The Pyramid Power

Manmade blocks on Bosnian Pyramid Of Sun.

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Bosnian Pyramids (The Pyramid of the Moon)

This video shows the smaller of the Bosnian Pyramids, the Pyramid of the Moon. Bosnia Pyramid.

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Movie from the excavations.

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First European Pyramid Discovered In BOSNIA – Pt 1of2

First European Pyramid Discovered In BOSNIA – Pt 2of2

The Bosnian Pyramid, Visocica Hill, is the first European pyramid to be discovered and is located in the heart of Bosnia, in the town of Visoko. The pyramid has all the elements: four perfectly shaped slopes pointing toward the cardinal points, a flat top and an entrance complex. On top of the pyramid are also the ruins of a Medieval walled town, once the base of a Bosnian king Tvrtko of Kotromanic (1338-1391). Because of its similarities to the Pyramid of the Sun in Teotihuacan, Mexico, it has been named the Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun (Bosanska Piramida Sunca). There are also a four more ancient structures on the site, the Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon (Bosanska Piramida Mjeseca), Bosnian Pyramid of the Dragon (Bosanska Piramida Zmaja), Bosnian Pyramid of the Love (\’Bosanska Piramida Ljubavi) and Temple of the Earth, (Hram Zemlje). We have already dug out stone blocks which I believe are covering the pyramid, said Semir (Sam) Osmanagic, a Bosnian American archaeologist who has spent the last 15 years studying the pyramids of Latin America. We found a paved entrance plateau and discovered underground tunnels.

Bosnian pyramids

“Pyramid of the Sun” & “Pyramid of the Moon”

Bosnian pyramids refers to an area located around Visočica hill (or Grad hill), in the Bosnia and Herzegovina town of Visoko, northwest of Sarajevo (located at 43°58′40″N 18°10′38″E), which became the focus of international attention in October 2005 following a news-media campaign promoting the false idea that it is actually the largest of a group of ancient man-made pyramids.

Scientific investigations of the site show that there is no pyramid there.[1][2][3] Additionally, scientists have criticised the Bosnian authorities for supporting the pyramid claim saying, “This scheme is a cruel hoax on an unsuspecting public and has no place in the world of genuine science.”[4]

The 213 metre Visočica hill, upon which the Old town of Visoki was once sited, is roughly pyramid-shaped. The idea that it constitutes an ancient artificial edifice was publicised by Houston-based expatriate Bosnian author and metalworker Semir Osmanagić, whose subsequent excavations at the site have uncovered what he claims to be a paved entrance plateau and tunnels, as well as stone blocks and ancient mortar which he has suggested once covered the structure. Osmanagić has claimed that the dig involved an international team of archaeologists from Australia, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Scotland and Slovenia.[5] However, many archaeologists he named have stated they had not agreed to participate and were never at the site.[6] The dig began in April 2006.

Contents

    * 1 Interpretation
          o 1.1 Osmanagić’s interpretation
          o 1.2 Expert interpretations
    * 2 References
    * 3 Images from the excavation sites
          o 3.1 “Pyramid of the Sun”
          o 3.2 “Pyramid of the Moon”
    * 4 See also
    * 5 External links

Interpretation

Osmanagić’s interpretation

Osmanagić has named Visočica hill the “Pyramid of the Sun”, and two nearby hills, identified from satellite and aerial photography, the “Pyramid of the Moon” and the “Pyramid of the (Bosnian) Dragon” (and another two, one named the “Pyramid of the Earth”, have been mentioned in reports). Newspaper reports have quoted Osmanagić as claiming that they were constructed by ancient Illyrian inhabitants of the Balkans as early as 12,000 BC. But in an interview with Philip Coppens in Nexus (April-May 2006), Osmanagić attempted to clarify his previous statements, stating he was misquoted: he does claim that they were most likely constructed by the Illyrians, who he claims lived in the area from 12,000 BC to 500 BC, and that the pyramid was therefore most likely constructed between those two dates – not in 12,000 BC.

Osmanagić claims the excavation has produced evidence of building blocks as well as tunnels. Earlier geological work has also indicated that human activity had shaped the hill.[7] Additionally Osmanagić claims to have found tunnels in the hillside which he interprets as ventilation shafts.

Osmanagić believes his discoveries around Visoko will have further implications for world prehistory. By comparing the varying heights of the tallest pyramids in Mexico and Egypt with Visočica hill, he concluded that the pyramids were all built by the same people, with the Bosnian Pyramid being the last to be built. However, upon further thought he has decided that this dating mechanism may not be reliable and has now announced Visočica hill could be “The mother of all Pyramids”, a claim he says would be corroborated by the existence of sacred geometry and further numerological study of messages left in the pyramid for future generations.[8]

Osmanagić estimates that the Sun pyramid stands 722 feet (220m) high (or, depending upon the report, either 230 feet (70m) high or 328 feet (100m) high). If it is 722 feet, it would be one third taller than the Great Pyramid of Giza, making it the largest pyramidal structure on Earth.

The current target of the project is to complete excavation by 2012. This is in order to “break a cloud of negative energy, allowing the Earth to receive cosmic energy from the centre of the galaxy” according to Osmanagić,[9] who also hopes that it will be listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site.[10]

Expert interpretations

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]

Boston University’s Curtis Runnels, an expert in prehistoric Greece and the Balkans states that, “Between 27,000 and 12,000 years ago, the Balkans were locked in the last Glacial maximum, a period of very cold and dry climate with glaciers in some of the mountain ranges. The only occupants were Upper Paleolithic hunters and gatherers who left behind open-air camp sites and traces of occupation in caves. These remains consist of simple stone tools, hearths, and remains of animals and plants that were consumed for food. These people did not have the tools or skills to engage in the construction of monumental architecture.”[12]

Enver Imamovic of the University of Sarajevo, a former director of the National Museum of Sarajevo, concerned that the excavations will damage historic sites such as the medieval royal capital Visoki, said that the excavations would “irreversibly destroy a national treasure”.[13] Excavations by archaeologists not related to the Foundation in the summer of 2008 uncovered medieval artefacts and led to renewed calls for the government to cancel Osmanagić’s digging permits.[14]

In a letter to the editor of The Times on 25 April 2006, Professor Anthony Harding, president of the European Association of Archaeologists, referred to Osmanagić’s theories as “wacky” and “absurd” and expressed concern that insufficient safeguards were in place to protect Bosnia’s “rich heritage” from “looting and unmonitored or unauthorised development”.[15] After visiting the site himself, Harding reported, “we saw areas of natural stone (a breccia), with fissures and cracks; but no sign of anything that looked like archaeology.”[2]

On May 8, 2006, members of the Geological team investigating Visočica on behalf of the Archaeological Park: Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun Foundation held a press conference in Tuzla to present the results of their research. The academics, from the Faculty of Mining and Geology[16] at the University of Tuzla[17] and led by Professor Dr. Sejfudin Vrabac,[18] concluded that the hill is a natural geological formation, made of classic sediments of layered composition and varying thickness, and that its shape is a consequence of endodynamical and exodynamical processes in post-Miocene era.

According to Professor Vrabac, who specializes in paleogeology, there are dozens of like morphological formations in the Sarajevo-Zenica mining basin alone. The Geological team report on Visocica, based on the data collected in six drill holes at 3 to 17 metre depths, is supported by the Research and Teaching Council of the Faculty of Mining and Geology, as well as the Association of Geologists of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[19]

In June 2006, Zahi Hawass’s name became linked to the excavations[20] as recommending a supposed expert, Aly Abd Alla Barakat, to investigate the hills. Upon being contacted Hawass denied any involvement, accusing Osmanagić of “giving out false information”, and clarifying that Barakat “knows nothing about Egyptian pyramids”.[21]

The Archaeological Park: Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun Foundation has said that Barakat inspected the hills and stated, “My opinion is that this is a type of pyramid, probably a primitive pyramid.”[6][22] In November 2007 an English version of a 2006 report by Barakat was posted on the foundation site. [23] Osmanagić also invited geologist and alternative archaeologist Robert Schoch to visit the site. In a preliminary report he concluded that there were natural geological explanations for all the features claimed to be artificial by Osmanagić. In the case of the tunnels he further added:

    The much-touted “ancient inscriptions” seem not to be ancient at all. I was told by a reliable source that the inscriptions were not there when members of the “pyramid team” initially entered the tunnels less than two years ago. The “ancient inscriptions” had been added since, perhaps non-maliciously, or perhaps as a downright hoax.[24]

Schoch’s website documents “extreme damage being done by the way the excavations are being performed,” and accuses Osmanagić of launching “a deliberate smear campaign.”[25]

References

   1. ^ Pyramid No More, Sub Rosa, Issue 6, Oct 2006.
   2. ^ a b The great Bosnian pyramid scheme by Anthony Harding, British Archaeology November/December 2006
   3. ^ John Bohannon, Mad About Pyramids, Science Magazine, 22 September 2006.
   4. ^ Declaration from the European Association of Archaeologists, 11 Dec 2006
   5. ^ Australian in Bosnia pyramid riddle, Sydney Morning Herald, 20 January 2006
   6. ^ a b Mark Rose, Bosnian “Pyramids” Update, Archaeology Magazine Online, 14 June 2006
   7. ^ N. Nukić, Report on a Geological Survey of “Visočica” Elevation in Visoko, Bosnia and Herzegovina (Word document), Archaelogical Park: Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun Foundation, November 2005
   8. ^ Osmanagic: Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun Candidate for “Mother” of all Pyramids, FENA News, 20 April 2005
   9. ^ Energijsko središče sveta?, Misteriji. Accessed 13 July 2006. (Slovenian)
  10. ^ 5-year Plan of Research on Visoko’s Visocica 1 Jan 2006 – 31 Dec 2010, Archaeological Park: Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun Foundation. Accessed 13 July 2006.
  11. ^ Nick Hawton, Indiana Jones of the Balkans and the mystery of a hidden pyramid, Times Online, 15 April 2006
  12. ^ Rose, Mark. “The Bosnia-Atlantis Connection”. Archaeology Magazine Online. URL accessed 2006-04-29.
  13. ^ Lucian Harris, Amateur to dig on site of medieval capital in search of Bosnia’s own Valley of the Kings, The Art Newspaper, 15 April 2006
  14. ^ Archaeologists find medieval artefacts on Mt. Visocica, disparage pyramid seeker[1]
  15. ^ Anthony Harding, Bosnia’s rich heritage, Times Online, 25 April 2006
  16. ^ RGGF / Start (novosti)
  17. ^ University of Tuzla
  18. ^ Untitled Document
  19. ^ Stop Osmanagich NOW!, 08 May, 2006
  20. ^ Bosnian ‘pyramid’ created by nature, say European experts, Yahoo! AFP, June 9 2006.
  21. ^ Letter to Archaeology Magazine (PDF)
  22. ^ Aida Cerkez-Robinson British Expert Nixes Bosnia Pyramid Claim, ABC News
  23. ^ At last, Dr. Barakat’s report, 08 May, 2006
  24. ^ The Bosnian Pyramid Phenomenon, The New Archaeology Review vol 1.8 pp 16-17], September 2006
  25. ^ Articles by Dr. Schoch & Dr. Dowell

External links

• Bosnian pyramid location: 1 2 — Google maps
• Archaeological Park: Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun Foundation — Foundation created by Osmanagic to promote his interpretations (Bosnian)/(English)
• Bosanska Piramida Sunca — Osmanagic’s book on the subject (Bosnian)
• Bosnian pyramids skeptical analysis
• Old Visoki fort, Bosnian National Monument
• Geology of the Bosnian “pyramids”
• BBC News: Europe’s first pyramid? (a few paragraphs down) — very early report, 26 October, 2005
• The Bosnia-Atlantis Connection – from Archaeology magazine April 27, 2006
• Bosnian Pyramids: Absence of Evidence is not Evidence of Atlantis May 29, 2006
• Dr. Hawass’ Letter Concerning Bosnian “Pyramids” June 27, 2006
• More on Bosnian “Pyramids” by Mark Rose June 27, 2006
• Robert Schoch on Alleged Bosnian Pyramids” by Colette M. Dowell August 26, 2006
• “Bosnia’s pyramids: A towering success” August 10, 2006
• “The Bosnian Pyramid Phenomenon” September 2006
• “Mad About Pyramids” September 22, 2006
• “Tourists flock to Bosnian hills but experts mock amateur archaeologist’s pyramid claims” October 5, 2006
• Ancient pyramids discovered in Bosnia – Natural or man-made? December 26, 2006

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The newest archeological discovery!

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3D Animation – pilot/test project: Bosnian Pyramids, Production: Home Studio Tarmedy, Sarajevo – 2007, Enjoy!

4 th dimension …

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This an ad hoc presentation given by Mr. Semir Osmanagic at the foot of the Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon. The presentation gives some details on the current work and also what it would take to finish the excavation. Which is approximately $100 Bil

Semir Osmanagić

 

Semir Osmanagić (born February 3, 1960 in Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, SFR Yugoslavia), also known as Sam Osmanagich is a Houston, Texas resident author and contractor in metalworking.

Osmanagić was contacted in April 2005 by Visoko Museum director Senad Hodović and began an investigation of Visočica hill. He has subsequently wrote a book promoting the claim that it was in fact the remains of an ancient pyramid, one of what he claimed were several Bosnian pyramids, and established a charitable foundation to fund the promotion and investigation of the site.

Contents

    1 Criticism
    2 Bibliography
    3 References
    4 External links 

Criticism

Osmanagić’s theories and credibility have come under considerable criticism since he came to prominence over the excavations at Visočica. For example, in an article in Archaeology Magazine, Mark Rose refers to the following quotations from Osmanagić’s book The World of the Maya, which he suggests includes “bizarre notions”, such as that “the Maya and others are descended from Atlanteans who came from the Pleiades.”

    “It is my theory that the Maya should be considered watchmakers of the cosmos whose mission it is to adjust the Earthly frequency and bring it into accordance with the vibrations of our Sun… Their ancestors, the civilizations of Atlantis and Lemuria, erected the first temples on energy potent points of the Planet. Their most important function was to serve as a gateway to other worlds and dimensions.”[1]

Bibliography

• Misterija Anasazija (Mystery of the Anasazi)
• Kosmička misija Maja (The World of the Maya)
• Civilizacije prije početka zvanične historije (Alternative History)
• Bosanska Piramida Sunca (The Bosnian Sun Pyramid)

References

• Osmanagić’s metalworking business

External links

   1. ^ Rose, Mark. “The Bosnia-Atlantis Connection”. Archaeology Magazine Online. URL accessed 2006-04-29. 

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Bosnian pyramids refers to an area located around Visočica hill (or Grad hill), in the Bosnia and Herzegovina town of Visoko, northwest of Sarajevo (located at 43°58′40″N 18°10′38″E), which became the focus of international attention in October 2005 following a news-media campaign promoting the false idea that it is actually the largest of a group of ancient man-made pyramids.

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