Who discovered the Bosnian Pyramids?
Who discovered the Bosnian Pyramids?
Dr. Semir Osmanagic
The Bosnian Pyramids were discovered in 2005, by Bosnian national, Dr. Semir Osmanagic. Osmanagic obtained his doctorate in the Sociology of History from the University of Sarajevo, but later moved to Houston, Texas, during the Yugoslav War of the 1990s.
What is Bosnia known for?
Bosnia and Herzegovina has always been a country known for its trade and consequently has long had a diverse population. Today you may hear mosques calling out to prayer across the valleys, followed by the sound of church bells.
How big are the Bosnian pyramids?
Looming above the opposite side of town is the so-called Pyramid of the Sun—also known as Visocica Hill—which, at 720 feet, also dwarfs the Great Pyramids of Egypt.
Where are the pyramids in Europe?
No pyramids are known in Europe, and there is no evidence any ancient civilization there ever attempted to build one. But Osmanagic, a Bosnian archaeologist who has spent the last 15 years studying the pyramids of Latin America, suspects there is one here in his Balkan homeland.
Where is the oldest pyramid on Earth?
The oldest pyramid in the world is found in Java, Indonesia Those megalithic structures were built respectively 4500 and 1500 years ago according to archeological consensus.
Are there pyramids in America?
This makes Monks Mound nearly the same size as the Great Pyramid of Giza at its base (13.1 acres or 5.3 hectares). It is located near St. Louis, Missouri. Other than that, there are no real pyramids in North America.
What race is Bosnian?
Bosnia and Hercegovina is made up of three ‘constituent’ peoples, Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs, along with smaller minority groups, the largest of which are the Roma. Bosniaks, Croats and Serbs are all Slavic.
Are Mayan pyramids older than Egyptian pyramids?
Rise of the Pyramid-Builders Mesoamerican peoples built pyramids from around 1000 B.C. up until the time of the Spanish conquest in the early 16th century. (Egyptian pyramids are much older than American ones; the earliest Egyptian pyramid, the Pyramid of Djoser, was built in the 27 century BC).
Are there pyramids in China?
There are over 40 “pyramid” mausoleums in China, which are huge artificial earth hills. Only two of these sites have been partly excavated, according to Giulio Magli of the Politecnico di Milano in Italy, author of a new study on the pyramids.
Are there pyramids in Canada?
But there is another pyramid, more massive than Giza, and it wasn’t built to entomb a mighty king. It’s not a monument of any kind. The largest (by volume) pyramid in the world resides in Alberta, Canada and it’s made entirely of sulfur.