Pyramid Discovered in Bosnia
Friday, April 21st, 2006
Experts Find Evidence of Bosnia Pyramid according to Yahoo today. Turns out this is old news, but the first I have heard of it.
The three hills, named the pyramids of the Sun, Moon and Dragon, come complete with ancient pre-Illyrian temple and labyrinth of tunnels.
Osmanagic believes the structure will prove to be 722 feet high, or a third taller than Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza. The huge stone blocks discovered Wednesday appeared to be cut in cubes and polished.
The discovery, which could turn out to be the first pyramid found in Europe, was initially raised last October. It was met with some skepticism at the time on blogs such as Unjournaled, and Orbis Quintus. Turns out there is even a website dedicated to the enigma. Looking at some of the pictures on that site of the large pyramid-sized hill which is shaped exactly like a pyramid, I would ask questions about the locals as to why it took them so long to make the “discovery” 
BBC’s article says that work will continue for around six months, with the first results expected in the next three weeks. They give a small bit of archaeological background on the area:
According to anthropologists there is evidence of 7,000-year-old human settlements in the valley. German archaeologists also recently found 24,000 Neolithic artefacts one metre below ground.
Mr Osmanagic says the hill is a classic example of cultures building on the top of other cultures. The town was Bosnia’s capital during the Middle Ages, and a medieval fortress used by Bosnian kings sits atop Visocica. The fortress was built over an old Roman Empire observation post, which in turn was constructed over the ruins of an ancient settlement.
Bosnia was at the heart of much of European history and even if this pyramid turns out to be nothing more than a few slabs on the side of a pointy hill, all the discussion on pre-Illyrians and 27,000 year old temples has already kindled my interest in the archaeology of the area. I was thinking of touring Eastern Europe this summer, I will definitely be keeping an eye on this story.
