Publisher Retracts Study On the 'Oldest Pyramid'.

The article focuses on the retraction of a study claiming Gunung Padang in Indonesia as the world's "oldest pyramid," as its methodology, relying on soil radiocarbon measurements instead of artifacts, was contested, leading to its withdrawal by the journal's American publisher, Wiley.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:New York Times Vol. 173; no. 60103; p. 8
Main Author: IVES, MIKE
Format: Article
Published: New York Times 3/24/2024
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Summary:The article focuses on the retraction of a study claiming Gunung Padang in Indonesia as the world's "oldest pyramid," as its methodology, relying on soil radiocarbon measurements instead of artifacts, was contested, leading to its withdrawal by the journal's American publisher, Wiley.