Stone Slabs May Be Part of a Pyramid in Bosnia
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Researchers have unearthed geometrically cut stone slabs in Bosnia that they said could form part of the sloping surface of what they believe is an ancient pyramid beneath a huge hill.
Archeologists and other experts began digging at the central Bosnian town of Visoko last week to explore the theory that the 2,120-foot hill covers a step pyramid, which would be the first found in Europe.
Semir Osmanagic, a Bosnian archeologist who studied the pyramids of Latin America for 15 years, said the huge stone blocks discovered Wednesday appeared to be cut into cubes and polished.
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