Divers find remains of six 'lost temples'

The Telegraph (U.K.) ^ | 04/11/2002 | David Derbyshire

[RightWhale]

It's an old map used by a Turkish Admiral before the discovery of Antarctica. URL. Unfortunately for historians, it shows part of the coastline of Antarctica, and what's more, the coastline is shown ice-free. If you look at the map you might or might not agree. It has been suggested that it was a redraw of some truly ancient maps, which was a common thing to do if you had some truly ancient maps.

[Atlantian]

Thanks, that's a great web site.

[RightWhale]

Glad you asked. Hapgood's proposal that there was a more advanced civilization on earth before the age of Phoenician maritime merchants deserves a good look. The Piri Re'is map is quite a clue.

[BJClinton]

Thanks for the link. I've never heard of it before.

[RightWhale]

You're more than welcome.

[Atlantian]

the pyramids are beyond our technical capability to duplicate today

I didn't know this. Amazing.

[blam]

" Hapgood's proposal that there was a more advanced civilization on earth before the age of Phoenician maritime merchants deserves a good look. The Piri Re'is map is quite a clue."

Most of the answers are underwater. (I know you agree)

[BJClinton]

I am sure you know, the pyramids are beyond our technical capility to duplicate today.

I'm not sure I follow. Not only could we build the pyramids today, we could build them faster, cheaper and with greater durability.

[blam]

"the pyramids are beyond our technical capability to duplicate today

I didn't know this. Amazing.

The largest and oldest pyramid ever discovered is in South America. The base of this SA pyramid is 7 times larger than the largest in Egypt. Keep your eyes on South America for some very suprising discoveries in the near future.

[RightWhale]

The base of this SA pyramid is 7 times larger than the largest in Egypt

2.6 times longer and 2.6 times wider. Is it higher?

[blam]

"2.6 times longer and 2.6 times wider. Is it higher?"

I was sure the guy said 7 times, I saw this the other night on a documentary tilted Pyramids, Mummies and Tombs, I believe it was called. I don't think it was taller.

[Publius6961]

BUMP

[David]

"I'm not sure I follow. Not only could we build the pyramids today, we could build them faster, cheaper and with greater durability."

Not so! Now normally when somebody says that to me, my usual response is "ok--why not?" There are a number of reference texts that explain what the problems are. Most significant technical problem is that we cannot achieve the tolerances of the block fits with carved stone and can't achieve the hardness of the blocks from any other stone based material. There are other issues but there are a number of texts out there which deal with this kind of problem. The best one I have had in my personal library I loaned to an architect friend of mine (who is an expert in stone and poured composite structures) who has not given it back--done by some composite scientist in Europe, his hypothesis is that the blocks were poured in place although his bottom line is that we lack the technical capability to do it that way today either.

[Wm Bach]

That photo of Art Bell could be a computer generated
amalgamation of the 3 Lone Gunmen from the X-Files.

[Cogadh na Sith]

Does anyone recall the NAZIs were very much into this kind of pseudo-science to support their Neo-paganism?

I also recall that they were into other such pseudo-science as nuclear fission, rockets and the first jet engines.

What's your point?

[NYer]

The largest and oldest pyramid ever discovered is in South America.

What about this one?

A STRUCTURE thought to be the world's oldest building, nearly twice the age of the great pyramids of Egypt, has been discovered. The rectangular stone ziggurat under the sea off the coast of Japan could be the first evidence of a previously unknown Stone Age civilisation, say archeologists.

The monument is 600ft wide and 90ft high and has been dated to at least 8000BC. The oldest pyramid in Egypt, the Step Pyramid at Saqqara, was constructed more than 5,000 years later.

UNDERWATER PYRAMIDS

[blam]

"What about this one?"

I have my fingers crossed that it turns out to be man made, but, the 'jury' is still out on this one.

[BJClinton]

I understand your point about emulating their techniques, but today we could do better. Whether the Egyptian pyramids were made with hewn stone, poured concrete or clay and straw bricks, we have much better capabilities today.

We have access to a wider variety of materials (marble, granite, steel, concrete) and we have heavy machinery.

[M. Thatcher]

Isn't this the same 'Graham Hancock'

Hancock is author of The Sign and the Seal, an excellent, intriguing exploration of his research and analysis of same re the Ark of the Covenant. Highly recommend it.

[Wm Bach]

They also carved diorite to close tolerances, which is a pretty nifty trick in
any age.