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Bosnian Pyramids: Great Discovery or Colossal Hoax?
LiveScience.com ^ | May 4, 2006 | Heather Whipps

Posted on 05/08/2006 1:44:15 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu

either one of the greatest archaeological discoveries of our time, or man has made a giant pyramid out of a molehill.

In the wake of recent news that evidence of colossal pyramids had been found in the small Bosnian town of Visoko, many in the archaeological community are speaking out and dismissing both the discovery and the man who made it, businessman Semir Osmanagic.

Some critics have gone as far as to call the pyramid an absurd publicity stunt.

But Osmanagic stands by his claim.

"They are jealous," Osmanagic told LiveScience in a telephone interview. "These people are going crazy because they've been teaching students that these [Bosnians] were cavemen, and all of a sudden they are finding complex structures here."

(Excerpt) Read more at livescience.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: godsgravesglyphs; hoax; osmanagich; pseudoscience; pyramid; racist

1 posted on 05/08/2006 1:44:18 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu
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To: Jedi Master Pikachu

how old is this?


2 posted on 05/08/2006 1:45:50 AM PDT by kinoxi
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To: Jedi Master Pikachu
IMO, man made.


3 posted on 05/08/2006 1:47:01 AM PDT by A CA Guy (God Bless America, God bless and keep safe our fighting men and women.)
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To: Jedi Master Pikachu

numbers, dates, erosion factors ... any info related to this article?


4 posted on 05/08/2006 1:51:24 AM PDT by kinoxi
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To: blam

ping


5 posted on 05/08/2006 4:08:10 AM PDT by raybbr (You think it's bad now - wait till the anchor babies get to vote!!!!!)
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To: raybbr
Thanks for the ping.

Already posted here

6 posted on 05/08/2006 5:37:48 AM PDT by blam
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