10,000 year old pyramid underwater in Japan

dirtpoorchris · 09-17-08, 05:22 PM

YouTube - Japans Mysterious Underwater Megaliths

Absolutely amazing and awsome!
I never knew about these.
I can't wait to see what history is found there eventually.

metreon · 09-19-08, 03:05 AM

Judging solely by the appearence of the 3D model, it appears it could be a naturally formed rock which was used by humans as a foundation for a fishing platform (with huts on the top). There do seem to be very regular stair-like access points running down the sides, and those surface features are not consistent with any natural landform I have ever seen. So I might be inclined to believe some level of human influence on the rock, but the suggestion it is some grand monument of lofty purpose and sophisticated architecture requiring a highly specialized civilization similar to that which created the pyramids at Giza seems a bit of an exaggeration, at least from the design of it.

If you notice, the usable stretches of "stairs" do not reach the bottom of rock which would suggest they were carved while the rock was surrounded by water. The inconsistency of the attack of the stairs also shows either a lack of sophistication or that these were natural rock features enhanced by by rudimentary human tooling to bring out their utility.

Hunter-gatherers and fishermen have been the mainstay of humanity for a long time, and chopping stairs in a rock does not require a sophisticated civilization, just a bunch of guys addicted to fishing.

Bodhisattva · 09-19-08, 05:42 AM

Interesting... yet highly debatable. Thanks for the link.

MrVicchio · 09-21-08, 06:06 PM

bihou/ŠC’êˆâÕ

Some more pics.

dirtpoorchris · 09-21-08, 06:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by metreon

Judging solely by the appearence of the 3D model, it appears it could be a naturally formed rock which was used by humans as a foundation for a fishing platform (with huts on the top). There do seem to be very regular stair-like access points running down the sides, and those surface features are not consistent with any natural landform I have ever seen. So I might be inclined to believe some level of human influence on the rock, but the suggestion it is some grand monument of lofty purpose and sophisticated architecture requiring a highly specialized civilization similar to that which created the pyramids at Giza seems a bit of an exaggeration, at least from the design of it.

If you notice, the usable stretches of "stairs" do not reach the bottom of rock which would suggest they were carved while the rock was surrounded by water. The inconsistency of the attack of the stairs also shows either a lack of sophistication or that these were natural rock features enhanced by by rudimentary human tooling to bring out their utility.

Hunter-gatherers and fishermen have been the mainstay of humanity for a long time, and chopping stairs in a rock does not require a sophisticated civilization, just a bunch of guys addicted to fishing.

The only way to be sure is to find the right people who are intrested enough or spend some money in diggin under and all around it underwater though.

Thoridorn · 09-22-08, 11:24 PM

The qustion is the earth really ten thousand years old even... that would mean to me that either Adam and Eve built it after God created them or it is not ten thousand years old and once again another thing they tried to date went wrong...