Dear all,
I hope I'm posting onto the right board, let me know if I'm off topic.
I wished to draw your attention on the case of Vjetrenica: it's a wonderful cave in the South of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a unique biodiversity, more than a hundred of cave species have been discovered in the explored part of the cave, among which some are endemic in this cave or in the small r
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Hermione Wrote:
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> Irna has a new article (in French) on the recent
> criminal damage at Visoki; an English translation
> should appear some time in the next few days.
Thanks to Hermione for providing the translation .
mlpeel Wrote:
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> Without knowing a lot
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Hermione Wrote:
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> Irna Wrote:
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> > Here is a text I just wrote about that: It's
> in
> > French, English translation coming soon.
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> Thanks for this, Irna. Evidently, a lot of hard
> work has gone into that article ...
Th
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Lee Wrote:
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> I find this rather encouraging. It's good to see
> that the scientific evidence here has prevailed.
I wonder whether the scientific evidence has actually prevailed, at least in Peru. As far as I know, none of the Peruvian websites and online magazines which announced the "discovery" has published
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Ancient History
I have finished the translation of the entire article:
Irna
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Doug Weller Wrote:
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> There are virtually no artefacts from these
> excavations. Some of that is certainly bad
> archaeological practice, I know I've seen photos
> of a piece pottery cut by a mechanical digger.
Yes, that's one of the most worrying aspects of this affair I think for the local archaeologists: in a
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Ancient History
Katherine Reece Wrote:
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> Wow Irna ... that took you such a long time to
> debunk Guy's posting ....
> six whole minutes.
:-)
I just happened to be passing on the forum, I didn't realise that the post was so recent!
I forgot to mention that Dr. Swelim has been offered by Blagoje Govedarica, professor in Heide
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Irna
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Ancient History
Hi everybody,
Nadija Nukic, who used to be in 2006 the chief geologist in Osmanagic's team, and then left discretely without any explanation, gave an interview to the Bosnian magazine BHDani last week. If you want to learn more about missing reports, the use of a mechanical excavator, the "world's most ancien alphabet" carved in 2006... it's here:
Regards, Irna
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Ancient History
From factnet.org: "Damanhur. A new age sect that produces gourmet Italian food and luxury fabrics for European fashion houses is being investigated for allegedly exploiting its members. Founded in 1976 by Oberto "The Falcon" Airaudi, a former insurance salesman, the Damanhur sect has become a multi-million-dollar business empire based in an underground Alpine temple that looks like
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Humanities
Hi Colette,
did you know that these Damanhur people were good friends with Mr. Osmanagic? :-)
Irna
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Humanities
Colette Wrote:
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> I Posted some links to your site recently on the
> intimidations - Did that on another site though.
Yes, I saw that, and that you were again abused by some pyramid supporters...
> I wonder what they will come up with in
> Croatia...
They may encounter less good will from the Croatian political c
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Ancient History
; and
In Zagreb, Croatia, was founded on the 17th of September an "Association for the research of Prehistory", which will look for the traces of "ancient civilizations" in Croatia. Amoung the founders of this association: Semir Osmanagic, and some of his friends and supporters in Croatia, for instance Ivan Simatovic, author of a "report" about the Bosnian pyrami
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Katherine Reece Wrote:
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> > I was amused at Osmanagic's whine that they
> > changed the rules all the time.
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> 98 times!
That's the superficy of the protected zone on Visocica that was multiplied by 98 in 2006 after the beginnin
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Irna
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Doug, I really think you will loose your time. It seems that in a recent radio show M. Osmanagic said that "the trace of the bones was lost", and that he "thinks" that they were sent back from London to Visoko, to the care of some kind of cemetary or funeral company. So, in case the bones are not found in London, you see that the guilty ones will be easily found...
Irna
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Well, I'm really fascinated by these texts by M. Osmanagic Senior. It would have been a real pity that they are lost for the posterity
Irna
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stultitia Wrote:
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> Rich, a few months ago, when the Osmanagic family
> Foundation updated their official web site, some
> reports that were available in English have been
> forgotten to be put back online. Among such
> reports are the script analyses by Mr. Muris
> Osmanagic, Semir's father.
Hi, I have comm
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Irna
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Ancient History
Hi Stultitia, an excellent article, as usual.
However, you forgot to mention that M. Osmanagic's team, if they have lost some artifacts, have also found some stunning ones, like the "three-headed dragon" : or the "pre-Illyrian cow" :
For the ones who think it might be a joke, just go and have a look at the last "report" by the team : (pages 18 and 29).
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Byrd Wrote:
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> The carving in stone is authentic, as are other
> things.
Hi, the carved "salmon" comes from France, Abri du Poisson near Les Eyzies. I have found all the bone objects in the Joconde base of the French ministry of Culture : . Most come from the south-west of France and date from the Paleolithic.
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I received this morning some news that will, if confirmed, make me totally change my opinion about Visoko site and its interpretations by M. Osmanagic’s Foundation. The news, at the time when I’m writing, has still not been published on the Foundation website, but it was communicated to the people who signed in for the Foundation newsletter, so that I guess it will be published very soon. What is
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arachnae Wrote:
> Why not making BiH citizens proud of having a
> seven-tome Archeological Lexicon? I bet most of
> them do not even know it exists.
> People here need good reasons to let out all the
> love they have for their country, and they do have
> it, tons of it, In this moment they feel
> frustrated and humiliated for not having ways to
> channel it a
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Byrd Wrote:
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> I do academic research on American rock art sites,
> and the inscriptions on the rock are obviously
> new. Believe it or not, there's a color and shade
> difference in old inscriptions and new stuff.
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> Osmanagic's inscriptions are new... the color
> indicates a date no older than 2
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Irna
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Ancient History
Hello all,
One of the favourite arguments of Osmanagic and his followers is that "Nature can never do that" (pyramids, "pavements", stone-balls and so on). This has been addressed in a very detailed way by Paul H. in his posts about "the geology of the bosnian pyramid". I just tried to complete it by a picture gallery showing numerous instances of "what Natur
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arachnae Wrote:
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It's so endlessly
> fascinating that I could go on talking about that
> for hours - that's why I'll stop now before
> becoming boring ;-)
Well, it's very interesting, and you really make me wish I could go and see the marvels of Bihac and Una River !
>
> Anyway, the lake-an
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Irna Wrote:
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> I would a thousand
> "Les Ripoux" for this last one :-).
I meant of course that I would give...
Irna
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Hello,
Noiret was really at his best when directed by Bertrand Tavernier : "L'Horloger de Saint-Paul", "Le juge et l'assassin", "Que la fête commence", and, his very best in my opinion, "Coup de Torchon", an adaptation for the cinema of the book "Pop 1280" by Jim Thompson. I would a thousand "Les Ripoux" for this last one :-
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arachnae Wrote:
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> A bit off-topic, you made my day, I see a lake
> here, around Bihac (where I live), that confirms a
> completely-layman theory of mine, based on simple
> observation (it's fairly evident when you look ath
> the Bihac's pocket), and some hint of an old
> legend, on ancient people blowing
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arachnae Wrote:
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> The only practical idea which has come to my mind
> recently is more photos of similar geologic
> phenomena around the world - perhaps the local
> bloggers could take up on the idea, they have done
> something already, but perhaps we need a flood of
> images - to counteract at least the "nature cannot
> do this" story.
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Katherine Reece Wrote:
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> I'm really worried about the ongoing stability of
> this hill.... is there a rainy season there?
> What is going to happen when you get days of heavy
> rain?
Yes, there is a rainy season in fall and winter, and often a lot of snow. The North face of Visocica has already known, as far as I
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Katherine Reece Wrote:
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> Did anyone hear about a geologist named Stjepan
> Coric? Apparently Osmanagic invited him to see
> the "pyramids" and he said the same thing Paul has
> been saying... also he suggests the tunnels were
> mines (hmmm where did I hear THAT suggestion
> before .. oh yeah .. ME!) I don
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