Ancient Megalithic Site of Central Sulawesi - Besoa Valley Palu

[@michaelpontoh7847]

Thank you Sam for this channel. You are by far my favorite travel Indonesia vlogger. I want to offer you encouragement to keep doing your good work. I almost wrote (I rarely leave comments) when you did justice to Bunaken and paid tribute to Wallace, but at this point I've got to write this. Your videos have interesting angles, are nicely edited with dramatic background music and thoughtful commentary. They are entertaining and educational with lots of National Geographic feel. I have no doubt that people will discover you, the content creator, just as they discover Indonesia through you.

[@IndoWild]

Thank you very much for this comment and I am glad you have noticed these things. Keep watching for some very interesting things to share e

[@Pandudj98]

I really agree with Michael Pontoh your videos are interesting. Keep the good work.

[@rizkyrivai3362]

Orang Palu bilangnya “Ngeri” it means “Scarry” or How local react to something unbelievable and enchanted just like you said FASCINATING. UNESCO should see this!

[@wothappen82]

Ini kaya semua orang gunung bisa melihat ritual di lembah, tapi apakah kamu ritual apa disana?

[@IDMarketer]

Without Pak Sunardi we never knew there is something more in deeper of the jungle. Bada valley, Besoa Valley, buffalo cave painting, Sulawesi indeed a paradise for archeologist. Thanks Sam to virtually taking me to this beautiful mysterious place.

[@IndoWild]

Yes, you are right. So many ancient and mysterious places in Sulawesi.

[@mytravelandscape]

Your repeating several time about UNESCO. Glad you brought this out.. I totally agree this place should be in UNESCO list of amazing place. And should be preserve forever. It's really a lost Civilization and we can learned from it. I believe that people who live here are ancestors to all the tribes and culture who currently scattered in every corner of Sulawesi. For Example, Like Minahasa people who burried their dead in a Stone with the Lid like an old Kalamba, or Mongondow People Who live in jungle and Burried their dead in a Stone Chamber Like Torajan People and Many other Similarities i didn't know. I always wonder what happened in the past, is it a natural Disasters, Earthquake or Unknown Tragedy happened to them? What make them leave their home and never comeback to build City in this place?. Maybe it will remain a Big Mysteries. that Nobody will know exactly what happened. we only can Guess with every possible explanation and theories we can think off. Amazing Video and Inspiring travel Sam..i hope Someday i will experience this place by myself. I wish you a good success and hopefully we can watch your new video on the weekly basis..

[@IndoWild]

Yes the caretaker Pak sundardi said that dna of ancient bones found is matching with the Toraja, mamasa, Kajang, kali, Minahasa people. And probably all those people are dececndays of the Polynesian who came from Taiwan, perhaps the same people who eventually ended up in easter island. There is a lot more we have to learn about the past in Sulawesi. And the evidence is right there buried in the ground I’m sure. I read that natural disaster was drought that collapsed the population.

[@rizkyadiyanto7922]

@@IndoWild polynesian is a branch of austronesian that lives exclusively in the eastern pacific. austronesian is the one who migrated from taiwan to the archipelagos.

[@z3ronotfund939]

indeed

[@novanalf4698]

Great video ❤Just wondering,,,Multiple civilization hàve lived around this area,, come and go,, dead by earthquake,, Natural disaster, disease,, political circums etc...who knows

[@pomatolove]

huge fan of your channel, we went here a few years ago and you are correct the place need more research and protection, we saw a megalith along a stream that people just stepped on not knowing their significance. Indonesia is such a vast fascinating country

[@AndriasEkoWicaksono]

I hope the government will immediately protect and closely monitor this historical heritage

[@raymondlianto9882]

Wow, I think this place should be included in the UNESCO world heritage sites. You're very fortunate to be able to found this hiiden place👍👍👍.

[@IndoWild]

You are right! I hope one day there is a proper national funded archeological dig done on this place. And UNESCO status is given.

[@ICTicon]

Terima kasih, Sam for virtually taking me to this fascinating, mystical Central Sulawesi TWICE!!! ❤❤ Regards from Malaysia 😎

[@rizkyrivai3362]

Warmest greeting from the land of thousand megaliths Central Sulawesi

[@IndoWild]

Glad you enjoyed it! Central Sulawesi is the mystical place for sure

[@ICTicon]

@@IndoWild It reminded me the vibes of visiting Stonehenge years ago during my university days at Bristol University.

[@vvavvans]

As Indonesian i have never thought Indonesia especially Sulawesi has something like this 😍

[@duckkling855]

Kapan ke sumatera selatan, palembang, makan pempek sini✌️🤣

[@kilantravels]

Sam, I don’t want to sound like a broken record, so while like others I do appreciate the quality of your videography, narration, research etc I just want to specifically mention how I appreciate that unlike many foreign content creators you specify which province you’re in. Oftentimes, foreigners would say “Oh, I’ve been to Sumatra” without understanding that even neighbors like the Bataks of North Sumatra (patriarchal, mostly Christian, fun-loving) and the Minangkabau of West Sumatra (matrilineal, pious Muslim, enterprising) can be very different from each other. Even Central Sulawesi alone is a lot bigger than countries like Croatia, Bosnia and Herezegovina, Denmark, Netherlands or Switzerland, so there’s so much to discover in each and every province in Indonesia. Cheers and thank you for bringing Indonesia to the world! 🍻

[@IndoWild]

Thank you very much for this comment. It means a lot to me that you notice this in my videos.

[@kilantravels]

@@IndoWild thank YOU for appreciating these details that often go unnoticed by foreigners. It shows your level understanding of our country. Thank you again for showing us Indonesia through your POV 🍻

[@UCcdTp7XpCkVLkaRCsDcifFg]

so this is stone meme 🗿 hahaha

[@iberliana]

Thank you for visiting my province.. thousands megaliths place Central Sulawesi.. The ancient place for over 4000yrs old.. Me and American husband will visit Napu and Behoa Valley on dry season this year.. thank you for sharing this wonderful trip.. Salaam from Luwuk Banggai🫶🏼

[@texasjack5391]

Cek Gunung Padang Pyramid, west Java

[@IndoWild]

Already. You can see my first video in Java.

[@texasjack5391]

@@IndoWild 👍

[@koikoi6704]

Benar kata Sam, dari atas gambar drone terrlihat seperti ada struktur bangunan yang terkubur, harusnya tempat ini diteliti lebih lanjut, luar biasa 👍👍

[@IndoWild]

Yes there are many places like that actually.

[@manawa-2872]

Pemerintah lebih sibuk dengan candi di Jawa.... you know lah

[@masantok4339]

peran aktif semua pihak. pemerintahan lokal di jawa (provinsi, kota dll) sangat aktif tiap kali ada penemuan situs purbakala. bahkan seolah mereka suka membesar²kan masa lalu kalau orang jawa hebat berkat temuan situs purbakala. kalau di luar jawa aku kurang paham ​@@manawa-2872

[@DrVektor]

These stone like turkish balbals. There are so many around the world. Just like Rapa Nui balbals. These artifacts are showing us big global civilization overdeveloped over-intelligent civilization. They can carving stone very easily becoz they are using a technic as soften stones with sound waves or something like... How could such a thick stone jar break? What could have broken it. Or not? The pieces are so smooth. It doesn't look broken. It's like they've been cut. The jar from the previous purchase wasn't broken, it was cut.

[@DrVektor]

Their hands are clasped in Kundalini, just like the statues in Rapa Nui and Gobeklitepe. Thank you so much for show us these beautiful marvels.

[@IksanHaris]

I was there 3 years ago and still one of my best place in Sulawesi! Thanks Sam, as usual you video really stunning!!!!

[@brndffrnt-wv1cu]

Woww, this is my first time seeing foreigners doing vlog in central sulawesi, as palunesse, it's quite nostalgic, my late father was a history teacher in there in 99's. Central sulawesi or particulary sulawesi have MANY undiscovered ancient civilization, but's hard to doing the excavation bcz the limited resources. I hope one day, when the goverment have enough the resource, i hope behoa and napu can become one of the national treasure places in indonesia, just like in bali and java ancient civilization...

[@gonskie]

What caught attention is the fertility of the land and the plants, beautiful.

[@KiamatChange-ke8nd]

Evidence of Melanesian people were here thousand of years ago.

[@zulrasdibakar662]

Melanesian or Polynesian people bcoz the statue similar with the Polynesian people built in Easter Island far west Pacific Ocean

[@gideonkfrederick721]

pak Sunardi: ...spirit boat, perahu arwah. mbak2 Indonesian parroting and trying to "explain more": ...arwah is ghost.....😂

[@IndoWild]

😂😂😂 Kezia is laughing at this …

[@zavierlaviossa8132]

​@@IndoWildarwah" means "spirit/soul"..but most indonesian think it's refer to a ghost

[@tanbudianto3016]

WOAH,Lucky for me to found your channel,,,will start watching it,,,

[@barfight771]

GIANTS ARE REAL

[@alezali9936]

Saya kira itu hanya ada di luar negeri, ternyata di Indonesia iuga ada… Kok bisa sama ya patungnya, apa karena mereka berkeliling dunia ?

[@rizkimuhammadirfan7586]

dugaan saya itu sih berasal dari satu peradaban yang sama dengan peradaban megalitik yang punya peninggalan serupa. mereka terpisah karena berakhirnya zaman es dan mulai menyebar ke seluruh wilayah di dunia

[@angeliameidwitri5211]

Sam, please come to kalimantan.. knowing about dayak culture

[@ramadhanmadan7179]

I’m quite wondering to Mr. Sam , Its seems like you Really interest with Sulawesi? If that true Why Sir?

[@IndoWild]

Not sure. But for some reason Sulawesi seems like the least understood island of Indonesia. There seems to be something special here. Alfred Wallace also felt the same

[@sonnyramelan4335]

Iam Indonesian but I didnt know that places till I saw your vid Man. Fantastic !!

[@IndoWild]

Thank youuuu

[@mnazir3336]

UNESCO should see this place.. .

[@Passerbys60]

The statues remind me about Moia statue Easter island.😮

[@novanalf4698]

Menurut ilmuwan LIPI prof Danny Hilman Dilihat dari jenis batu megalit di Palu tsb sangat sulit dipotong secara rapih dengan menggunakan teknologi alat pemotong batu yang ada sekarang,,,

[@fajrireynaldo5858]

Real austronesian heritages,, not influent foreign cultures like indian or something👌🇮🇩

[@zeinsofia681]

Woow i live in Sulawesi tengah but never see that very interesting... I'm from ToliToli Sulawesi Tengah

[@ardhisyaifuddin4966]

Wonderful. It's so rare seeing this site being visited by a traveler, let alone a foreigner. I agree that it should caught the attention of UNESCO by now, and it looks better than Stonehenge😂

[@IndoWild]

Yea we were even the first tourists to visit some of the sites. Incredible. Bada valley is visited more often. But not still not much. Besoa valley is hardly visited by anyone

[@NanaBanana-oo9yq]

Video ini jangan sampai di lihat prof.awan sariyan, nanti pasti dia kata ini peradapan Melayu mahawangsa 😂

[@susantoanwyn9999]

Thank you very much Sam for sharing these amazing places 🙏

[@IndoWild]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@KongKillha]

Top quality content. In one of your videos you mentioned living in Indonesia since several years - what do (did) you do for a living?

[@IndoWild]

I work on various projects. In the power generation industry. Once project is finished I have lots of free time to shoot these video. Takes me a while to edit though.

[@Clazers]

You are a brilliant videographer, mate.

[@milkarose9178]

Wow indah sekali tempatnya di tambah dengan batu2 yg penuh mistery .love it.

[@oboyiput4791]

𝙳𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚊𝚗 𝚓𝚎 𝚄𝙽𝙴𝚂𝙲𝙾 𝚜𝚎𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚞𝚖 𝚍𝚒 𝚔𝚕𝚊𝚒𝚖 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚊 𝚝𝚎𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚐𝚐𝚊 𝚎𝚎

[@keysaa3901]

SAYA KESINI KARENA MELIHAT CONTEN CRISTIAN HANSEN❤

[@IndoWild]

Welcome. Sudah subskribe?

[@sivirgo]

Sam, thanks for this, for travelling thru the jungles on behalf of me - city guy... It resembles to the easter island statues... but smaller.

[@ConfusedButterfly-ov4nm]

You’re incredible sam!

[@arikurniawan3376]

saya sangat setuju unesco harus melakukan penelitian dan perlindungan 👍

[@IndoWild]

Saya harap 🙏

[@eit225]

There is a structure underneath the ground, seems massive. Could be altar for worship, wow that is fascinating

[@RefialMizan]

Im indonesian and i travel a lot within and outside my country. But how come i just knew this place exist in my country.

[@IndoWild]

That’s really amazing. That’s my goal. To show you places you never know existed.

[@dhenoyznero]

This is another MOAI version 🗿

[@jurisbramantyo828]

Pokekea is the most amazing place I’ve ever visited in Sulawesi. I went there earlier this year, also to other megalithic sites and beautiful Lake Tambing

[@gangbelakang49]

Terimakasih pak Sunardi sudah menjaga dengan baik situs megalitikum nenek moyang Indonesia khususnya Sulawesi ❤

[@ernibudi9878]

Woww is a beautiful

[@isalzias8355]

di gua di sana ada lukisan layang layang tertua di dunia

[@lmitv6593]

Ini sama kyk di Afrika atau yg di Amerika latin ngk sih

[@baimgbastianibrahim9775]

memang cuaca di palu sangat panas bro...

[@IndoWild]

There are two suns in Palu. Ada 2x matahari

[@nicholaseddie2926]

Indonesia memiliki peradaban yg sgt tua...msh bnyk peninggalan situs2 sejarah yg msh blm ditemukan...bahkan gunung Padang pun msh menjadi misteri sampai sekarang ..Karena baru dipermukaannya saja yang kelihatan ...blm yg di dasar ya yg diperkirakan berumur 20.000 Sebelum Masehi...piramida Mesir saja berumur 10.000 sebelum Masehi...para peneliti bahkan dari luar memperkirakan bahwa Nusantara/Indonesia berasal dari bangsa Lemuria..Sunda land ..adalah Atlantis yg hilang ...entahlah....

[@manawa-2872]

Boongan itu. Penemuannya saja tidak diakui dunia. Ngarang...

[@ervinglucklichi8199]

pulau sulawesi tidak terhbung dengan sunda land. dia adalahtanah sendiri yang di sebut oleh darwin garis walaceae dengan keunikan tersendiri.

[@IndoWild]

Not Darwin. It was Alfred Wallace

[@ervinglucklichi8199]

@@IndoWild yes you are right it was Alfred Wallace. i make mistake. in my mind I remember about darwin theory.

[@SerpihanDusta]

suka deng konten bagini ,,,mantap

[@iisaisyah2267]

Woww 😍 that's was so amazing. savannah, stone. amazing sky n star in the night . There's no one, like no people that life in there.... I'm so amaze. And as always excellent video on your channel and I enjoy to watched this video

[@IndoWild]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@assassinschord]

7:42 Yeah, this chick has some LEGIT Indonesia's childhood toys.

[@IndoWild]

Sorry I don’t understand what you mean?

[@aryadihobbies1571]

Welcome to Celebes Sir👍

[@zakirpratama7364]

Mantap ya sejarah Indonesia

[@adinata2888]

So magical place, maybe lots of statue build for pray or something, so interesting and make curious.. Nice filming bro.. Thanks

[@IndoWild]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jaimselow7398]

wellcome to central sulawesi i m from palu. danau meaning is lake

[@jamilroberto354]

Graet video

[@arxtrader9328]

do you think these stones have the same origins as stonehenge in England? yes, you are right that the area where the stones are located must receive serious attention and protection not only from the local government but also from international bodies. good shot Sam.

[@IndoWild]

I don’t think they are 5he same people as the Stonehenge builders. At least not in a literal sense. But it’s clear that all over the world at around the same time, many megalithic cultures appeared.

[@brndffrnt-wv1cu]

Long story short, this place was one of the rute for polynesian culture, it have similar culture left behind, like this statue, the other stuff is called "kain kulit kayu" or tree bark cloth just like in hawaiian culture, but in this places, still holding the acient technic how to made it from the scratch. It's literally the genuine one, im not say the other culture not genuine enough, but in behoa we still have the locals with direct acient family line.

[@ACMilanFansClubIndonesia]

Sebagai orang Palu bangga.

[@ervinglucklichi8199]

Actually if you also around Poso lake you will find also some nice thing like ancient tomb under stone around the lake with real traditional coffin. Thats more old than ancient coffin in toraja.

[@IndoWild]

Yes I did go through Danau poso and I loved Tentena but unfortunately didn’t have time to visit those places. Tentena is a fantastic place

[@putrinabila1029]

Hallo sam vidio yg indah, walaw saya tidak mengerti apa yg kamu bicarakan, tapi saya menikmatu vidio dengan ke indahan alam indonesia,

[@baimgbastianibrahim9775]

aktifin subtitle Indonesia nya..

[@IndoWild]

Ada subtitle sudah translate .. Cek CC di tab

[@chekov885]

You need to swap that street bike out for a super-size dirt bike on off road model. What you have is great for Bali but you're going to get yourself in a bad spot on these mountain roads.

[@IndoWild]

I did think about a dirt bike like a CRF 250. But just wouldn’t be enough for all the weight of my belongings. RE itchy boots. She has less weight than me and has messed up her clutch, gearbox and engine multiple times. The only other bikes that was suitable was tenere 700 but wasn’t available in Indonesia at the time or KTM 790 adventure (I’m not a fan of KTMs) - anything bigger than that and it’s Africa twin territory. Which is just out of my league. CB500x was and still is the best all rounder in my opinion. No other bike could have got me over that mountain with tyres like I have. And with the weight and passenger without thrashing the engine. I still think it’s the best decision I made with that bike but I do need off-road tyres and and the suspension set a bit higher. I couldn’t do some of the big road journeys on a 250cc on a dirt bike bicycle seat

[@gurupawan6528]

love you channel and info ... is there a contact number of pak sunardi ? as i plan to visit this place

[@IndoWild]

[phone] pak sunardi

[@rahmathidayataldino5235]

perfect place to camp, beautifull place

[@IndoWild]

Yes it was!

[@bittarapitulapie7579]

Alhamdulillah

[@andreastano7920]

Amazing. @unesco should see this

[@rikoherpian1703]

Wow 😍 bro.. Beutiful

[@owenxaverius]

Sungguh luar biasa INDONESIA ku.. Big Respect and Thank to u Sam...

[@iamyou2943]

ayo ke pulau lembeh

[@IndoWild]

Sudah… cek video Dari diving Sulawesi Utara kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4POqYWCe7uErcksi=5dCD540twcUijVvi

[@iamyou2943]

@@IndoWild udah😁 tapi itu lembeh selatan ke utaranya belum😁😁

[@IndoWild]

Ok.. nanti ya

[@sultanmurad2190]

Ini kw brarti👉🗿🗿🗿🗿

[@revamaulanalail3816]

4,500BC?

[@rizkyrivai3362]

Arkeolog meneliti 4500-6000tahun sebelum masehi artinya lebih tua dari piramida giza mesir

[@IndoWild]

I’m not sure exactly if Pak Sunardi meant it was 4500 before present, or 4500 before Christ - but the evidence collected on the earliest people who lived in the valley was 8000 “before present”

[@sthgash]

Go to mount rinjani brother

[@711zuni]

I have heard of some of these forever- but how lucky to be the first to see the other area !!! I am so stoked to see this !!! Just fabulous you got there

[@IndoWild]

Me too. It exceeded every expectation I had over the years of dying visiting this place

[@cingoyenk]

mampirlah kesulawesi tenggara

[@ariasunny6700]

You can get the very amazing experience in here Sam. This is Indonesia land. Proud to you. 👍👍👍

[@hakeemdj368]

4.500 tahun lalu? berarti sekitar tahun 2.400 SM. 🤔 btw, thanks for the video. I've put it to my favorite list. 👍 8:46 look at to the cloud. it's like a snowy mountain. 18:07 was there a relationship with the Eastern Island in the ancient time? look at to the statue.🤔

[@darryljones7299]

Only just discovered this channel, why have I wasted so much time watching Itchy Boots? This channel is far better, thank you Sam.

[@DekritGampamole]

Patung patung megalit tersebut serupa dengan yang ditemukan di Easter Island Pasifik. Bagaimana peradaban yang mirip bisa berada di pulau yang jauhnya ribuan kilometer merupakan sebuah misteri.

[@_30Aquamarine_]

My 1st favorite part: 9:27-9:39 My 2nd favorite part: 23:26-23:28 Somehow, I was filled with the feeling of nostalgia seeing those parts (déjà vu?) even though I haven't gone there before. Must be because of the superb editing and shots. 😍

[@ImamBuchari-i6d]

Sulut mnd❤

[@AmeliaTjekka]

Thank you for making this video. If you happen to pass my region south sulawesi(North Luwu regency) give me a shout,We would be happy to host you 😊

[@julianinurgahayati911]

I have never been to Sulawesi, never would have known about these amazing megalithic sites if not for you. It just turned up in my feed and I'm thankful for that. Great video

[@zavierlaviossa8132]

it's amazing, an advanced civilization at that time..UNESCO should recognize it, and the government can research it further and protect it..

[@xmcycling2554]

Bucket list-ku ini. Semoga ada umur panjang, kesempatan dan kesehatan agar bisa gowes ke sini. Thanks, Sam for exploring Lembah Besoa. May your channel grows rapidly,

[@farulozzy]

Amazing journey incridble chinematic..👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@IndoWild]

Glad you liked it!

[@gangbelakang49]

Bagus kontennya, semangat selalu... Tuhan Yesus memberkati 🙏🏿🙏🏿❤️

[@RezaAddington]

How am i from Sulawesi and do not know this place exist. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@ikanumar8763]

Semoga sebelum natal channel kamu sudah mencapai 100k subscribers🎉

[@IndoWild]

I hope so

[@dikidiew]

Good content, as always 🙌

[@IndoWild]

Glad you think so!

[@cingoyenk]

menunggu..🤩

[@junjunjunaedi5547]

Channel that i always wait to watching,, hopefully you always healthy sam, thanks for the Amazing video.

[@Designalkebulan]

These structures are more than 4500 years. Firstly you can't date stone. You cant date stone structures using organic matter around them. The sizes of these structures are not an isolated matter. There are megalithic structures all around the world.

[@puthutolai2069]

Msih banyak di lembah kami lembah behoa yg belum di temukan megalit.. Msih banyak di atas gunung peninggalan

[@IndoWild]

Dari besoa?

[@puthutolai2069]

@@IndoWild iya dari besoa.. Sya orang besoa mister

[@worstchannelever5232]

Wow really nice waterfalls, and a really tough hike up the volcano.

[@jackset7041]

pls next "gunung padang" at west java

[@IndoWild]

You can see that in the gunung gede episode. I went there