At that time, the apparatus was only able to make superficial dives, although the scientists managed to ... extract stones embedded with animal fossils incapable of living at a depth of 700 meters.(2,300 feet).
Actially, you would expect that the more advanced a civilization was, the better it would make it through an ice age. So there is no logic behind the idea that ancient civilisations disappeared because of ice ages.Xeriar said:I think it's more likely that this particular structure is a bit more modern, if indeed it is man-made (within the last 3,000 years). That's just my opinion though. Erosion and other cataclysms do send things to the bottom of the sea from time to time.
Regarding other finds, I don't doubt that the end of the last ice age was a setback for humanity. Rising sea levels and torrential rains everywhere can do that. I doubt it reached the Bronze age like some claim, though (or got far into it, at least).
Kilik said:Do you guys believe this is true?
Winslow Leach said:It's funny how things like this never make the national news. Did you guys also notice them asking for money at the bottom of the page.
Even so, outside of the “Ancient American†and CNN’s single report, the pall of silence covering all the facts about Okinawa’s structures screens them from view more effectively then their location at the bottom of the sea. Why? How can this appalling neglect persist in the face of a discovery of such unparalleled magnitude? At the risk of accusations of paranoia, one might conclude that a real conspiracy of managed information dominates America’s well-springs of public knowledge.
Check out the computer graphic of the "structure" at about 3:11 in the first video. It's gives you the overall view. Sorta like this:Luke T. said:This reminds me of the Yonaguni structures.
All kinds of woo-woo meaning is being attached to these structures. And the photos in the link are very tantalizing. But that is the thing about still photos; the photographer decides the angles and aspects and what you will see and not see. A brief search around the internet shows these structures have gotten many a woo-woos heart to go pitter-patter with excitement.
But take a look at the first part of this video and the second part of this video. Here you can see it in much more detail.
Even though the narrator is trying to lead you to believe this is some sort of underwater temple/pyramid/whathaveyou, take a good look at the first video during the dry land sequences from about 1:50 to 2:35. Even as the narrator herself is calling these "fantastic formations sculpted by nature", you are looking at identical structures as what are seen later on underwater that are attributed to temple builders.
Why? Sunken human and animal artifacts alone don't imply that.Kilik said:The more evidence is found, the more it indicates human influence shaped the Yonaguni megaliths
Kilik said:The more evidence is found, the more it indicates human influence shaped the Yonaguni megaliths
Professor Masaki Kimura, a geologist at Ryukyu University in Okinawa, was the first scientist to investigate the site and has concluded that the mysterious five-layer structure was man-made. "The object has not been manufactured by nature. If that had been the case, one would expect debris from erosion to have collected around the site, but there are no rock fragments there," he said.
Really?Kilik said:But , with newer discoveries in other areas nearby, I think it resembles the man made structures of some other culture
Kilik said:Did you watch the video?
http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/024/english/hilight/024_0022.ram
My goodness - he is a deceptive little image cherry picker isn't he?Kilik said:http://www.grahamhancock.com/images/gallery/yonaguni/1-1.jpg
http://www.grahamhancock.com/images/gallery/yonaguni/1-2.jpg
"Terraces and steps: prehistoric rock-hewn structures at Sacsayhuaman (above) and nearby Qenko (below) in the high Andes mountains of Peru."
http://www.grahamhancock.com/gallery/underwater/yonaguni.htm
http://www.grahamhancock.com/gallery/underwater/yonaguni2.htm
Did you watch the video?
http://www.wonder-okinawa.jp/024/english/hilight/024_0022.ram
Nature produce approximated symmetry all the time. Just think of these rocks in Australia.Kilik said:Yes, on the one video there are some symmetrical natural(?) formations above water. They are pretty symmetrical. But I think they are maybe not quite the same as the submerged megaliths.
From Wikipedia
The remarkable geological formations have been formed by spheroidal weathering. Signs along the pathways describe how the boulders were formed by a combination of mechanical weathering (which cracked the rocks) and chemical weathering (which flaked the surface off).
The boulders were originally part of a solid mass of coarse grained granite which formed deep within the earth's surface about 1640 million years ago. Erosion has since stripped away the overlying material, and weathering processes have shaped them into the "marbles" as they appear now. As the molten magma cooled and hardened to form granite the mass shrank and cracked and these cracks known as joints effectively split the granite body into a series of tight fitting blocks.
The temperature ranges in the Northern Territory outback range from sub-zero temperatures at night to over 40°C during the day - meaning that the erosive processes are still very much at work and the boulders continue to evolve into new shapes.
This one's my personal favorite (I took it myself). It is columnar basalt that was sheared off by glaciation, leaving this smooth, patio-like surface. Really though, you don't need to look far to see symmetry in geology.Thomas said:Nature produce approximated symmetry all the time.
Correa Neto said:...Point me a sophisticated civilization that was developed and maintained itself restricted and isolated at a small area.
The Edgar Cayce material provides a number of fascinating glimpses into epochs of human history. For many individuals, perhaps two of the most notable periods discussed by the Cayce readings are those which deal with the ancient civilizations of Atlantis and Egypt.
Hundreds of readings discuss the lost continent of Atlantis – a civilization which was one of the most advanced that the world would ever know. According to the readings, records of this society exist to this day in Egypt, the Yucatan, and near Bimini. In fact, the readings considered the Bimini Islands the remnant of a mountain range from this once-massive continent.
From Cayce’s perspective, much of modern-day technology is simply the rediscovering of knowledge and information possessed by the Atlantean culture. Yet, although the Atlanteans were advanced technologically, many of the people lost their sense of purpose by becoming too attached to power and the material world.
Essentially, by focusing upon materiality and ignoring their true spiritual nature, the people brought upon themselves a series of three cataclysms. The first, about 50,000 B.C., destroyed their major power source. The second, about 28,500 B.C., caused the continent to break into three smaller islands: Poseidia, Og, and Aryan. The third and final destruction – which is the one mentioned by Plato – occurred about 10,500 B.C. and caused the three islands to sink, forcing those who survived to migrate to other parts of the world.
In fact, prior to the final destruction of Atlantis, many of the Atlanteans migrated to Egypt and were absorbed into a culture that reached its height of glory at about the same time as the third Atlantean cataclysm. Under the direction of a High Priest named Ra Ta, Egypt began to lead the world in social programs aimed at equality, personal transformation, and moral responsibility to others. Eventually, the Egyptian civilization was considered unsurpassed in the scientific history of the world and given credit for introducing the world to writing, medical science, irrigation, architecture, and nationalism.
Cayce stated that records of this once glorious civilization would one day be discovered in Egypt. In addition, the readings suggest that between 1958 and 1998 the world would again be presented with many of the same opportunities and challenges that faced the Atlanteans, eventually requiring humankind to remember its true spiritual nature as we head toward a new millennium of peace and hope.
The first of a series of disturbances came as a result of the use of the very high explosives which were used to destroy the enormous animals that then roamed the world. Great gas pockets were blown open and volcanic eruptions and earthquakes from the slow cooling earth broke up the continent into a group of large islands.
When man entered this earth as man, according to the Edgar Cayce readings, Atlantis was a great continent lying in what is now the Atlantic Ocean between the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean Sea.
Kilik said:In Malta there are prehsitoric temples above and below water
That's it...quit reading right there.Kilik said:Oh, it was all just for the purpose of setting up this next post, regarding issues which have not been addressed at all yet. Regarding Atlantis in the Atlantic, not Lemuria in the Pacific-
On Edgar Cayce
All the photos appear completely different to the underwater ones
SIMKIN: At the end of the Japanese archipelago lies Yonaguni, shrouded in mist and mystery. The adults sing of their island’s beauty while the children are told legends of its past – stories about a mysterious castle underneath the sea.
JAPANESE SINGING: A long time ago, a man called Taro Urashima was taken to the Sea God’s palace by a turtle he had rescued. The beauty of the underwater palace could not be described, even in heaven.
SIMKIN: It’s an image that has a special place in Okinawan legend. For centuries, stories about underwater cities have appeared in song and story passed down from generation to generation.
JAPANESE WOMAN: Our grandfathers often said that the sea surrounding Yonaguni Island was very deep. When I was at primary school and first heard the stories of the Sea God’s palace and Taro Urashima, I used to wonder if there was a Sea God’s palace close to Yonaguni Island.
SIMKIN: Such thoughts have long been dismissed as fantasy but what if fiction was based on fact? Scientists are now investigating a remarkable but virtually unknown site near Yonaguni. Several metres beneath the surface lies one of the world’s greatest mysteries, a place that could quite literally rewrite human history.
No one can be entirely sure what’s down there but many experts are convinced it’s the remains of a vast and ancient underwater city, a lost civilisation, a Japanese Atlantis.
Kihachiro Aratake made the discovery. He took me to see it.
KIHACHIRO ARATAKE: That is Arakawabana, where the
underwater ruins are located.
SIMKIN: Aratake-san is a professional diver. He was looking for new dive sites when he made the find of a lifetime, in fact the find of several thousand lifetimes, something no human had seen in millennia.
KIHACHIRO ARATAKE: I saw the most incredible thing. It was like my hair was standing on end and I got goose bumps. It was such a shock I didn’t believe my eyes. What is such a thing doing under the water?
SIMKIN: At first, Aratake-san kept his discovery secret but now, well aware of the potential for tourism, he’s keen to show it off, even when the weather is rough and his guest’s diving experience limited.
The water is warm, the current strong. The entire site stretches for kilometres but its centrepiece is three hundred metres long. To reach the monument, as it’s now known, you need to pass through an archway, a portal perhaps, to another world, another time.
Giant slabs of stone stand at unusual angles, perfectly parallel. Here what seems to be a drainage ditch, emptying into a small pool. And here a space like a room, carved into the recesses of the rock.
Nearby are the terraces, massive stone steps, all perpendicular. My guide has been diving all over the world for nearly forty years. He’s never seen anything like it. He believes it could be a giant pyramid.
KIHACHIRO ARATAKE: It has the special feature of facing south, the various sections are at right angles and the whole set of ruins is leaning about two degrees to the south. You never se angles like this and everything faces south.
SIMKIN: At the base, twenty five metres below the surface, is a flat clear space with stones piled on each side. Aratake-san thinks it was once a bustling boulevard encircling the site. Everywhere you look there are bizarre shapes and unusual angles. Some claim this is a stylised turtle,, carved out of the rock.
[On boat after dive] Well that is extraordinary, absolutely enormous and almost overwhelming. Very beautiful as well. I suppose the very big question though that needs to be asked is, is it made by humans or have the currents in some way carved all those extraordinary shapes? I don’t know the answer but there is a man here who says he does.
Masaaki Kimura is the world’s leading authority on the underwater monument. He’s a professor of marine geology and has dived these waters more than one hundred times. The professor says scientific testing reveals the site is ten thousand years old. He’s convinced the monument is the oldest building on earth, twice as old as the pyramids.
MASAAKI KIMURA: First, if you ask me if it is natural or an artefact, I can say almost 100%, close to 100% that it cannot be made naturally.
SIMKIN: Isn’t it possible though, in fact isn’t it probable, that these shape occurred naturally and that’s certainly the view some overseas experts take.
MASAAKI KIMURA: We have been able to collect relics, stone tools, relief carvings of animal figures, lithography with characters carved and direct evidence that humans existed. Therefore, as a result, we consider it an artefact.
SIMKIN: There are some striking similarities between the underwater ruins and Okinawa’s above water ones, particularly the ancient castles. This is Shuri Jo, ancient heart of the Okinawan empire.
SHURI JO. Click and drag photo to resize.
The shape, size and style, the combination of walls, arches and walkways are reminiscent of the monument although there are key differences. The castle was built with millions of small rocks, the monument was carved out of several enormous ones.
Underwater monument is also cutting the natural monolithic rock, it is very similar.
Parallels, too, with the region’s traditional graves, which were often built beside the sea.
MASAAKI KIMURA: Archaeologists and underwater experts from Europe came to study the site and they suggested it might have been a harbour, a port where ships arrived but the whole thing looks like a temple.
SIMKIN: If that’s true, it means this tiny, laid back island, Japan’s most western point, was once home to a sophisticated civilisation that’s since vanished from the face of the earth.
It’s possible the monument was thrust into the sea by a terrible natural disaster but more likely it suffered a much slower fate, the victim of rising sea levels as the ice age ended.
MASAAKI KIMURA: The earth is now getting warmer from the greenhouse effect of carbon dioxide. The monument may be an example of a civilised people that became extinct and perhaps it warns us about the path we may follow in the future.
the absense of any openings in the Yonagunis
If that is true, Kilik, these materials would have been examined, confirmed and authenticated by other archeologists around the world and there would be NUMEROUS refereed papers in scientific journals.Kilik said:Now then, Dr. Kimura is an authority on Geology and history, so I think he knows more about it than you-
MASAAKI KIMURA: We have been able to collect relics, stone tools, relief carvings of animal figures, lithography with characters carved and direct evidence that humans existed. Therefore, as a result, we consider it an artefact.
Oh, please with the excuses. This is from your long quote:Kilik said:Maybe I'll look into that, but Dr. Kimura has had many experts brought in to examine it. I'm not so sure what ytou say is true, it could be that scienctists are not that interested and want other things to be true and examined. That's how they are, societal people. It is going to be hard to understand what it is, especially if you have name recognition or credentials to write for a scinece magazne
If this is true, all kinds of scientists would be all over it like ugly on a monkey. Their only pause would be to plan their trip to Oslo.Several metres beneath the surface lies one of the world’s greatest mysteries, a place that could quite literally rewrite human history.