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2005-11-07 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Bosnian explorer finds 'Europe's first pryramids

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Posted by Besoeker 2005-11-07 08:40|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 He says that he sees astonishing similarities between them and Mexican pyramids dating back to about AD 200

Johnny-come-latelies. Poverty Point dates to 2,000BC. There are older earthworks -- including "pyramids" all over Europe.

Osmanagic says that he believes that builders from an unknown civilization shaped the hill

See Emerald Mound for another example.

into a 'step pyramid'

Like Monk's Mound, but with more terraces.

then coated it with a kind of primitive concrete

Called "clay". For a reconstructed example, see Chucalissa.

If this guy gets a prehistoric site the attention it deserves, and maybe generates a little tourism money for Bosnia, he's done a great job.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-11-07 11:32|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-11-07 11:32|| Front Page Top

#2 The size is not remarkable. There are many pre-Roman hillforts in southern england that cover large areas, as much as a square mile.

However, he claims this pyramid is 12,000 years old, which would make it remarkable.

Posted by phil_b 2005-11-07 16:06|| 2005-11-07 16:06|| Front Page Top

#3 The entire assertion that there is some sort of link between the various pyramid building civilizations of the ancient world is patently absurd, not to mention a testament to our modern hubris. Ask yourself this simple question: what is the easiest way to construct a very large building using Stone Age technology? The simple answer is a step pyramid.

Posted by Secret Master 2005-11-07 17:16|| 2005-11-07 17:16|| Front Page Top

#4 The 23,473th holiest site in Islam.

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