Preliminary Study on Geoarchaeology of the Batu Kalde Temple, Pangandaran, West Java, Indonesia

The Batu Kalde Site is a ruin of Hindu Temple in Pangandaran, West Java, Indonesia. Despite it has been reported since 1915 and subsequently studied by several archaeological teams, lot aspects including geoarchaeology this temple are still unrevealed. This preliminary study was an overview general the temple. result shows that constructed before 14th century population farmers fishermen lived on fertile coastal plain Pangandaran south coast Java Island. narrow small island Quaternary marine sediment offshore present coast. existing tombolo morphology Penanjung not completely formed when being constructed. using bedded sandstone Pamutuan Formation quarried from outcrops vicinity utilization materials local available resource might have model construction within classical period between 7-14th