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Multi-periodSite Name: Bada Valley Megaliths
Country: Indonesia Type: Sculptured Stone
Nearest Town: Tentena  Nearest Village: Gintu
Latitude: 1.88S  Longitude: 120.220000E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
1 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : "Palindo" viewed from the left side. (Vote or comment on this photo)
The Bada Valley Megaliths in central Sulawesi comprise a number of carved megalith figures reminiscent of both Polynesian Moai and Korean "Dol Hareubang" statues. The photo shows Palindo

The Bada Valley Megaliths are located in central Sulawesi just south of the Lore Lindu National Park. They comprise a number of carved megalith figures reminiscent of both Polynesian Moai and Korean "Dol Hareubang" carved statues, and a number of large carved stone vats. The largest and best known carved standing stone in the valley is a statue known as "Palindo" which translates as "The Entertainer" and measures over 4 metres. There are 13 other statues in the Bada Valley, with others in the nearby Besoa and Napu valleys inside the Lore Lidu National Park. Although some development work has been undertaken in recent years access is still difficult to some of the statues. Dating is uncertain, the statues have been variously claimed to be between 5000 and 1000 years old whilst the vats have been dated around 1300 AD.

References:
Sulawesi - The Celebes, Editors T A Volkman and I Caldwell, Periplus Travel Guides, Hong Kong 1992

Journal of a visit to the Bada Valley Megaliths in 1997: http://www.moxon.net/indonesia/bada_valley.html

Visit Bada Valley - a journal: http://lorelindu.wordpress.com/2010/04/15/visit-the-bada-valley-in-lore-lindu-park/

UNSpecial Journal April 2004: http://www.unspecial.org/UNS630/UNS_630_T25.html

The Megalithic Culture of Indonesia, Manchester University: http://www.archive.org/stream/megalithiccultur00perruoft/megalithiccultur00perruoft_djvu.txt

Also see the photos from another nearby valley: Rampi Valley megaliths at: http://www.megalithic.co.uk/modules.php?op=modload&name=a312&file=index&do=showgall&gid=256
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Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : "Palindo", this is the largest known megalithic monumental stone figure in Sulawesi. On the right, it measures 440cm from the ground. (5 comments - Vote or comment on this photo)

Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : In October and November 2002, with a couple of friends we visited the mountainous valleys of Central and South Sulawesi on the trail of the megalithic stone figures. Here is our photo journal. See the photos from the nearby Rampi Valley statues on this site's photo gallery. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : This monkey type figure is in Hamboa; it is more than 40cm above the ground in an open field. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : A close up view of the facial features of the "Palindo" statue. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : This megalithic statue in Tinoe, near Bakekau in the Bada Valley is considerably smaller compared to some of the others. It stands at approximately 130cm above the ground, facing west.

Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : This megalithic statue named Loga - meaning relieved heart is just outside the village of Bada and faces 12 to 13 degrees to the west. (1 comment)

Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : Megalithic stone monument in Loga, Bada Valley

Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : A large stone vat on the way to the "statue that's lying on its back" megalithic statue Topaturu. (1 comment)

Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : In Badang Kaja, Bada Valley, this megalithic monument has stirred speculation as to its actual representation, the locals have always referred to it as Dula Boe / Baulu (a buffalo) but historians are not convinced, saying that the face is human-like and similar to other statues in the area, and so far as megalithic cultures are concerned, there has never been a buffalo being depicted.

Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : On arrival in Bada Valley, the first megalithic statue we see is in Bewa, located at a road circle junction.

Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : The back of the "Palindo" stone monumental statue seems almost fresh from the quarry, the front received far more weathering than the back.

Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : Back view of the megalithic statue in Tinoe. It is one of few which are fine on the back, others are the statues in Loga and Bomba.

Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : A detail image of the Topaturu stone statue.

Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : This monumental statue is 375cm long, it was refered to by early 1900's explorers as "the statue that's lying on it's back" in Topaturu, it is still in the same position 100 years later.

Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : The apparent markings on the face of Topaturu stone statue are actually shadows caste by over hanging branches from a tree.

Bada Valley Megaliths
Bada Valley Megaliths submitted by IreneLR : In Bulili, Bada Valley, this megalith was reported by Walter Kaudern in 1921 as "the statue with the partly missing face". It is known as Oboka Megalith.

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