Bosnian pyramids on TDS last night? - Democratic Underground

Jara sang

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Thu Apr-27-06 04:54 PM
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Bosnian pyramids on TDS last night?

Edited on Thu Apr-27-06 04:54 PM by Jara sang

:wtf: What the hell was that all about? This article I found makes the "pyramids" sound like some "kooky" theory.

The situation of professional heritage management in Bosnia-Herzegovina is, since the Bosnian war, in a poor state, with a tiny number of people trying to do what they can to protect their rich heritage from looting and unmonitored or unauthorised development. It adds insult to injury when rich outsiders can come in and spend large sums pursuing their absurd theories (the construction of a colossal pyramid so large that it dwarfs even those of Egypt or Mesoamerica? 12,000 years ago?), in ways that most other countries would never countenance, instead of devoting their cash to the preservation of the endangered genuine sites and monuments in which Bosnia-Herzegovina abounds.

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,59-2150036,00.html

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djeseru

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Thu Apr-27-06 05:02 PM
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1. I've been following along for a few weeks now:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/19/AR2006041902268.html

Who knows? :shrug:

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Viva_La_Revolution

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Thu Apr-27-06 05:03 PM
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2. that's just a LTE

an opinion about this article - Indiana Jones of the Balkans and the mystery of a hidden pyramid
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-2135223,00.html

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Dr. Death

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Thu Apr-27-06 05:32 PM
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7. Yes, but it's an opinion by a REAL archaeologist

Not a pretend one.

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rodeodance

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Thu Apr-27-06 05:05 PM
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3. great pic here--

http://www.theartnewspaper.com/article01.asp?id=237

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redqueen

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Thu Apr-27-06 05:15 PM
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5. Thanks! It really is sad that they're letting amateurs dig...

I wish they'd reconsider that, and let those with the experience do the work... seems like so much could be lost.

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Media_Lies_Daily

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Thu Apr-27-06 05:07 PM
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4. Here's a Google list of the articles that were published about the...

...Bosnian pyramids...doesn't sound like an absurd theory to me:

<http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Bosnia+pyramid&btnG=Google+Search>

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Dr. Death

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Thu Apr-27-06 05:19 PM
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6. I'm an archaeologist, and if these really are 12,000 year old pyramids,

I'll donate one year's salary to the Republican party.

The sad thing here is that REAL cultural resources are endangered by this, and that many are willing to go along due to a misplaced sense of nationalism or the desire to make money.

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