Stone Temple Pirates

A FADED cardboard box lay innocently behind a thicket. Left unattended it drew attention. Upon closer examination, a stone carving of a human head popped out of the box which was strapped carelessly with raffia string. The Dieng archaeological site guards who discovered it last Monday could immediately identify it. It was part of the Kudu statue that went missing on October 31—four days earlier—from Bima Temple, Dieng, Central Java.

Subscribe to continue reading.
We craft news with stories.

For the benefits of subscribing to Digital Tempo, See More

The Best Choice

Rp 54.945/Month

Active for 12 Months, Rp 659.340

• *You Save -Rp 102.000
• *Guaranteed update of up to 52 Editions of Tempo Magazine

Subscribe

Rp 64.380/Month

Active Every Month Cancel Anytime

• *Free for the first month if using a Credit Card

Subscribe

See Other Packages

Already a Subscribed? Log in here
To receive daily news by Email, Sign up for Tempo ID.