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Geological findings are often of use in the study of archeology. An example of the impact of
natural disasters on temples is discussed here. Kedulan Temple is located to the northwest
of Prambanan Temple and has been known about for a long time. This temple, still in the
excavation stage, is valuable because Kedulan Temple is one of the temples which have
been buried underground. This temple is buried at a depth of five to seven meters. Because
of the rocks burying it, studying the temple from the point of view of geology is interesting.
There have so far been many people interested in looking at this temple from the
perspective of and archeology. There are studies on the temple construction and how it
was abandoned most often taking a social or humanities perspective. Both archeology
and geology study the past. Historical perspectives are likely to be of value in the present.
Temples are part of human heritage and the rocks that cover them can be analyzed by
geologists.

A Case Study: The Kedulan Temple
The excavation of Kedulan Temple is explained here. The location of the temple is at the
coordinates of North Latitude of 07.44.33,7 and East Longitude of 110.28.11,1, about three
kilometers to the Northwest of Prambanan Temple. The site is surrounded by rice fields
and open fields, while the inhabitants’ houses are found at a radius of around 300 meters.

Basal of the temple

The excavation of the Kedulan Temple site

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