We're Missing Something Big in Indonesia (Michael Button)

Lost civilizations are the stuff of legend, and more often than not, our search for them confirms exactly that.

But Indonesia may be about to change this. Because research suggests that human culture here could extend far deeper into the past than we’ve allowed for, testing the limits of how we define civilization itself.

Sundaland, Gunung Padang, Nan Madol, Ancient Seafaring and Sea Level Rise all point to the possibility, that human culture here may be far older than we think...



[Posted at the SpookyWeather2 blog, January 24, 2026.]