Natawidjaja's team has discovered that the pyramid was built in intricate stages. The oldest section, about 30 meters below the surface, likely dates from between 25,000 and 14,000 BCE.

An image shared online authentically shows "the world's oldest pyramid," Gunung Padang, in Indonesia. An image shared on ...

The Gunung Padang archaeological site in Indonesia's West Java province is not a pyramid, scholars told AFP, refuting claims ...

"Gunung Padang: The World's Oldest Pyramid Hidden Beneath the Earth," reads a March 4, 2025 Facebook post from a Thailand-based user that has since been shared over 2,000 times.