'Asian Atlantis' discovered[Japan]

Reuters ^ | 28 Aug 2007 | Reuters

[xJones]

Thanks for the link as always. Maybe it's like Shakespeare wrote:
"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy."

[bert]

Very old news of natural geologic formations.

[bert]

Very old news of natural geologic formations.

[the final gentleman]

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“Very old news of natural geologic formations.”

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Oh really? Well then, bert, cite and site a geologic analogy.

What? Cat's got your tongue? [smile]

[bert]

Basalt pillars laid on their side. Devils Tower Wyoming is similar but vertical

[dangerdoc]

extinct deluvian culture ping

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks infidel29.

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[Fred Nerks]

The Official Website of Dr. Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D.

Schoch and West's preliminary conclusions are the construct is of natural origin and for any definitive study more time would be needed for evaluation. Their findings for reasoning natural origin as opposed to artificial were partly the horizontal fault lines and the vertical fissures cut into the mud rock shale strata and where the construct met the sea, i.e., you could somewhat see where the construct started forming under natural conditions.

[nmh]

Thanks for posting pictures.

This is intriguing!

[nmh]

How far down are the ruins?

Sounds like this is in shallow water?

[BigCinBigD]

later that afternoon Masaaki Kimura was seen pointing at the shoreline and screaming. “Godzilla! Godzilla!

[Fred Nerks]

http://www.morien-institute.org/yonaguni_schoch1.html

The Morien Institute updated their website today, that’s probably why this article appeared.

The Yonaguni discovery was made in 1985.

[Mumbles]

Reading indicates the “nay sayers” are rather harsh - earthquake V volcano etc. Prove people LIVED there? Perhaps not, but the builders lived SOMEWHERE. Give it time.

[SunkenCiv]

Robert Schoch investigated the site on their behalf five years ago or more, and found nothing compelling in favor of artificiality.

http://www.robertschoch.net/Investigating%20Yonaguni%20Underwater%20Monuments.htm

“Schoch and West’s preliminary conclusions are the construct is of natural origin and for any definitive study more time would be needed for evaluation. Their findings for reasoning natural origin as opposed to artificial were partly the horizontal fault lines and the vertical fissures cut into the mud rock shale strata and where the construct met the sea, i.e., you could somewhat see where the construct started forming under natural conditions.”

http://www.robertschoch.net/Enigmatic%20Yonaguni%20Underwater%20RMS%20CT.htm

[snip] No part of the monument is constructed of separate blocks of rock that have been placed into position... the surfaces of the rocks are covered by various organisms (algae, corals, sponges, and so forth) that obscure the actual surfaces. I believe that this coating of organic material tends to make the surfaces of the Yonaguni Monument appear more regular and homogeneous than they actually are... The Yonaguni Monument is composed predominantly of medium to very fine sandstones and mudstones of the Lower Miocene Yaeyama Group (the rocks themselves were deposited about 20 million years ago). These rocks contain numerous well-defined, parallel bedding planes along which the layers easily separate. The rocks of this group are also criss-crossed by numerous sets of parallel and vertical (relative to the horizontal bedding planes of the rocks) joints and fractures. Yonaguni lies in an earthquake-prone region; such earthquakes tend to fracture the rocks in a regular manner. [unsnip]

[SunkenCiv]

(message 34 pertained to FN’s Yonaguni reference)

[Fred Nerks]

No part of the monument is constructed of separate blocks of rock that have been placed into position...

'monument'

there, that's better.

[SunkenCiv]

:’)

[Fred Nerks]

http://www.affs.org/html/ryukyuan_landforms.html

The Ryukyuan Submerged Landforms of the Late Quaternary:
Possible Cultural Context and Significance
James J. Hurtak, Ph.D.
Robert M. Schoch, Ph.D. (Boston University)

Abstract

Our authors consider the various mythic and historic settings in which the recent discoveries made around the Ryukyu Islands may finally gain acceptance in archaeological and geological perspectives.

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Unusual submerged landforms have been found off the coast of the Ryukyu islands in the westernmost region of Japan. These clusters of islands were once part of a vast trading network extending between Japan, China and Java, and maintained tributary relations with China throughout late prehistoric time (circa 8,000 BC). Scattered off the coast of many of these islands at a depth of approximately 5 to 25 meters are stone terraces that show characteristics of sunken platforms. Limestone concentrations resembling coastal terraces found in several Ryukyuan sites have sharp edges, right-angles, and unusual arrangements. Hypothesis suggests that these ocean terraces are natural structures that may have been utilized, modified, or enhanced by humans in ancient times...

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Interesting, surprising, Ainu, Lapita culture mentioned.

[SunkenCiv]

Wow, that is a bit surprising — Hurtak has claimed that Mars was home to a lost civilization since before 32-pixels known as “the Face” was spotted in those Viking orbiter pix.

[blam]

"Interesting, surprising, Ainu, Lapita culture mentioned."

Cord-marked like pottery has been found in Olmec sites.

"The pottery is basically a brownish grey cord-marked ware which has a wide distribution in the Western Pacific, but similar "Jomon" artistic examples have extended as far as Peru. In the hands of the Japanese island potters, this art was developed with unusual skill. Besides the common cord-marked decoration, shell scraping and corded and carved stick impressing were introduced, and a large number of pots were decorated with highly ornate reliefs. The pottery gives Japanese prehistory (19,000 - 3,000 BP) the name "Jomon" which means literally "cord-marks"."

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