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Yonaguni's Underwater Pyramid; Broken sandstone,or artifact from the past?
Topic Started: Mar 30 2010, 04:06 AM (1,866 Views)
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"The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents. We live in a placid island of ignorance in the midst of black seas of infinity, and it was not meant that we should voyage far. The sciences, each straining in its own direction, have hitherto harmed us little; but some day the piecing together of dissociated knowledge will open up such terrifying vistas of reality, and of our frightful position therein, that we shall either go mad from the revelation or flee from the deadly light into the peace and safety of a new dark age."

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A mysterious undersea pyramid structure off the coast of Japan causes controversy - is this a natural geological phenomena or a man-made structure which changes the history books as we know them?

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In 1986, a diver near the island of Yonaguni Jima, off the southern tip of Japan (around Okinawa) came across some strange structures about 25 meters below sea level.
They appeared to be stepped structures with terraces and ramps.
One of the largest pyramid structures is 600 feet wide and 90 feet high –with five separate levels of stone blocks with what appears to be road surrounding the structure.

Tool marks and carvings have been discovered upon the stones (and documented) which indicate that they have were constructed rather than being natural stone structures.

Masaaki Kimura, a marine geologist from Japan’s Ryukyus University, Japan has been studying and mapping the site for over 15 years and believes that the site is over five thousand years old – but was sunk during an earthquake two thousand years ago.

Others have estimated that the structure is far older – including Teruaki Ishii, professor of geology at Tokyo University who determined that the submergence occurred at the end of the last ice age – which was around ten thousand years ago (over twice as old as the pyramids in Egypt) – If this is the case, then our history books would have to be revised to take into account an advanced Eastern culture, more advanced than any early Western culture.

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It is interesting to note that a number of tools have been discovered both on land and in the sea around the structures.

Close to the pyramid structure, what is thought to be the carving of a human head has been discovered (several feet tall), along with numerous unknown hieroglyphs

The Japan Times reported the following story to add intrigue to the find

“In Okinawan folk-law, there are tales of traditional Gods , and a land of the Gods called Nirai Kanai, an unknown faraway land from where happiness is brought.”

Controversy

Richard Schoch – Professor of science and mathematics at Boston University does not accept that the site is anything other than a natural rock formation

"I'm not convinced that any of the major features or structures are manmade steps or terraces, but that they're all natural,"

"It's basic geology and classic stratigraphy for sandstones, which tend to break along planes and give you these very straight edges, particularly in an area with lots of faults and tectonic activity."


As a consequence of the scientific community’s reluctance to accept the site as a man made structure, the ruins have not been recognised by Japanese officials as a site of cultural importance, worthy of protection or further research.

On 5th April 1998, a massive earthquake (measured at 7.7 on the Richter scale) hit the area around the pyramids – whether the underwater structures were damage or not is not clear.


Conclusion

Unfortunately, until further studies are carried out on the structure, it will remain a site of speculation and contention.

There are two sides to consider, both have an agenda

* Scientists / Historians - reluctant to accept any evidence which alters their current, widely accepted human timeline.

* Those who are keen to promote the area as a tourist attraction.

Any further information on this site would be gratefully received.

SOURCE:WorldMysteries.com



These ruins are awe-inspiring, even when you just see them on TV. Geologist Dr. Robert Schoch does believe they are natural, but I think there is at least the possibility that the Yonaguni Pyramid represents human technology,perhaps as old as the Ice Age!

Could this be a remnant of a culture that inspired legends of Lemuria and Atlantis? How will we find out,unless we keep looking?
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I have seen these's on the History Channel, They are so neat looking!!!!!
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I saw pics of these in one of Hancocks books.....I wasn't to thrilled with the idea of them being man made. I leave the door open that they COULD have been, but certainly not remarkable like the Great Pyramids of Egypt. The thought that this could have been dry land during the last ice age....possible no doubt. Could lend creedence to the flood myth. Not too keen on the idea of Mu or Lemuria though.

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I don't really believe in Mu or Lemuria either, but I really think there needs to be a lot of study of the Yoniguni pyramid.

What if it is man-made? That would change everything we think we know about human history!
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There is more than enough physicsal evidence to demonstrate that history as taught has enormous holes in it. But, it would require the rewriting of all the history books, and a good many of the religious would be terribly displeased.

I certainly know that life on Earth is a realy precarious sort of thing. That goes for all forms of life. There have been 5 known great extintions, where 80% to 95% of all species were destroyed.

Perhaps it is best that most people go whistling past the graveyard.

I see no reason to be fearful of a natural disaster which can't be avoiderd when (not if) it happens. Easy come, easy go.
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You're right, Larry. How can we fear an event that may or may not happen?

That would mean living every day in fear!
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Bringing up an older topic... this is rather interesting. I remember reading about this.

Though studies on this object through mainstream science, tells us that this is a natural forming anomaly on the ocean floor. You have to seriously wonder. You can clearly see clean cut edges and sides on this object.

Personally, I think it is pre-flood architecture, from some long lost civilization.


I agree with Larry.

We are just a species only limited to time.

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We are limited, major catastrophes are expected. The question is when.
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Yeah, I see pre-Flood architecture here as well. We need a new scientific paradigm, to see these things for what they are!
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Yeah, I see pre-Flood architecture here as well. We need a new scientific paradigm, to see these things for what they are!
I would imagine lots of great societies were lost during the end of the last ice-age due to flooding.
A lot of them are probably even buried under massive amounts of sediment, which makes it nearly impossible for them to be found.
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I would imagine lots of great societies were lost during the end of the last ice-age due to flooding.
A lot of them are probably even buried under massive amounts of sediment, which makes it nearly impossible for them to be found.

I agree, that is all the more reason to study carefully what we have left, the Yoniguni Pyramids, the Sphinx, the temple at Baalbek.....
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