I don't have a wife. And we're on the topic of fucking pyraminds, so don't OT
Serifan said:Right, this is old news.
All that happened was that some Bosnian metalworker thought the mountain looked like a pyramid, found some large stones and what he claims is ancient mortar and then assumed the pyramid was man-made.
Yet people somehow take him seriously.
They have found ruins and tunnels already also lots of stone paths.
So something is there. it may and may not be a pyramid but still it is a great find.
Dovla said:Strange thing for a historian to say.DirtyDreamDesigner said:As a historian I can tell you: don't go there. Ever.
Check my links and you'll see why. btw, pozdravRatty said:Why did everyone laugh at me when I mentioned the "Bosnian pyramids" on TO forum almost a year ago?
Wooz said:Yep. Yugo-slavs, Southern slavs, yep.
Slavs all right. At least, enough of them to spark tensions with the muslims, macedonians. and greeks.
Not to mention enough to drive Hellion into an apoplectic fit.
Archaeologists and geologists are convinced that the hills are just hills, and the information put out by the project is demonstrably inconsistent or self-contradictory or misleading. What's the next logical step? "We shall send a UNESCO expert team to Visoko to determine exactly what it is all about," says UNESCO Secretary General Koichiro Matsuura in a June 5 Reuters story quoting him from an interview in the newspaper Dnevni Avaz. The Deutsche Presse-Agentur about this explains that "The chairman of Bosnia-Herzegovina's rotating presidency, Sulejman Tihic, met with UNESCO director-general Koichiro Matsuura in the Croatian coastal town of Opatija...Tihic informed Matsuura about progress at the site in the town of Visoko where the structure was found and Matsuura promised to send soon a group of UNESCO archaeological experts to investigate the find."
You might think that archaeologists would welcome the arrival of UNESCO on the scene. But that's not the case. Why? Because association of UNESCO's name with the site lends credence to Osmangic's claims. In fact, a letter signed by dozens of archaeologists (including myself) was sent to UNESCO in hopes of forestalling that. Bosnian archaeologists and geologists agree that the hills are not Ice Age pyramids. European and American archaeologists agree. What can UNESCO add? Nothing. What's the cost? Ongoing "excavation" threatens real sites, diverts funds that could be used elsewhere (whether in cultural preservation or social programs), and continues to mislead the public. Bosnia deserves better.
The letter to UNESCO concludes:
The pyramid claims of Mr. Osmanagic and the activities of his team pose a serious threat to the rich historical, cultural and archaeological heritage of the Visoko region. The visit of the UNESCO experts to this area should not be allowed to be represented by Mr. Osmanagic as support for his pseudoarchaeological claims.
This visit, should it occur, ought also to include Bosnian experts, geologists, archaeologists and historians and allow for their scientific opinion to be heard. Bosnia-Herzegovina came out of the 1992-95 war without some of her most important and beautiful cultural and historical heritage gems. It would be irresponsible to let pseudoarchaeology finish off what is left intact.
I like "pyramidiot" even better (used in the original article). Anyway, I've posted this link earlier in the thread, along with some others.Hellion said:"Pseudoarchaeology"...Isn't it a nice word?
Serifan said:
Well I don't know if you guys have heard about this but I think this is a really amazing find, it is funny nobody realised until now.
http://www.bosnianpyramid.com/index_files/News.html
The big question to ask is who made it. the next question is could it be older than egypts pyramids seeing as all 3 of the pyramids are buried under ground.[/url]
I am not concerned about the Pyramids, but guess that Thracians or Illyrians built them.Wooz said:Was Ist, there's an interesting thread about Bosnian pyramids.
It is more than obvious - Slavs converted to islam by the turkish swordsJebus said:*EDIT* Also - are Bosnians slavs, Wooz?
I am not concerned about the Pyramids, but guess that Thracians or Illyrians built them.