keithisco Posted April 10, 2013 #1 Share Posted April 10, 2013 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. Read More (Image Gallery credit to LiveScience) :http://www.livescience.com/28535-mysterious-structure-beneath-sea-of-galilee.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taun Posted April 10, 2013 #2 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Hmmm... I wonder if, since it is at the site of the ancient Jordan River Mouth, with an ancient urban area there, if they hadn't tried to build a breakwater of some kind, and started piling these large rocks up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithisco Posted April 10, 2013 Author #3 Share Posted April 10, 2013 ...could be, but it appears to have no delineated structure to it. Perhaps the stones were cleared from the surrounding area to create Farmland, or to create a navigable channel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted April 10, 2013 #4 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Yeah, pehaps a man-made barrier reef of sorts, or a dumping area for boulders for land building? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonshadow60 Posted April 10, 2013 #5 Share Posted April 10, 2013 Certainly piques the imagination, doesn't it? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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