In 1994, near the town of Visoko, 22 km. from Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, fighting was fought between Serbs and Bosnian Muslims. During the shelling, residents of the city heard a strange hum and "vibrations" that emanated from Mount Visočica, as if there was a void inside it
For centuries in Bosnia, this mountain was shrouded in an aura of legends and secrets. For many generations, the inhabitants of Visoko have used skillfully cut stones with strange patterns found in the vicinity of the mountain to decorate the facades of houses and hedges.
But there was no further talk of the mysterious mountain until the summer of 2005. Semir Osmanagic, an independent researcher who has devoted 15 years to studying the pyramids of Latin America, did not come to Visoko. In August 2005, after taking the first ground wagons, Osmanagich made a daring assumption that Mount Visočica is nothing more than a huge pyramid, 220 meters high!
Pyramids in Bosnia - 2006: Results of the first year of excavation
Large-scale exploration and excavation at Visoko began on April 14, 2006, when dozens of volunteers began excavating at several points on Mount Visočica. A few days later, under a meter layer of earth, huge man-made stone blocks were discovered, docked to each other. The sensation followed one another. They began to bump into stone slabs on all sides of Visochitsa. Aerial photography testified to "geophysical anomalies": the two sides of the mountain were absolutely straight and formed equal angles. Photos from satellites and helicopter added new arguments for the existence of the tallest and first pyramid in Europe.
Mount Visochica began to be called the Pyramid of the Sun, after the manner of the Mexican pyramids, with which it has much in common due to its truncated top.
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Some European archaeologists were very skeptical about the excavations and the very idea of a pyramid in Bosnia, while none of them bothered to visit Visoko. But every day Osmanazhich's supporters grew more and more. Two famous scientists from Egypt: the geologist Barakat and the archaeologist El Hadidi admitted that the stone blocks with which the entire pyramid of the Sun is laid out is very ancient and, most importantly, of artificial origin. With a length of 2 to 3 meters, the blocks are concrete, the composition of the mixture of which is significantly different from the modern one. The concrete version was confirmed by a number of institutes in Bosnia, including the Construction Institute in Sarajevo. The Institute of Geodesy of Bosnia made a sensational statement that all 4 sides of the pyramid are oriented to the cardinal points, while the northern one is directed to the North Star. It is knownthat the pyramids in Egypt and Mexico are also oriented.
Further research using radar and thermal photography technology has identified new “geologically anomalous zones” on the outskirts of Visoko. They turned out to be three pyramidal-shaped hills, where in the first days of excavations, stone blocks of artificial origin were found.
Thus, in May 2006, the world became aware of the discovery of new pyramids: the Moon, Dragon and Love (very romantic names), as well as the fact that they do not fit into the known understanding of the pyramids, since they are hills of natural origin, which ancient architects gave a pyramidal shape, lining the walls with artificial slabs and numerous terraces.
On the plateau around the pyramid of the Moon, identical stone slabs are laid out, very reminiscent of the modern urban paving stones.
An even greater controversy erupted over the age of the pyramids and their builders. Semir Osmanazhich, a staunch supporter of alternative history, from the first days of excavations estimated the age of the pyramids at 10-12 thousand years, but the most outrageous for official archeology was his statement about the builders of prehistoric statues - Atlanteans or Hyperboreans, whose existence Osmanazhich does not doubt.
To the surprise of skeptics, scientists have established, taking into account the local climate, the age of the soil layer is 8-12 thousand years, which covers all the pyramids, where 1 cm of soil was formed every 200 years and reached from 40 cm to 1.5 meters today. But few have drawn conclusions from laboratory research, which revealed only the number of millennia that the pyramids are in an abandoned state, while the date of their erection could have been much earlier than 10 thousand years BC!
Another proof was the excavations at the junctions of the sides of the pyramids, which showed the presence of even angles, the so-called "ribs", which could not have formed in a natural, geological way, moreover, at 3 objects at once.
By the fall, a project was developed for the complete clearing of one side of the pyramid of the Sun and two "ribs", which is supposed to be completed by the end of 2008. It may seem that this is a very long time, but just to clear one side of the pyramid it will take thousands of tons of soil to be removed, the work of hundreds of volunteers and huge cash costs. As can be seen in the photographs, the pyramids are overgrown with trees and grass, which makes the work very difficult. Volunteers lower carts loaded with soil at a steep slope; heavy machinery is not used for excavation for obvious reasons.
With the onset of cold weather in 2006. excavations were halted until the spring of 2007, but the clearing of the tunnels, opened in May, did not stop in winter. The entrances to the tunnels were discovered a few kilometers from the pyramids and were immediately convinced that they all lead under their base. The height of the tunnels is in human height and as they approach the pyramids, their walls acquire an ever smoother appearance, and well-preserved masonry can be seen at the bottom.
In June, a large smooth stone was found in the tunnel with inscriptions reminiscent of runic symbols and the modern letters E and Y. But the most inexplicable is the absence of dead animals and insects in the tunnel: logically, rodents, beetles, etc. could live in the remaining voids. the earthen rock should have left traces of them, but none were found.
After turning to the archives and the military departments, the skeptics' assumptions about the construction of tunnels in the Middle Ages or in the 1992-1995 war. fell away, since there is no historical mention of them in the archives, the military also rejected the hypothesis of their communion. Rumors about the construction of tunnels by the NATO military have not been confirmed. The tunnels can lead to the inner rooms (halls) of the pyramids.
In one year, the small provincial town of Visoko was visited by 250 thousand tourists from all over the world. Archaeologists, geologists, independent scientists and researchers from Austria, Egypt, Turkey, Serbia, Italy, USA, England, Germany, France, Jordan, Syria came to Visoko in order to support Osmanazic and his sensational discovery, refute him, or even slander him … The world scientific community has split into two camps of those who recognize the existence of pyramids in Bosnia and those who do not. The number of the latter is decreasing every month.
More than 13 thousand km from Vladivostok to Bosnia. and, it would seem, nothing could connect us if it were not for Mount Pidan, which, like the pyramids in Visoko, is located at the same 43 degrees North latitude, which confirms the theory of the interconnection of megalithic structures throughout the world.
Pyramids in Bosnia - 2007: Indisputable Evidence
By the spring of 2007, the Archaeological Park of the Bosnian Pyramids was visited by 250 thousand tourists from all over the world, the photo of the Pyramid of the Sun was included in the list of 10 most important photographs of 2006 by National Geographic magazine. Most news channels in the world reported the discovery of the pyramids in Bosnia. Semir Osmanazhich became a hero for millions and one of the most recognizable people in Europe.
The small European state of Bosnia and Herzegovina, torn apart by a bloody civil war 12 years ago, has received one more reason to finally unite and forget the horrors of the past for the sake of the country's right to be considered the land of the great pyramids.
The second year of excavations began in April, although they did not stop in the tunnels in winter. The study area covered five pyramids and the area around it, a large complex of tunnels. As in 2006, the tactic of point excavations was used: at each object (with the exception of tunnels), plots of different areas are selected for their detailed study. This technique helps to assess the colossal nature of the structure, to provide irrefutable evidence to skeptics, as well as to draw up models and maps for excavations in subsequent years.
In May, many ornamental man-made constructions were found, as well as mysterious lines and stripes resembling gutters in masonry. If the ornament on small stone tiles was part of the decorative facing of the pyramid, then these lines cannot be explained, they testify to a hitherto unknown culture.
At the same time, well-preserved and smoothly polished multi-ton slabs of the Vratnica hill were found, which, without having a pyramidal shape, is a complex structure of stone-concrete blocks identical to those found on the nearby pyramids. Vratnitsa is a prehistoric temple or palace complex.
In June, another controversy over the discovery flared up: a group of cultural scientists and archaeologists from Bosnia and Europe called for an end to the excavation, as this could harm the medieval monuments of Visoko. The archaeological lobby was behind the statements of this kind, which from the very beginning was skeptical about the very fact of the existence of pyramids in Bosnia. “Cabinet archaeologists,” as Osmanajik called them, lasted only 15 minutes in the Archaeological Park to make statements about the absence of pyramids in Bosnia. I wonder if all the great archeologists made their conclusions in 15 minutes ?!
A big victory was the support of the government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and then the president of the country himself, who visited the Archaeological Park and allocated an item in the budget to provide material assistance in the excavation.
But the biggest scientific findings and statements were made in the second half of the summer. In July, two Russian scientists from the Russian Academy of Sciences flew to the Archaeological Park for a week-long visit: the director of the Schmidt Institute for the Earth, a former participant in the Apollo space project, the world-renowned specialist in the study of pyramids by the geophysical method, academician Oleg Borisovich Khavroshkin and an anomalous seismology and geophysics, professor Vladislav Tsiplakov.
Being at the excavation site of O. B. Khavroshkin made a sensational statement: “before us are stone blocks not of natural, but of artificial origin”. So for the first time Russian scientists have confirmed the existence of pyramids in Bosnia. Taking samples for research in Moscow, scientists declared the reliability of the discovery of the pyramids and gave the Archaeological Park a greater scientific status.
In autumn 2007, the scientific report "Seismoacoustic fields and signals of the Visoko region: tunnels, pyramid-like formations" was presented to the public.
“Description of the area of Visoko and pyramid-like mountain formations is given in the report by S. Osmanagich. As the experience of studying the Egyptian pyramids as geophysical systems has shown, their seismoacoustic fields are highly informative. New data were obtained from records of seismic fields and signals in the tunnels of the CPC and near the pyramid of the Sun, as well as at the well (pyramid of the Month). The seismic velocities of the underlying rocks have been determined, and the spectral analysis of the noise indicates the possible existence of hidden cavities. Active and passive seismic surveys of all pyramid-like structures revealed some of their features, in part similar to the Egyptian pyramids: seismoacoustic emission, insignificant focusing of the signal along the base-top path; stable set of frequencies of spectral peaks."
In August, the Egyptologist and pyramidologist Nabil M. A. Swelim (Dr. Nabil MA Swelim) from Cairo, world famous for having discovered four pyramids in Egypt, including the 20 meter pyramid Abu Rawash, after a long excavation work stated:
“In Visoko we have the largest pyramid in the world, whose amazing and sophisticated architectural performance is of great importance to the whole world."
A month before the end of the excavations at the base of the pyramid of the Moon, where no excavations had been conducted before at a depth of one meter, well-preserved stonework was uncovered, which ascends in terraces to the pyramid itself. And in the Vratnitsa temple complex, new stone blocks were found, strongly resembling the blocks from which the great Egyptian pyramids were built.
On October 27, the second season of excavation of the pyramids in Visoko ended, except for the tunnels. By the end of 2007, more than 400 thousand people from 80 countries of the world visited the Archaeological Park. The ambassadors of Italy, Austria, Germany, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Poland, Croatia, Serbia and Greece in Bosnia and Herzegovina visited the excavation sites, showing great interest in the discovery of the pyramids on behalf of their leaders. The Chinese ambassador came to Visoko twice to meet with Semir Osmanazhich.
Pyramids in Bosnia - Scientists Against Sanity
Semir Osmanagic
The "Bosnian Valley of the Pyramids" is and will be, because of its uniqueness, an important exam for scientists and tourists from all over the world. To reveal all the secrets, it will take experience, knowledge and creativity of people open to the unknown. But let's analyze together some of the reactions of those experts in the scientific community who were among the first to express their attitude to the project, refusing to support any kind of research.
Professor Garrett G. Fagan of American Pensselwan State University said in the London Times: “The excavation will destroy the archaeological site of Visoko. It would be if someone gave permission to raze Stonehenge to find the mysterious labyrinths of lost ancient wisdom underground."
Professor Garrett, known as the "defender of traditional archeology" is leading a real crusade against new and fresh knowledge in archeology. He disrespectfully attacks independent researchers like Mr. Graham Hancock, calling them his favorite term "pseudo-archeologists."
A stunning article in Professor Garrett's Times appeared on April 15th, 2006, just as we started digging the Pyramid of the Sun. A month later, the Federal Ministry of Culture formed a group of experts who confirmed that the excavation site was located hundreds of meters from the medieval town of Visoka and did not threaten the archaeological memorial in any way.
Has Professor Garrett sent an apology to our Foundation, to the Times in London, or to the general public? No, he didn't. What happened to his moral and scientific honesty?
Archeology professor Curtis Runnel, an expert on the ancient history of the Balkans and Greece at Boston University, said: “The Balkan Peninsula and the chain of mountains were covered with glaciers between 27,000 and 12,000 years ago … the region had a very cold and dry climate …” thus, the specialist wants to emphasize that given the climatic conditions in central Bosnia, it was impossible for society to develop to such an extent to build pyramids.
But there is one fact that everyone can check for themselves: Firstly, the current territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina was never covered by glaciers during the last ice age. All territories located north of Austria (Germany, Poland and the Scandinavian states) were only partially covered with ice sheets, while Bosnia and the Adriatic Sea remained ice-free. Secondly, the Balkan Peninsula was not only free of glaciers, but also very favorable from a climatic point of view. The average temperature was only 5 degrees Celsius lower than today. And it shouldn't be surprising why the Balkans were a protected cultural oasis of Europe.
Professor Anthony Harting, President of the European Association of Archaeologists, in his letter to the editors of Time magazine describes Osmanazic's hypothesis of the existence of the pyramids as "absurd" and "misleading" and expresses his concern about the Bosnian cultural heritage in danger of being robbed of unauthorized research (ie in danger because of the study of the pyramids. Approx. translator).
Professor Harting, please take a closer look at the aerial photograph of the Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun. The pyramid has a geometric shape. Does this remind you of a cylinder, a circle, an irregular hill, or a pyramid formed by four triangles? Why should we call what can be seen with our own eyes "absurd"? Visocica hill, or better the "Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun" is a pyramid.
Let's also look at a topographic or satellite map showing the three sides of the pyramid (east, north and west). I think that should be enough to attract everyone's curiosity, including yours.
Considering the fact that all four sides of the "Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun" are oriented in four coordinated directions (like the greatest pyramids in the world), it becomes obvious even to a student that we are faced with a hypothesis that is not "absurd" as one wishes to believe.