http://www.lauralee.com/japan.htm Sunken pyramidal structures off of Japan may force historians to reconsider their assumptions, as it appears there was a stone-working civilization of the coast of Yonaguni as much as 8,000 years ago, during the last ice age. Lots of interesting new theories that we don't know nearly as much about the history of mankind as we thought we did, including the controversial theory about a pre-Egyptian civilization the built the sphinx and the more main stream understanding of the Theran civilization in the Mediterranean and the extent of the Hittite Empire in the biblical age. There was also new use of infrared satellite technology to track the extent of the Mayan civilization in the Yucatan peninsula by showing the presence of certain vegetation patterns that were found commonly around Mayan temples, leading to the discovery of dozens of previously unknown ruins.
Wait a minute. So the construction of large masonry pyramid structures is far more widespread than previously known? And these structures are possibly thousands of years older than was previously known? Shit. I'm applying for a lat-move to Cheyenne Mountain, Colorado.
Credible source or not, i think we dismiss anything older than a few thousand years to easily as 'stone age' or 'neolithic' forgetting that most of these slightly glimpsed cultures had worldwide connections and relatively advanced societies.
England had trade with mainland Europe around 6,000+ years ago. So i can't see there wouldn't be a few around.
The pictures resemble sandstone formations I saw diving the great lakes of Canada off the Bruce Peninsula (Tobermory, Flowerpot Islands). I saw many great constructions in the terraced rocks. It's tempting to attribute man made origins to natural rocks. That said, the carved stone of Machu Picchu looks a lot like this too. The article points out what they could be; not what they are. They haven't been declared an archaeological site by Japan, but they are a popular tourist dive spot.
I've seen the oft repeated History Channel show on em, and they strike me as nothing more than a natural occurring phenomenon. Not that I wouldn't absolutely love the idea of some lost ice age civilization.
Volpone: Cheyenne Mountain's no longer really active. Guess they canceled the mountain along with SG-1.
They certainly don't look natural, do they? Of course, there are other explanations other than an 8,000 year old civilization, including some random natural formation. But if it is man-made, that does seem more likely than someone decided to carve such locations underwater. That in itself would imply a technology that we didn't know existed until recently! Definitely not proof, but damn interesting...
I'm not willing to outrule that the spot wasn't at some point abovewater. Odder things have happened.
I saw the diving footage on "Sakagita Prefecture's Super Happy Smiley Time Workaholic Groupthink Mandatory Fun Hour!"
It's all part of the international conspiracy to hide the existence of Atlantis! Cuz... if people found out there was an atlantis, then... uhhh... I dunno why anyone would want to cover it up but there's gotta be SOME reason!
