Seductions of Pseudoarchaeology: Far Out Television Volume 56 Number 3, May/June 2003 by Garrett G. Fagan One chilly Sunday night, I turned on the Discovery Channel. In progress was Mysteries of the Pyramids, which informed me of the following startling facts. The pyramid shape is virtually inexplicable. It is a terrific mystery as to how…
Say NO to Masonic Bosnia! Local warlords are undertaking an unprecedented con in the town of Visoko near Sarajevo, Bosnia. In doing so, they are endangering numerous archaeological sites dated back to Neolith as well as some of the possible first traces of human race in Europe. The unprecedented, uncritical media coverage of this event,…
While researching to write something positive for the Wikipedia entry on the Bosnian Pyramids (I did the Currently Osmanagić states… to …for future generations bit) I noticed something a bit odd about the map. I wondered if I’d calculated the lengths of the wrong triangle. It seems I have made a simple mistake. The calculation…
Apr. 28, 2006 at 3:53PM Experts may be skeptical but an archaeologist's claims he has found Europe's first pyramid began attracting tourists to a town near Sarajevo. The town of Visoko is home to Europe's only pyramid, or at least that is what a Bosnian amateur archaeologist would like us believe, London's Independent wrote Friday….
Silbury Hill, part of the complex of Neolithic monuments around Avebury in Wiltshire (which includes the West Kennet long barrow), is the tallest prehistoric man-made mound in Europe and one of the world's largest. On a base covering over 2 hectares (5 acres), it rises 39.6m (130ft) high. It is a display of immense technical…
The Bosnian Pyramid No. The Bosnian Pyramid, Visocica Hill, is the first European pyramid to be discovered No. New confirmation about findings in Bosnia’s Valley of Pyramids Bosnian Geodetic Institute (Geodetski Zavod BiH) is confirmed previous findings of the Foundation Archaeological Park: Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun . ‘If we connect a top of the…
By Aida Cerkez-Robinson, Associated Press 12/4/2005 VISOKO, Bosnia-Herzegovina — With eyes trained to recognize pyramids hidden in the hills of El Salvador, Mexico and Peru, Semir Osmanagic has been drawn to the mound overlooking this central Bosnian town. “It has all the elements: four perfectly shaped slopes pointing toward the cardinal points, a flat top…
By Lucian Harris Mayor of Sarajevo and other officials greenlight bizarre and potentially destructive project Posted 15 April 2006 A Texan businessman says Europe’s earliest civilisation built four pyramids in Bosnia 14,000 years ago LONDON. The bizarre claims of Semir “Sam” Osmanagic, a Texas-based businessman who believes he has discovered four pyramids at Visoko in…
S. O'BRIEN: A world wonder hiding under a hill. That's what a team of scientists in Bosnia are looking into right now. The search there for three pyramids has transformed a tiny town. CNN's Chris Burns has our story from just outside of Seriavo. (BEGIN VIDEOTAPE) CHRIS BURNS, CNN CORRESPONDENT, (voice over): Bosnian American Sam…
Answer to the critics May 2 2006 Answer to the critics People keep going to Visoko to help and be part of this unique and gigantic project. This discovery has already changed the image we all have from Bosnia. There are great people working together hand in hand, with shovel and brush cleaning stones from…