50″S 120°16′46.68″E / 1.8637500°S 120.2796333°E | ||
| Langke Bulawa | Golden Bracelet | 1.8m | 1°51′11.23″S 120°17′29.50″E / 1.8531194°S 120.2915278°E |
See also edit
Sources edit
- 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
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1°52′48″S 120°15′00″E / 1.88000°S 120.25000°E