| Sunday, January 01, 2006 An old statue was made from the material tufa, a kind of rocky soil stone, that was estimated be aged around 2.000 years were found unintentionally in the banyan tree trunk that fell in the Astina Field, the Gianyar Regency, Bali. The legacy statue of the history be as high as 35 Cm, wide 21 Cm and the thickness 12 Cm, and currently was pacified in the Great Gianyar Temple that his location was with the Astina Field neighbouring, said the Spokesperson Pemkab Gianyar, Ida Good Gaga Superior Saputra when being contacted, on Friday. He said, the legacy statue of the tradition megalithic (the big stone time) was estimated was made around the 2nd or 3rd Century, was found by chance last week (11/8). Several citizens of the community cut down the banyan tree tree trunk that since long before had died in the west corner part of Astina Field Sea. I Wayan Sarma as well as several of his colleagues found the statue in the banyan tree trunk around half metre under the surface of the land. The statue was found in the position in the tree trunk part the mildewed banyan tree and hollow. The banyan tree tree-fellers who were hundreds of years old in no way expected the statue that was found this had the expertise. The statue that resembled the shape of a clergyman was placed just like that in the closest police station that by chance his location did not be so far with the stick of the place banyan tree of the discovery of the statue. However a guarding police tonight in this post was startled with the crying voice that came from this statue. Since the strange incident, Wayan Sarma just realised if the statue that was found in the banyan tree trunk had the expertise. It was superior that Saputra added, the strange incident that was experienced by one of police's members in relation to the discovery of the statue until was heard by the Regent Gianyar the Anak Agung Gde Dewa Bharata, that afterwards told his staff to ask for the guidance to the clever person (nunas baos), for the handling of this statue further. The head of the Denpasar Archaeology Hall, AA Gde Oka Astawa, M. Hum and the expert Archaeology that could carry out observation and researched this statue concluded, the statue was the place of the worship in the animism Bali time | |||
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