{"id":26733,"date":"2016-10-05T05:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T09:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themysticalunderground.com\/?p=26733"},"modified":"2016-10-31T22:06:04","modified_gmt":"2016-11-01T02:06:04","slug":"more-stone-balls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themysticalunderground.com\/?p=26733","title":{"rendered":"More Stone Balls"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While the subject of who has the real stone balls might sound like something out the of jaded 2016 U.S. election campaign, there is actually a debate about the subject among archaeologists. It was instigated by the recent discovery<\/a> in Bosnia of the above sphere that is estimated to weigh 30 tons.<\/p>\n

According to Bosnian archaeologist Semir Osmanagich, the ball is one several that have been found near the town of Zavidovici. He believes the spheres are evidence of an ancient lost culture, and says there used to be about 80 of them. No mention is made of what happened to them, which might be even more interesting than the spheres themselves.<\/p>\n

If you’ve heard anything previously about large stone spheres, it’s probably the well known ones in Costa Rica. As the article notes: “The Bosnian sphere invites comparison to stone spheres in Costa Rica, which occupy four sites that were given a UNESCO world heritage designation in 2014 and are said to be the inspiration for a scene in the film Raiders of the Lost Ark<\/em>.”<\/p>\n

But other archaeologists, who refer to Osmanagich as a controversial figure among his peers, say these spheres appear to be natural formations. Archaeologists tend to be\u00a0 protective of their own territory. From the article: John Hoopes, chair of the department of anthropology at the University of Kansas and an expert <\/a>on the Costa Rican spheres, says the stones looks like a “natural concretion.\u201d Hoopes goes on to say that the Costa Rican spheres – his stone balls – are definitely man-made. However, the purpose of the spheres and how they were made remain a mystery.<\/p>\n

Maybe they were made to chase snoopy archaeologist along underground tunnels, as in Raiders.<\/em><\/p>\n

PS In the event that we lose electrical power in the next few days, this post will stay here until the power is back on.<\/p>\n

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