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Mysterious stone structure discovered beneath Sea of Galilee
Posted on April 10, 2013 by END TIME HEADLINES
A giant “monumental” stone structure discovered beneath the waters of
the Sea of Galilee in Israel has archaeologists puzzled as to its
purpose and even how long ago it was built. The mysterious structure is
cone shaped, made of “unhewn basalt cobbles and boulders,” and weighs an
estimated 60,000 tons the researchers said. That makes it heavier than
most modern-day warships. Rising nearly 32 feet high, it has a diameter
of about 230 feet. To put that in perspective, the outer stone circle
of Stonehenge
has
a diameter just half that with its tallest stones not reaching that
height. It appears to be a giant cairn, rocks piled on top of each
other. Structures like this are known from elsewhere in the world and
are sometimes used to mark burials. Researchers do not know if the newly
discovered structure was used for this purpose. The structure was first
detected in the summer of 2003 during a sonar survey of the southwest
portion of the sea. Divers have since been down to investigate, they
write in the latest issue of the International Journal of Nautical
Archaeology. More
Thanks to: http://endtimeheadlines.wordpress.com
Posted on April 10, 2013 by END TIME HEADLINES
A giant “monumental” stone structure discovered beneath the waters of
the Sea of Galilee in Israel has archaeologists puzzled as to its
purpose and even how long ago it was built. The mysterious structure is
cone shaped, made of “unhewn basalt cobbles and boulders,” and weighs an
estimated 60,000 tons the researchers said. That makes it heavier than
most modern-day warships. Rising nearly 32 feet high, it has a diameter
of about 230 feet. To put that in perspective, the outer stone circle
of Stonehenge
hasa diameter just half that with its tallest stones not reaching that
height. It appears to be a giant cairn, rocks piled on top of each
other. Structures like this are known from elsewhere in the world and
are sometimes used to mark burials. Researchers do not know if the newly
discovered structure was used for this purpose. The structure was first
detected in the summer of 2003 during a sonar survey of the southwest
portion of the sea. Divers have since been down to investigate, they
write in the latest issue of the International Journal of Nautical
Archaeology. More
Thanks to: http://endtimeheadlines.wordpress.com
