A number of things grabbed my attention, here:
Doug Weller Wrote:
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> During the meeting preliminary research results of
> laboratory analysis, of terrain samples taken at
> the sites “Bosnian Pyramid of the Sun“ and
> “Bosnian Pyramid of the Moon” and fulfilled by the
> Federal Authority of Agro-Pedology, have been
> presented. “The approximate age of the
> stratification process of earth layers has been
> estimated to be between 8.000-12.000 years” said
> Mrs. Dr. Nadja Nukic.
I'd believe that they could find a soil sample that gave that age range. No problem with that. Note that it's well within carbon dating range.
> The analysis achieved on
> stone block samples, taken from the “Bosnian
> Pyramid of the Sun” and fulfilled by the Institute
> of Construction in Tuzla, are indicating that
> those stone blocks of very high hardness are
> man-made and casted in place.
In order to make this work, we have the ridiculous scenario where:
* one person came up with a formula for casting sandstone, using clay and calcite and by trial and error (within one lifetime) comes up with a perfect mix.
* the tribe/nation that came up with the "we're building pyramids!" notion also knew where there was a cubic half-mile of relatively pure sand (cubic... 1/2 mile high, 1/2 mile wide, 1/2 mile long. Not a "one mile stretch of sand.)
* this same tribe also knew where to find a quarter cubic mile of calciferous clays.
* their quality control was better than ISO9000 standards (for every million blocks they cast, only one was slightly"off" in chemical composition.
* they cast vast stones that (magically) set and harden within a short time (people who work with concrete are dying of laughter now.)
* they make the pyramids and then forget (promptly) about sandstone casting and never try it or brickmaking or any kind of other stoneforming again. They go back to stacking up rocks "just like grandpa used to do." Or the priests kill everyone associated with making the sandstone casting. Or the Men In Black swoop down with their little flashy thingy...and...FLASH!
...ER...what?
I believe that this also requires them casting in place with the stone blocks at an angle... and still keeping both ends the same thickness or close to it.
> “No other sandstone
> examples like this have been found in the region,
> neither quarries have been located from where they
> could come from“ said Mr. Semir Osmanagic.
Perhaps we should introduce him to Google. I found, with very little trouble, information on sandstone in the area as well as pictures of it.
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> The
> joint material used to connect the stone blocks,
> taken from both sites, is identical.
This is not unusal in a geological formation. For humans to do it with that range of accurate formulation means that they had an early and more perfect version of the ISO9000 standards for manufacturing processes. That implies micro-precision scales. Six-Sigma with stone knives and bearskins, baby!
> Also Dr.
> Robert M. Schoch and Dr. Colette M. Dowell
> participated at the meeting. Dr. Robert M. Schoch
> declared: “This discovery represents an important
> challenge for me as scientist. I just arrived few
> days ago and it’s to early to draw some final
> conclusions. This finding requires more careful
> research.” "
Hopefully he'll do his homework.
> What I am interested in is the bit about soil
> stratification used for dating, not the other
> stuff. Does anyone have any knowledge of this?
it's standard archaeological technique. You use a backhoe (AWAY from the site) and scoop out a nice trench... or you drill down and take cores. The one site I worked on had a number of cores and they were collected in a regular pattern. Archaeologists are wary of "artifact shifting" caused by temperature change, erosion, and animal activity in the area so a number of cores gives you a good sample.
But what it gives you is a pattern. You still have to have organic material from the layers so that you can date them. Layers of soil are just... layers of dirt. They aren't tree rings, so you can't associate a layer with a year unless you're dealing with a place with yearly floods.
I just don't see the "pyramids" being buried by seasonal floods on a regular basis.
