REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, MALANG - A historian and archaeologist from Malang University, Dwi Cahyono has claimed to have discovered the existence of Ketawanggede, an archaeological site from the megalithic era. But he has blamed the local branch of McDonald`s for neglecting its importance in the Dinoyo area, Malang in East Java. 

"I was discreetly looking for the site after reading an ancient history book stating that the Ketawanggede site was located in the Dinoyo area. After searching through most places in Dinoyo, I accidentally came across a cupola-shaped building in a parking site behind a McDonald`s building, which I recognized as the Ketawanggede site," Cahyono said on Thursday. 

"As I entered the site area of 25 square meters, I found and observed some strokes of writings contained within the site. It turns out that the site has been around since megalithic area," he added. 

Cahyono described the site and some artifacts contained in the site like pieces of a temple roof, stone blocks, poles and some "Yonis" without "Linggas". Yoni is a cubical artifact with a square hole in the middle and is the symbol of female genitalia, while the Lingga is the symbol of male genitalia.