Did you hear about the newly discovered Bosnian Pyramids?

Question

Apparently, they were discovered by accident only recently. It's a real interesting discovery. They are the first pyramids to be unearthed in Europe, and they appear to be larger than the pyramids in Egypt.

Check it out:
http://www.bosnianpyramid.com/Excavations_files/BosnianPyramidOfSun.html

Let me know why you think about it all...

Yes, Uncle Johnny, I have read the Chariots of the Gods. Interesting stuff, even though I don't really subscribe to a lot of what Erich Von Daniken claims as fact.

I respect your skepticism, those of you who replied doubting the authenticity of the discoveries, but I think it's still early to jump to any conclusions at this point in time. I think based on the fact that the composition of the stones they found are not indigenous to that area, may ultimately win the debate on their man-made nature.

Answer 1

very cool, i hope they post more as the excavation continues...thanks for posting this

Answer 2

I have an open mind about these discoveries at the moment but what does worry me is the very unscientific way they are being investigated. There seems to have been no aerial survey nor is there any Ground Penetrating Radar, seismic or magnetic survey information at all. With regard to the stone used for the pyramids and the stone balls there has been no petrological analysis (other than the comment that it is too heavy for local rock) of any kind which does not allow for proper comparison with rocks from adjacent areas.
With regard to the "metal rings" reported in the article the shells attached to the cave walls are not identified and so the information has no scientific value as yet. With the rings themselves there has been no metallurgical analysis apart from the description that there are bright spots which look like high grade steel (a very scientific comment!!)
To date the project seems to have been run by well meaning but unskilled amateurs and needs to be put on a proper scientific footing before the results can achieve a credible standard.

Answer 3

It's BS. I wish they were real, but they aren't.
This is from Archeology magazine (edited for brevity, not to change meaning; links below to complete series of stories.)
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Aly Abd Alla Barakat...was said to be from the Egyptian Mineral Resource Authority....Barakat declared that the hill was indeed a pyramid, though a "primitive" one. Was Barakat there officially? What was his expertise? The news stories said that he was "sent by Cairo" ...and that he was an "expert in pyramids".... Barakat...had sent his report to Zahi Hawass, secretary general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, who had "recommended him to the foundation leading the excavation work" .... Taking it all together, you might believe that Barakat had been dispatched by Dr. Hawass. Could that be true?
....Concerning Barakat, (Dr Hawass) states: "Mr. Barakat, the Egyptian geologist working with Mr. Osmanagic, knows nothing about Egyptian pyramids. He was not sent by the SCA, and we do not support or concur with his statements." The supposed pyramid, Dr. Hawass says, is "evidently a natural geologic formation" and that "Apart from its general outline, this hill bears absolutely no resemblance to the Egyptian pyramids." He concludes that, "Mr. Osmanic's theories are purely hallucinations on his part, with no scientific backing."
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Also from this site:
But as the town, much of Bosnia, and parts of the wider world are lauding the pyramids as the greatest find ever, experts within and beyond the country are warning that what Osmanagic is practicing is pseudoarchaeology. And that unlike other such pseudoarchaeologists, Osmanagic is being allowed to dig and to endanger real archaeological sites here, because of Bosnia's weakened academic community and political chaos--and because its residents want to believe in a miracle.
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Answer 4

i think of the pygmy possum sounds like Bob Newhart after a coarse night. and that i might wager none of those 'scientists' ever visited the wharfs and piers of Southeast Asia. in any different case that rat might merely be a rat. in spite of the undeniable fact that, in case you go one with a fish you may get some thing that would gleefully clean all the trash from the oceans.

Answer 5

I am skeptical.
Pyramidal and conic shapes are among the most common in nature, and can be easily overread. Objectivity and verification by outside scientists is so far lacking in the Bosnian phenomenon.
Time will tell.

Answer 6

Hm...sniff sniff...sounds like quackery to me. I checked out your link first, smelled a rat, and then went to Wikipedia, which has this to say, among other things:

'Semir Osmanagić's claims, widely reported in the mass media, have been challenged by a number of experts, who have accused him of promoting pseudo-scientific notions and damaging archaeological sites with his excavations. Penn State University Professor Garrett Fagan is quoted as saying "They should not be allowed to destroy genuine sites in the pursuit of these delusions[...] It’s as if someone were given permission to bulldoze Stonehenge to find secret chambers of lost ancient wisdom underneath." [11]'

The mastermind behind this hypothesis also claims links of this civilization to Atlantis and Lemuria...need I say more?

Answer 7

I have been to see the Pyramids in Egypt and in Mexico.
Seems like much we dont know about it. Have you read the
book "Chariots of the Gods" ? Interesting concept !

Answer 8

It has already been determine that there are no Bosnian pyramids.