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UNEARTHING EUROPE'S OLDEST PYRAMID COMPLEX EUROPE'S UNEARTHING OLDEST COMPLEX PYRAMID A new pyramid paradigm in Egypt and Central America has been substituted by a new perspective, which is that pyramids are a global phenomenon and have been built by . ° is now regarded as the largest, though not the tallest, and the pyramid complex at D espi te mainstream Caral in Peru is the oldest, conservatively dated to 3100 BCE. Most of these findings scienti fi Ic critic sm, these new facts. But one new pyramid complex has been in many headlines, even new research in to making appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart: the Bosnian pyramids. "since...ever" began in 2005, when Bosnian-born entrepreneur Semir "Sam" Osmanagic was shown the enigmatic Visocica hill that rises above the town of pyramids In Bosnia to invest in a preliminary geological survey, which concluded that further S uggests th at th e exploration of the structure was recommended. With this, the otherwise tranquil rch ir world—controversial because just about everyone involved in pyramid research existing hills were has given an opinion on the subject. reshap ed by ht thousands of years older than accepted, said he believes the structures to be natural formations. Dr Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme European ary Syptian Sup ivilisation form faux pas along the way. For example, when Dr Hawass was asked by o sation to to Osmanagic to provide the name of an expert, he offered Dr Ali Barakat. A 2006 and he, too, concludes that they are man-made. However, Dr Hawass pretended afterwards that he'd had nothing to do with the Bosnian saga! Visocica and other apparent pyramids nearby. Archaeologist Dr Nabil Mohamed Swelim, holder of three PhDs and the discoverer of four pyramids in Egypt, man-made "pyramid hills", as distinct from pyramids. A pyramid hill is a natural hill that is artificially enhanced to conform to the pyramid structure, whereas a ver the past 10 years, the old paradigm that pyramids could only be found numerous civilisations in several ages. The Pyramid of Cholula in Mexico have received little to no media attention, and even many historians are unaware of What was described by Stewart as the best thing to happen to Bosnia the so-called Visoko, near the capital Sarajevo. Could this be a pyramid? Osmanagic decided Visoko has become one of the most controversial archaeological sites in the Geologist Dr Robert Schoch, who adheres to the theory that the Sphinx is Council of Antiquities, had to give his opinion as well, committing a number of a sacred landscape. geologist, Dr Barakat meticulously investigated the structures for 42 days in Dr Barakat is not alone in speaking in favour of the man-made nature of visited the structures in September 2007 and he, too, concludes that they are by Philip Coppens © 2008 pyramid is built from the bottom up. new research into the so-called by Philip Coppens © 2008 PO Box 13722 North Berwick EH39 4WB United Kingdom info@philipcoppens.com http:/Awww.philipcoppens.com PO Box 13722 A scientific crusade The most avowed critic of the Bosnian pyramids in the western world is archaeology professor Anthony Harding, of the University of Exeter, UK. He voiced his opinion on the matter as early as April 2006, and drove around the town of Visoko for a few minutes in June that year, afterwards labelling the Visocica Pyramid a natural formation. One might therefore think that the good professor had then moved on to other fields, but no. United Kingdom info@philipcoppens.com http:/Awww.philipcoppens.com NEXUS ¢ 55 by Philip Coppens © 2008 North Berwick EH39 4WB DECEMBER 2008 — JANUARY 2009 www.nexusmagazine.com