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.Osmanagic believes the structure will prove to be 722 feet high, or a third taller than Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza.
For an idea of how massive a structure we're talking about, see the picture that accompanies this article from a few days ago.
I know a little about Egyptian archaeology and history thanks to a class in college and my mom's interest in the subject, but what I know is enough to tell me that this discovery is absolutely astounding. So much so that I was tempted at first to think this had to be a hoax, but the evidence is convincing. Who built it? When? Why? Archaeologists will no doubt spend years, if not decades, trying to answer these questions.
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That's a good one, alright.
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