Unearthing History
Barefoot and equipped with only metal rods and GPS tools, archaeologists restored the Muara Jambi sites.
November 28, 2006
WADS of money were dropped onto their desk 20 years ago. In addition to the money, there was also a key to a Honda Accord. In the 1980s, the prestige of driving this car was on a par with driving a Toyota Lexus in 2006.
The money and the car were offered with an attempt to stop the work of archaeologist Mundardjito and his student Junus Satrio Atmodjo, who were restoring the temple site at the Muara Jambi. A lumber company felt threatened by the a
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