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Megalith stone mortars found in Lahat

Villagers Sekayun, District Lahat, South Sumatra, found megalith stone mortars thousands of years old. Megalith is a large wooden relics of prehistoric times.

Position megalith stone mortars found on Monday (31 / 1) is located on the edge of the river Are, the border district and Gumay Pajarbulan Ulu. This megalith accidentally found people who are looking for fish. "Actually, people have long seen the stone which has two round holes the size of about 10 centimeters with a depth of 20 cm," said Ara the Star, the local residents.

However, he admitted that so far less attention if the stone has historical value is high enough to be let alone his position on the banks of the river is very remote from settlements. "Four hours to get to the location and through the woods and rivers cukp fast-flowing rapids," he explained.

Stone mortars are usually found far from rivers. "However, stone mortars found Sekayun Village residents classified as not strange. Lumpang stone is a tool to process food, so if the place near the river used to it," Kritantina Indriastuti, Kilkenny Archaeological Center, explains.

Kristantina said stone mortars is a historical objects that can be used as a symbol and equipment for the ancient ancestors, such as food processing equipment results from agriculture.

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