Mysterious giant sphere unearthed in forest

[sonofkrypton]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/04/11/mysterious-giant-sphere-unearthed-in-forest-divides-opinion/

saw the thumbnail and instantly thought "Costa Rica"

read on to discover the name.....drum roll please........Semir Osmanagic

Does he have any shred of reputation left after the Bosnian Pyramid Debacle!

i have to say the picture is interesting, i don't (unfortunately ) understand the Geological process

maybe someone here can give a little more detail? i know we have some extremely knowledgeable people here at UM

so..............lets hear it?

[ChrLzs]

Interesting article here:

http://www.philipcop...om/spheres.html

It suggests that the material from which they are made is actually pretty easy to shape into a ball.. There doesn't seem to be a universally accepted explanation for them, but many do seem to be most likely man-made..

[TheBIHLover]

Great thread!

Dr. Osmanagich has a lot of reputation in Bosnia, but some are against him, while others support him. He is a good researcher, that is for sure.

I have not researched these stone by my own hands, but there are a number of stone spheres in Zavidovici and around Bosnia and Herzegovina. Really interesting.

Edited April 12, 2016 by Prido

[TheBIHLover]

Another article on the stone spheres:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3527997/Is-rock-proof-lost-European-civilisation-Archaeologist-claims-spherical-boulder-world-s-oldest-man-sphere-used-healing.html

[sonofkrypton]

Another article on the stone spheres:

http://www.dailymail...ed-healing.html

all good till they liken it to the Boulder from Indiana Jones!! :-*

[sonofkrypton]

Interesting article here:

http://www.philipcop...om/spheres.html

It suggests that the material from which they are made is actually pretty easy to shape into a ball.. There doesn't seem to be a universally accepted explanation for them, but many do seem to be most likely man-made..

thanks for the link ChrLzs really interesting, this would appear to not be a new find?

[TheBIHLover]

all good till they liken it to the Boulder from Indiana Jones!! :-*

I don't think that it is a boulder to be honest. Then the stone spheres in Costa Rica are also boulders. The big questions is how they made those stone spheres in the first place.

[sonofkrypton]

I don't think that it is a boulder to be honest. Then the stone spheres in Costa Rica are also boulders. The big questions is how they made those stone spheres in the first place.

if it is man made i'd strugle to suggest a use? boundary markers maybe?

the Olmec heads....if i remember rightly.....are thought to be used for this purpose i.e. "you are entering our area beware"

what do you think Prido?

[TheBIHLover]

if it is man made i'd strugle to suggest a use? boundary markers maybe?

the Olmec heads....if i remember rightly.....are thought to be used for this purpose i.e. "you are entering our area beware"

what do you think Prido?

Well, I have not studied the stone spheres myself, so I can only give my opinion, but there is no straight answers to this. The stone spheres could be some kind of important energetic spots. I don't think that the stone spheres were some kind of markers, because it is just too complicated to make a round ball, why not just stack some stones like they did in the Middle ages, especially the Vikings? Same thing with the faces of Olmec, but those faces could be some kind of statues, because the heads look like the statues from Eastern Island.

[cern]

trovants

[Jarocal]

Well, I have not studied the stone spheres myself, so I can only give my opinion, but there is no straight answers to this. The stone spheres could be some kind of important energetic spots. I don't think that the stone spheres were some kind of markers, because it is just too complicated to make a round ball, why not just stack some stones like they did in the Middle ages, especially the Vikings? Same thing with the faces of Olmec, but those faces could be some kind of statues, because the heads look like the statues from Eastern Island.

Decorative value, showcase the ability of their craftsmanship in masonry to make the sphere, resprensentation of the moon or other celestial object, The list can be quite extensive without resorting to conjecture regarding utilization of undefined "energies".

In regard to the Olmec/Easter Island comparison such a connection is tenuous at best with both "looking like each other" only in the sense they are both heads carved from si.liar mediums(stone) on a rather large scale. Stylistically I do not see any great allusion to a shared source.

Edited April 12, 2016 by Jarocal

[sonofkrypton]

Decorative value, showcase the ability of their craftsmanship in masonry to make the sphere, resprensentation of the moon or other celestial object, The list can be quite extensive without resorting to conjecture regarding utilization of undefined "energies".

In regard to the Olmec/Easter Island comparison such a connection is tenuous at best with both "looking like each other" only in the sense they are both heads carved from si.liar mediums(stone) on a rather large scale. Stylistically I do not see any great allusion to a shared source.

i wasn't for one minute advocating a shared source, i was simply offering an opinion of the stones being Markers, i like the idea as a way to show to others the sophistication of their masons, IF they are Man-Made, which i'm not saying they are haha

[sonofkrypton]

trovants

thanks for the Link CERN

i believe it is possible for natural processes to make simple Shapes, the the Giants Causeway for example. where do you sit on the Man-Made vs Naural? i'd love your opinion

[Lilly]

all good till they liken it to the Boulder from Indiana Jones!! :-*

But that was such a great scene:

[Jarocal]

i wasn't for one minute advocating a shared source, i was simply offering an opinion of the stones being Markers, i like the idea as a way to show to others the sophistication of their masons, IF they are Man-Made, which i'm not saying they are haha

Sorry, I did not discount your markers possibility, That was actually the person I was replying to who did so. I never stated they were even man-made though allowing the idea to further a discussion is fine with me and offered examples for reasons more mundane than some exotic or esoteric energy which seems unquantifiable and the knowledge of which has been lost to time...

[cern]

thanks for the Link CERN

i believe it is possible for natural processes to make simple Shapes, the the Giants Causeway for example. where do you sit on the Man-Made vs Naural? i'd love your opinion

i have to wonder whos wife would let them waste all that time making a round rock. what would she say to her friends.

[sonofkrypton]

But that was such a great scene:

it was an amazing scene!, i live for the day an actual archaeologist has to go through that ordeal haha

i have to wonder whos wife would let them waste all that time making a round rock. what would she say to her friends.

" You don't understand Susan! it's Art!" haha

[sonofkrypton]

Decorative value, showcase the ability of their craftsmanship in masonry to make the sphere, resprensentation of the moon or other celestial object, The list can be quite extensive without resorting to conjecture regarding utilization of undefined "energies".

In regard to the Olmec/Easter Island comparison such a connection is tenuous at best with both "looking like each other" only in the sense they are both heads carved from si.liar mediums(stone) on a rather large scale. Stylistically I do not see any great allusion to a shared source.

Occam's Razor does need to be employed a little more liberally before resorting to "Energies" haha

[Irna]

The Bosnian stone spheres are natural concretions; concretions of the same kind can be found in numerous places, from China to New Zealand and from France to the US. I have collected here http://irna.lautre.net/Tout-ce-que-la-nature-ne-peut-pas,45.html a gallery of such concretions, and explained here http://irna.lautre.net/Stone-balls-in-France-too.html how the French ones were made.

The Bosnian concretions have been studied by several geologists, among whom Paul Heinrich of the Louisiana Geological Survey: http://www.academia.edu/3170727/The_Giant_Concretions_of_Rock_City_Kansas see page 6

Bosnian Cannonball Concretions: In Europe, large carbonate concretions, which

are accessible to tourists, have recently been found near Zavidovi´i, Mecevici, and

Ozimici, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Although initially misidentified as being manmade,

ongoing studies of the Zavidovi´i stone balls and local bedrock associated with them

clearly demonstrates that these stone balls are classic examples of giant cannonball

concretions. Preliminary petrographic analysis indicates that these stone balls consist

of a solidly carbonate-cemented graywacke, classified as a litharenite according to

Folk (1968). The calcite cement consists largely of poikilotopic spar which often has

replaced framework grains as found in Rock City and many other giant carbonate

concretions. The bedrock, either from which the Zavidovi´i concretions came or in

which they are still partially encased, consists of graywacke identical to the concretions.

The local bedrock differs from the Zavidovi´i concretions in composition only

in that it lacks the strongly developed carbonate cement. The area around the Zavidovi´i

concretions, which Dr. Earl W. McBride, University of Texas at Austin, described in

personal communications as being “world-class” examples of large cannonball concretions,

would make an excellent park much like Rock City that would showcase and

protect them.

[DingoLingo]

The Bosnian stone spheres are natural concretions; concretions of the same kind can be found in numerous places, from China to New Zealand and from France to the US. I have collected here http://irna.lautre.n...eut-pas,45.html a gallery of such concretions, and explained here http://irna.lautre.n...France-too.html how the French ones were made.

The Bosnian concretions have been studied by several geologists, among whom Paul Heinrich of the Louisiana Geological Survey: http://www.academia....ock_City_Kansas see page 6

Nice one Irna

[sonofkrypton]

The Bosnian stone spheres are natural concretions; concretions of the same kind can be found in numerous places, from China to New Zealand and from France to the US. I have collected here http://irna.lautre.n...eut-pas,45.html a gallery of such concretions, and explained here http://irna.lautre.n...France-too.html how the French ones were made.

The Bosnian concretions have been studied by several geologists, among whom Paul Heinrich of the Louisiana Geological Survey: http://www.academia....ock_City_Kansas see page 6

"consist of a solidly carbonate-cemented graywacke, classified as a litharenite" *nods head* mmmm hhhmmm Thought So!

"consists largely of poikilotopic spar " wasn't sure but now you've confirmed it*

:D :P

Thanks Irna

great Links!

[Hanslune]

Great thread!

Dr. Osmanagich has a lot of reputation in Bosnia, but some are against him, while others support him. He is a good researcher, that is for sure.

He's a terrible researcher with little knowledge outside his own imagination - remember this 'researcher' thinks natural hills are pyramids and that a LC built them - which he cannot find....What he IS good at is spinning new age tales, lying, misrepresenting data and getting others to do his bidding.

[cern]

" You don't understand Susan! it's Art!" haha

or a revolution in cave security.

[+Hammerclaw]

They can occur naturally. http://www.thunderbolts.info/tpod/2008/arch08/080418moeraki.htm

[BlackenedTiger]

Dragon eggs! Lol got to be dragon eggs