Discovery makes Wahani's life special<\/p>\n
For Wahani, the discovery of an archaeological site on the land
\nhe inherited from his parents has become a special event in his
\nlife.<\/p>\n
As he does not hold a permanent job, he has always sought ways
\nto feed his family, even during this year's drought.<\/p>\n
Wahani decided to make bricks along with his two friends,
\nWakidi and Samsul Ma'arif. They began to dig up the backyard and
\nuse the earth to make bricks. The quality of their bricks was
\nquite good and they sold thousands.<\/p>\n
But their work was disrupted following a surprising discovery.
\nOn June 7 of this year at about 11 a.m., their shovels hit a pile
\nof bricks, which were about 1.5 meters down.<\/p>\n
Out of curiosity, Wahani and his two friends continued to dig
\naround it until they unearthed the wall of a building. The
\ndiscovery caused Wahani to stop his brick-making venture and look
\nfor another job. But when he could not find suitable work, he
\ndecided to go back to making bricks.<\/p>\n
About a week later, a team from the Yogyakarta Archaeological
\nCenter came to the site on Sept. 11, and said they wanted to
\nstudy the pile of bricks that Wahani and his friends had
\ndiscovered. Since then, he has continued digging -- but not to
\nmake bricks.<\/p>\n
\"I have been asked to help the dig to find the real building.
\nAfter excavating three corners, it became clear that the pile of
\nbricks was actually the base of a temple,\" Wahani said.<\/p>\n
The father of four said that before discovering the pile of
\nbricks he had had a dream. In the dream, he heard someone saying
\n\"Koe dikon ngopeni banyu mili gede\" (You have been asked to take
\ncare of the fast-flowing water). He also saw a fairly big red
\nfish.<\/p>\n
\"I don't know what the meaning of this dream is. After the
\ndream, I found a pile of bricks, which turned out to be a part of
\na temple. I don't know whether my dream had anything to do with
\nthis discovery or not,\" he said.<\/p>\n
The yard, which is partly owned by Wahani's neighbors, used to
\nbe a mound of earth. As the earth has been used for making
\nbricks, the surface is now flat. Two yoni (statues symbolizing
\nfemales) had been found earlier this year. However, since the
\ncommunity did not know anything about the statues, they were
\ntaken to the local mosque. A round stone had also been found in
\nthe area earlier and Wahani used it as a place to dry the bricks.
\n-- Berchman Heroe<\/p>",
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