TEMPO Interactive, Blitar: Archeologists from the Ancient Heritage Conservation Section (BP3) of Trowulan, Mojokerto, found the structure of an archeological building in Ngemplak Hamlet, Bagelenan Village, Srengat District, Blitar Regency, East Java, today (30/4).
They said they presumed that the structure was a part of batur, a square structure in which statues of Hindu gods were placed.
The seven archeologists have been digging on a piece of land 64 square meters in size since April 25.
After four days, they found fragments of the roof of a building made out of clay.
In a square that they dug up, they also found a wall structure made of brick.
What makes this discovery unique is that the size of the bricks is bigger compared to the bricks used in other archeological buildings in Blitar.
The archeologists who were still digging have not yet confirmed the date of the structure.
However, comparing its similarities with Jobong Baru, another site in Ngemplak, it is estimated that the structure is from 1100 AD.
The digging took place in backyard of a hamlet resident named Kasiyan.
Danang Wahyu Utomo, an archeologist who is digging there, said that in 2006, the 60 year old man found three sculpture fragments--one from a head and two from feet--in his backyard.
Kasiyan found the fragments a depth of five meters.
After digging deeper, he found many flat fragments such as roof tiles and hundreds of bricks.
Kasiyan then reported this to state officials who informed BP3 office which is now carrying out the digging.
“The findings were preliminary data on which we based our archeological digging. The fact is that after digging for four days, we also found roof ornament fragments and roof fragments,” said Danang.
DWIDJO U. MAKSUM
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