In this video scientists explore underwater structures found off the coast of Okinawa. These Structures are under 40-100 ft of water. Scientists say the last time these structures would have been above water was 10,000 years ago during the ice age twice as old as the great pyramids of Egypt.
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Nice parody Mike :)
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How many times have I seen this on digg?
They are natural formations.
Indeed. There have been some very good documentaries put together by PBS, National Geographic and the BBC on these formations. While our imagination can certainly play a big role in archaeology, these are not archaeological ruins.
I submitted a video about this recently.
http://www.japansoc.com/StrangeJapan/Yonagunis_mysterious_underwater_Megaliths/
Actually guys, this is a controversy in the archaeological world which means it's still being explored and is not yet settled (by anyone without certain Judeo-Christian bias, like those at Brigham Young U and others.)
No-one suggests these were built by man, the question is did man utilize the site and carve the rocks into the shapes which are unlike anything found naturally?
Anything which may reset our understanding or timelines is always (and should be) required to be studied and tested hugely.
rant ends /puts archaeology obsession away with her archaeology degree ^_^
What controversy? Please point me to a moderately mainstream site that puts any weight behind this theory. I see on the Okinawa tourist board site http://www.pref.okinawa.jp/summit/tokusyu/ruins1.htm that the prof is friends with Graham Hancock, who you can Google for yourself.
This article is particularly flawed and has it's own bias though. It's not new and it's not 100% proven ^_^
But, hey, bloggers don't have to research now do they? lol
I think the guy who originally found the Yonaguni structures (a Japanese professor named Kimura, if my memory serves me right) in fact argued at one point that they were man-made. I haven't really kept up with this issue, but I find it fascinating regardless.