Visoko – potential site of a European pyramid

Does a pyramid lie beneath?

The town of Visoko in Bosnia-Herzegovina lies at the base of a large pyramidal hill, the “Visocica”. Bosnian archaeologist Semir Osmanagic hypothesised in October 2005 that underneath this hill lay a step pyramid.

Illustration of old town Visoko in Turkish rule

Yesterday, researchers at the site unearthed geometrically cut stone slabs of which they claim form part of the sloping surface of the ancient pyramid. If this is true, then this would be the first ancient pyramid discovered in Europe – an amazing archaeological discovery in an age where advanced satellite imaging is available to the home user (unfortunately, Google Earth images of this area are rather low resolution).

From: Yahoo! News

Experts Find Evidence of Bosnia Pyramid (excerpt)
By AMEL EMRIC, Associated Press Writer Thu Apr 20, 12:03 AM ET

...VISOKO, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Researchers on Wednesday unearthed geometrically cut stone slabs that they said could form part of the sloping surface of what they believe is an ancient pyramid lying beneath a huge hill.

Archaeologists and other experts began digging at this central Bosnian town last week to explore the team leader's theory that the 2,120-foot hill covers a step pyramid, which would be the first ever found in Europe...

..."We can see the surface is perfectly flat. This is the crucial material proof that we are talking pyramids," he [Semir Osmanagic] said.

Osmanagic believes the structure will prove to be 722 feet high, or a third taller than Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza.

The huge stone blocks discovered Wednesday appeared to be cut in cubes and polished...

...Earlier research on the hill, known as Visocica, found that it has 45-degree slopes pointing toward the cardinal points and a flat top. Under layers of dirt, workers discovered a paved entrance plateau, entrances to tunnels and large stone blocks...