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 civilization, 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..
Yonaguni Island is located in western Japan. Yonaguni became famous in the mid 80-x, when divers discovered the mysterious underwater rock terraces and pyramids with sharp corners. Until now, there is debate, but nobody knows what secrets are fraught with the island. Scientists are inclined to believe that these pyramids were created artificially many years ago an unknown civilization that vanished from the face of the earth.
Mysterious Underwater Pyramids of Yonaguni Island off the coast of Japan is still controversial - a natural phenomenon that, or the creation of man? If the monument of Yonaguni is created by man - it will radically change the history of mankind. The history of these underwater pyramids begins in 1986 when divers found an unusual rock formation at a depth of 25 meters under water. It was a rock in the form of stepped terraces, flat, pyramids and platforms. One of the highest pyramid was 600 feet wide and 90 feet in height.
On stone blocks were traces of handling and cutting, which confirms the theory of scientists that the Yonaguni Monument is not a natural formation, was created artificially.Masaki Kimura - marine geologist at the University of exploring the underwater pyramids in Japan for over 15 years. The scientist believes that this place more than five thousand years, but it was flooded 2000 years ago during an earthquake.
Other scientists believe that this structure is much older, including Teruaki Ishii, a professor of geology at the University of Tokyo. He determined that dive under the water terraces occurred at the end of the last ice age - about 10 thousand years ago. In this case, the age pyramid of Yonaguni twice as much as the Egyptian pyramids. Interestingly, the number of artifacts found was about the same on land and under water. Not far from the pyramids was discovered carved stone human head, on which was engraved set of unknown characters. It is hard to imagine that this is a natural formation.
Japan Times edition has added intrigue by printing the legend of the island of Yonaguni:
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..
Yonaguni Island is located in western Japan. Yonaguni became famous in the mid 80-x, when divers discovered the mysterious underwater rock terraces and pyramids with sharp corners. Until now, there is debate, but nobody knows what secrets are fraught with the island. Scientists are inclined to believe that these pyramids were created artificially many years ago an unknown civilization that vanished from the face of the earth.
