Best Photos of the Day

Lutfi Yondri, an archaeologist with the Bandung provincial government, at the National Research and Innovation Agency in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Dec. 21, 2023. Excavation work at the Gunung Padang pyramid began in the early 1980s, he said. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

The Tapak Maung stone, shaped like a tiger’s footprint, at the Gunung Padang pyramid site in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Dec. 22, 2023. A study that concluded it may be "the oldest pyramid in the world” is under investigation by its publisher after fueling debate over the age of the partially excavated site and the ethics of archaeology. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

Students visit the Gunung Padang pyramid site in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Dec. 23, 2023. A study that concluded it may be "the oldest pyramid in the world” is under investigation by its publisher after fueling debate over the age of the partially excavated site and the ethics of archaeology. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

Zaenal Arifin, 40, a caretaker who said their ancestors have always said the site is the handiwork of an ancient civilization, at the Gunung Padang pyramid site in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Dec. 22, 2023. A study that concluded it may be "the oldest pyramid in the world” is under investigation by its publisher after fueling debate over the age of the partially excavated site and the ethics of archaeology. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

The Gunung Padang pyramid site in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Dec. 22, 2023. A study that concluded it may be "the oldest pyramid in the world” is under investigation by its publisher after fueling debate over the age of the partially excavated site and the ethics of archaeology. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

Lutfi Yondri, an archaeologist with the Bandung provincial government, shares pictures of excavations at the Gunung Padang pyramid site at the National Research and Innovation Agency in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia, Dec. 21, 2023. Excavation work at the Gunung Padang pyramid began in the early 1980s, he said. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

Night rituals at the Gunung Padang pyramid site in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Dec. 22, 2023. A study that concluded it may be "the oldest pyramid in the world” is under investigation by its publisher after fueling debate over the age of the partially excavated site and the ethics of archaeology. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

The entrance gate to the Gunung Padang pyramid site in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Dec. 23, 2023. A study that concluded it may be "the oldest pyramid in the world” is under investigation by its publisher after fueling debate over the age of the partially excavated site and the ethics of archaeology. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).

The Gunung Padang pyramid site in Cianjur, West Java, Indonesia, Dec. 22, 2023. A study that concluded it may be "the oldest pyramid in the world” is under investigation by its publisher after fueling debate over the age of the partially excavated site and the ethics of archaeology. (Ulet Ifansasti/The New York Times).