유럽 최초의 피라미드가 발견됐다 > 초고대문명

보스니아에서 유럽 최초의 피라미드가 발견됐다는 주장이 제기돼 본격적인 발굴 작업이 진행 중이다.

수도 사라예보에서 북쪽으로 40km 떨어진 비소코 지역에서 이집트 피라미드와 비슷한 형태의 구조물 증거가 발견됐다.

몇 달 전 이 지역 비소시카 언덕에서 피라미드 증거를 처음 발견한 고고학자들은 이를 유럽에서 발견된 최초의 피라미드라고 주장하고 있다.

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고고학자들은 상층부가 삼각형 모양인 비소시카 언덕(사진참조) 아래 100m 높이의 피라미드가 묻혀 있을 것으로 추정하고 있다.

이미 피라미드 벽 일부와 계단의 돌조각들이 발견됐으며, 특히 돌덩이로 이뤄진 벽은 이 지역에 고도로 발달된 문명이 존재했음을 보여주는 단서라고 한다.

고고학자들이 발견한 증거에 따르면 구조물 내부는 이집트 피라미드와 마찬가지로 여러 개의 방과 복도로 구성된 것으로 알려졌다.

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Semir Osmanagic, a hobby archaeologist, examines a small piece of rock in front of Visocica hill which he presumes to be the top of an ancient pyramid, near Visoko, some 30 km (18 miles) north of the Bosnian capital Sarajevo,Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2005. Osmanagic researched the pyramids in South America and claims a step pyramid with a flat top could be hidden underneath the hill overlooking the central Bosnian town of Visoko. He invested his own money into excavations and believes he found enough evidence to justify a serious excavation and research project.(AP Photo/Hidajet Delic)



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Bosnian explorer Semir Osmanagic shows excavated stone slabs discovered at Visocica hill near the central Bosnian town of Visoko. Osmanagic, a business owner in the US, of Bosnian origin, is certain that he will find Europe's first pyramids in the area of Visoko(AFP/Elvis Barukcic)


Bosnian explorer finds 'Europe's first pyramids'


VISOCICA HILL, Bosnia-Hercegovina (AFP) - Bosnian explorer Semir Osmanagic is convinced he has found Europe's first pyramids which he says are a new world wonder dating back to ancient times.


"I was amazed when I first saw them. I'm deeply convinced now that this is the work of an ancient civilisation built many thousands of years ago," he said while observing an area he excavated north of Sarajevo.

The 45-year-old is so certain two pyramids are hidden in Visoko valley that he has spent some 16,000 euros (20,000 dollars) researching the area, located either side of a river about 30 kilometres (18 miles) from the Bosnian capital.

Residents of the nearby town of Visoko have long known about the presence of the two structures they always referred to as 'pyramids' but none of them was ever intrigued enough to investigate further.

But Osmanagic, who says he sharpened his eye for archaeology on numerous trips around the world to study ancient civilisations, insists the structures "cannot be the art of nature".

The self-styled explorer with an Indiana Jones-like hat and clothes began his Bosnian pyramid crusade in April this year after visiting the remnants of a medieval royal palace at the top of the hill.

Osmanagic, a businessman and author of several books on other civilizations, says the two "constructions" are precisely aligned with the compass to the four corners of the world.

He says he sees astonishing similarities between them and Mexican pyramids dating back to about 200 AD, which also come in pairs, one representing the sun and the other the moon.

This is why he calls Visocica hill "The Bosnian pyramid of the sun".

Osmanagic says he believes builders from an unknown civilisation shaped the hill into a 'step pyramid' then coated it with a kind of primitive concrete.

The structure now stands some 70 metres (230 feet) high, with a square base that is 220 by 220 metres (730 by 730 feet).

After conducting initial probes about 17 metres (56 feet) into the earth that revealed "numerous anomalies in the soil," Osmanagic says he returned to the site with a team of people to start his initial excavation work.

Nadja Nukic, a geologist at the site, said she was most puzzled by three layers of brown polished stone that lie an equal distance from each other underground.

The team began excavating a few spots at the site this week, with the work expected to be completed in two weeks. They hope to be able to uncover one of the pyramid steps and larger pieces the mysterious brown stone for further analysis.

To back his insistence that the two structures are ancient pyramids, Osmanagic says his diggers uncovered slabs of polished sandstone that formed the "paved entrance" to the structures.

The director of the Visoko Historic Heritage museum, Senad Hodovic, admits he is no sceptic. "The pyramids are obviously the work of man. But we need proper and serious analysis to show who built them and when."

Hodovic says he has spent years urging authorities to support archeological research of the plateau of the hill, which is recorded in historic annals as the site of a medieval Bosnian town.

He says the shape and monumentality of the pyramids is not typical for Middle Age Bosnian constructions.

Osmanagic, who has lived in the United States for the past 15 years where he runs a metal workshop business, says he has no ambitions of becoming famous.

"I'm not doing this for my own glory. I just want to encourage local authorities to seriously deal with this site which could become Bosnia's most profitable product," Osmanagic said.

Thinking of profit, a successful local businessman recently bought most of the area on the plateau where 'pyramid entrance' lies.

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