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Centuries-old artifacts reportedly discovered in East Java
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A coin marked with the year 1866 and inscribed with Javanese Sanskrit characters found discovered in an ancestral worship site in a paddy field in Gedog village in Blitar, East Java. (JP/Asip Hasani)
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rtifacts that reportedly date back to hundreds of years ago have been discovered in an ancestral worship site in a paddy field in Gedog village in Blitar, East Java.
The worship site, commonly known as Punden Joko Pangon, was believed by locals to be part of the remains of the Gedog temple.
Recently, a coin and dragon head statue were found around the area of Punden Joko Pangon, prompting the authorities to secure the sites for further investigation.
All of the unearthed artifacts were found within 35 meters of Punden Joko Pangon.
“The coin we discovered is marked with the year 1866 and inscribed with Javanese Sanskrit characters,” Blitar’s Tourism and Cultural Agency head Tri Iman Prasetyono said on Tuesday.
The agency had secured the unearthed artifacts, Tri said, adding that it would submit a report on the findings to the Trowulan Cultural Heritage Preservation Agency (BPCP) in Mojokerto, East Java.
“We are waiting for the BPCP to visit the [Punden Joko Pangon] worship site for further investigation,” said Tri.
