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| Images reveal remains of 'ghost city' in the middle of Pacific Ocean |
| 2024-09-14 |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Comprehensive, precision-laser surveys, conducted via aircraft over the tiny Pacific island of Temwen, have revealed just how advanced its lost city Nan Madol once was. Sometimes called 'the Venice of the Pacific,' this megalithic stone city has drawn comparisons to mythic Atlantis — and even inspired horror writer H.P. Lovecraft, who drew upon news of the site's 1928 discovery as he wrote 'The Call of Cthulhu.' But now scores of researchers are in a race to uncover the full extent of Nan Madol's ruins as they undertake plans to preserve the city as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Their aerial surveys, conducted via LiDAR or 'Light Detection and Ranging' laser-mapping, has uncovered 'a sophisticated and extensive landscape of cultivation features hidden under Temwen Island's vegetation.' The discovery has promised to rewrite the history of many Pacific Island cultures, showing that societies once presumed to have relied on subsistence fishing and natural tropical bounty, were in fact engaged in sophisticated agricultural planning. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #3 ^ Researchers say "yes". |
| Posted by: Rex Mundi 2024-09-14 14:32 |
| #2 Georgio says ... "I knew it! See, I told you, Ancient Aliens" |
| Posted by: Warthog 2024-09-14 10:01 |
| #1 so... not Lemuria, then? |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2024-09-14 09:41 |