Site 5000 BC tomb stone found in Jambi - Indonesia

"It is estimated that this stone grave sites from the 4000-5000 era or purbalaka years before Christ, with the condition of the building was intact, but did not find any skeletons as befits the grave," said Akhmad Rivai. According to him, the building's position does not change unless there is a stone that was on the scene had been cracked.

According to Akhmad Rivai of the Office of Archeological Heritage Conservation Center (BP3) work area, Jambi, Bengkulu and Babylon, the location of the discovery of the stone grave site, located eight kilometers from the city Pagaralam, or 60 km from Lahat. Location of the discovery site in the area of coffee plantations owned by Lukman, Land Kingdom City residents, District Dawn Moon, Lahat, is about 200 meters from the village road.

Currently in the location of the discovery of the grave sites of stone enclosure is already done, and done the digging to find the entrance to the site. From the results of excavations in one room and found a stone slab carved statues of human-shaped head. Various objects found from the excavations are now secured the local government, prior to further research by the charge BP3 Jambi South Sumatera. At each grave stone, there are also sculptures and paintings.

"In the stone house or building site, there is a door measuring 1.60 meters high by two meters wide, and then one more building height measuring 1.65 meters and 1.50 meters wide, which are sculptures and paintings and sculpture shaped head humans, "said Mr. Akhmad Rivai.

Talang Village Head Pagaragung Fahrodin said the findings would be reported to the Government Lahat District and other relevant agencies for further action. "We have secured the findings contained in the tomb stone buildings, including the location of graves that have been carried out the excavation, since this is a historic thing that should be protected and preserved," he said.

He said to ensure a variety of strokes and objects found in graves, still to be done by the Central Archaeological research. "We just lowered the security of the surveillance team for this historic site, but to know the age and type of objects found, to do further research," he said.