A site that describes the existence of the ancestors of the Sundanese people was found in Jahiang Village, Tasikmalaya Regency in 2020. This site is called Batu Melingkar Jahiang or Jahiang's Stone Circle / Jahiang Circular Rocks formation and this is the first time it has been discovered in Indonesia
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The location of the Circular Stones formation is within the sacred tomb complex of Lemah Tuan Alam, Cipeujit, Jahiang Village, Salawu District, Tasikmalaya Regency, Indonesia. Lemah Tuan Alam is believed by the local community to be an ancestor associated with Kampung Adat Naga (The Dragon Village).
As the name implies, this Circular Stone Site consists of a row of stones that are circular in shape. The size of the stone varies from small to medium stone size. The position of the stone is neatly arranged in an upright position.
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The size of stone circle is varied, there is one small stone circle with a large stone in the middle. While a few metres from the first circle there is also a circle of stones arrange from a large circle, shrinking until it is centered on one stone.
The expedition team from the Faculty of History and Philology, University of Padjadjaran led by Dr. Invite Ahmad Darsa accompanied by Mr. Anton Carlian and the elders of Jahiang Village, Salawu District, Tasikmalaya, began exploring Sundanese historical sites, in Kampung Naga. Cultural Heritage Locations on Saturday, October 31, 2020.
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At the site location, a neat arrangement of stones was found and on each Menhir Stone that stands upright in the middle symbolizes a centralize stone structures in Indonesia, such as in Mount Padang, Cianjur.
The head of Jahiang Village, Gandi Sugandi (68), said that the people of Jahiang Village initially did not know of the circular stone site. For decades the villagers only knew about the tombs that were sacred to the residents, but when an expedition team initiated by Mr. Anton Charliyan, a Sundanese figure who is also a former West Java Regional Police Chief, carried out excavations, the historical site was finally found.
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According to Hadi Permana Sofyan, the Head of Jahiang's Stone Circle Expedition, at first only one stone emerged and appeared like a tombstone. But after nearly two months of excavation, a set of circular stone was found at a depth of half a meter to one and a half meters.
A total of 36 set of circular stones were found after excavation. Uniquely, there is a kind of Menhir or Linga in the middle of the stone circle. Some of the stones was also has a unique form which resembling "Coet" or traditional tools to make chili sauce from stone.
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It is believed that the circular stone is a relic of Sundanese ancestors from the ancient kingdom. The period is thought to be before the entry of Hindu and Buddhist cultures from India to Java Island.
When viewed from the shape of the rock, it is believed to be the original culture of the Sunda Galunggung ancestors which symbolizes the natural conditions of the Pasundan Tatars. Allegedly the discovery of circular stones as the location of the daily life of the Sundanese people to the location of education.
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At the excavation site, there were no other historical objects such as pottery, jewelry or bodies were found.
The Jahiang Stone Circle site still holds many mysteries that have not been fully revealed even though the expedition team has found 36 circular stone sites.
In addition to its unique shape, there are other peculiarities related to the frequency of the communication device signal.
There is something unique about this sacred complex and circular stone site. In the Lemah Tuan Alam complex, the frequency of Handy Talkie (HT) and cellphones transmitters will become stronger and their range will be further away.
"For example, an HT with a capacity of only 5 amperes with a maximum range of only 2 kilometers, can suddenly suddenly reach a distance of 20 kilometers. Even trying to reach Mount Sawal in Ciamis Regency, which is about 40 kilometers away and Mount Ciremai, Kuningan Regency which is more than 150 kilometers away," said Anton Charliyan.
Hadi said his team also found several caves near the circular stone location, namely Munding Cave and Snake Cave. “There is a "Munding Cave (Buffalo Cave) which is a myth, in ancient times there was an incident that shocked the residents of Jahiang, where a child entered the cave with a buffalo, in the afternoon when the child came out of the cave, he had become an old man and brought out 10 buffalo. .
In addition, inside the Snake Cave once found by local villagers a huge snake with a diameter of up to 70 centimeters.
In-depth research is still needed on the jahiang circular rock site, and relevant experts are still studying how this circular rock formation affects telecommunications signals. Because before the site was found, the cellphone signal was very difficult because it was located in the middle of the forest far from the Base Transceiver Station (BTS).
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