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Ancient wooden paving possibly found at Sonda 20 on Bosnia's Moon Pyramid. Video footage with Italian archaeologist Riccardo Brett from Venice.

Work at Sonda 20 on Bosnia's Moon Pyramid

The Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon with it’s height of 190 meters is the second biggest pyramidal structure in the world. This pyramid has been one of the focus of investigation this season in Visoko. Great number of volunteers, archaeologists and geologists have had a chance to open new archaeological trenches or enlarge existing ones. The three-sided Moon Pyramid has a unique design combining paved terraces and clay layers. Clay was used as the construction and binding material.

A similar combination of construction materials can be found in the case of Chinese pyramids situated in Shaanxi province. During the period June-August 2010, volunteers and archaeologists have uncovered perfectly preserved paved terraces. Three vertical layers and four horizontal raws have been exposed. Italian and Spanish archaeologists discovered artificially-made water channels. There is also a step with sandstone blocks cut at the same slope. Half-radius of this terrace is made very diligently with half-circled sides at the meeting point of two blocks. This trench is labeled Sonda 20 and has attracted tens of thousands of tourists to the Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon this year.

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The Bosnian pyramids are the most beautiful and majestic Eco-structures ever built on the face of the planet. In ancient times eco-friendly building technics were largely preferred to invasive and destructive ones.

For example, the Mayas venerated their mountains of stone. Before opening a quarry for the building of their pyramid temples, which they knew would wound the landscape, they would offer prayers:

"Oh Huitz-Hoh, the holy one, lord of the hills and the valleys, be patient with me… I about to cause you harm".

Our ancestors were thinking of stones which they shaped or engraved to bear, as a friend, man’s first message of hope.

Unlike modern man, for ancient pyramid builders the stone-blocks composing the pyramid were holier than emeralds. The "holy mountain" itself was holier than gold and "Mother Nature" was deeply respected.

In order to understand the unique construction methods used to build the Bosnian pyramids we should figure out under what climate conditions these structures were built; in order to figure out the purpose of the pyramids we need a deeper understanding of the cultural background of the culture that built them.

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Kralupi Valley: New site discovered beyond GinjeScouting out new archaeological sites inside the Kralupi valley, Visoko, Bosnia. After important discoveries made in 2007 and 2008 in the village of Ginje, new discoveries extend the sacred landscape of the Bosnian valley of the pyramids.

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Malaysian archaeologists from USM in Visoko

Unraveling the Pyramid of the Sun

By Himanshu Bhatt

July 1st, 2010

A team of Malaysian archaeologists has been asked to undertake fresh excavations at the ancient "Pyramid of the Sun" in Bosnia, believed to be the largest man-made pyramid in the world.

The team from USM’s Centre for Global Archaeological Research (CGAR) recently returned after conducting a preliminary survey of the gigantic 220 meters high structure, which resembles a triangular symmetrical mountain overlooking the Visoko valley.

CGAR director, Assoc Prof Dr Mokhtar Saidin, described the pyramid, known for its awesome size and geometric shape, as one of the world’s biggest mysteries.

“The Bosnian authorities have asked us to provide our expertise and training in excavation to help determine further the exact nature of the place,” he said today.

The centre is now preparing three more excursions to the site, known as Visocica Hill, beginning July 7th, July 31st and Sept 19th respectively. The excavation project at the foot of the pyramid’s northern side is being led by CGAR associate professor Dr Stephen Chia, and will involve CGAR staff and archaeology students of USM.

The team’s main work consists of measuring, recording, drawing and labelling the area. They will also prepare a 3-dimensional reconstruction of the section of the pyramid and publish a scientific paper.

Prehistoric discovery: Dr. Mokhtar Saidin holding up a hand-axe which was dated about 1.8 million years old over a boulder embedded with suevite layers (Penang 2009)

Meanwhile, CGAR archaeologists recently also uncovered a new site related to the Bujang Valley historical area in Kedah, which features ancient furnaces once used for smelting of iron. The exact age of the new site, located in Jeniang, Kedah, about 30 Km away from the main archaeological centre in Sungai Batu, is still being ascertained, Mokhtar said.

“The seven furnaces, equipped with nozzles for flames, in this area indicate that the Bujang valley civilisation was spread over a much larger area than previously believed,” he said.

New estimates now show that the settlement, whose earliest record dates back to about 1,900 years ago, covered an area of about 1,000 sq km, mostly around the Gunung Jerai mountain, and not just 400 sq km as previously believed.

“Villagers near the Jeniang site have told us that they have seen some other similar structures, and so we hope to expand our discoveries in this area,” he said.

Bujang Valley was one of several Indianised kingdoms in Southeast Asia, and existed long before neighbouring empires such as Majapahit (1200 AD) and Sri Vijaya (700 AD). Its disappearance remains a mystery till today.

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