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By BBC News Online's Tom Housden
The remains of what has been described as a huge lost city may force historians and archaeologists to radically reconsider their view of ancient human history.
Marine scientists say archaeological remains discovered 36 meters (120 feet) underwater in the Gulf of Cambay off the western coast of India could be over 9,000 years old.
The vast city - which is five miles long and two miles wide - is believed to predate the oldest known remains in the subcontinent by more than 5,000 years.
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We have to find out what happened then ... where and how this civilisation vanished," he said.
Originally posted by Hal9000
Nice find.
I remember that when the tsunami hit in 2004 that some said they saw structures off the coast of India when the water was receded before it came, but I have not heard anything more till now.
Anyway, here is another underwater sight off Japan that was discovered in 1987, called the Yanoguni Monument with some pretty impressive photos. The big debate is whether it is natural or manmade. I think it was a natural formation that was worked on by man because it shows obvious signs of unnatural shapes.
I saw a documertary on this I think on the Discovery channel. I am not a scientist or archeoligist but after seeing the videos of the site I find it very hard to believe that it was just a naturally occuring phenonenon. I have been trying to find other info on the subject and would appreciate any new links. I just can't help but believe that it is man made.
[edit on 7/25/2007 by Hal9000]
It has been argued that the ruins are either natural rock formations and result of faulty remote sensing equipment and the "artifacts" recovered, including pottery sherds, in the area of the ruins are either (Geofacts) or artifacts reworked from shipwrecks and eroded from coastal sites by the very strong tidal currents that characterize the Gulf of Cambay. The side scan sonar equipment used to image the bottom of the Gulf of Cambay was said to be faulty, and that a lot of the supporting evidence is purely circumstantial. Interpretations as to whether the objects and seismic data gathered from the Gulf of Cambay and published over the years supports the existence of submerged Neolithic cities differs sharply between conventional archaeologists and alternative researchers. The consensus among conventional archaeologists is that there is a complete lack of any valid evidence for submerged ruins and any in situ artifacts associated with them. In sharp contrast, alternative researchers, including Graham Hancock, supporters of Vedic science, and Hindu nationalists, argue that the evidence clearly indicates the presence of submerged Neolithic cities at the bottom of the Bay of Cambay (Witzel 2006).
Now scientists have discovered hidden underwater traces of a city that existed at Alexandria at least seven centuries before Alexander the Great arrived, findings hinted at in Homer's Odyssey and that could shed light on the ancient world.
9,000 years ago, this place was home to one of the world's largest settlements!
At a time when most of the world's people were nomadic hunter-gatherers, Çatalhöyük was a bustling town of as many as 10,000 people.
Originally posted by Esoterica
I think it should be pointed out that the actual article linked to is 5 years old. The study of the site is still ongoing, though.
Originally posted by geemony
WOW i missed that good Observation. This changes my feeling a bit to the would they cover this up mood. I hate that alot of things arnt shared with us. I was ready for the they found a land speeder buried in the sand report. Damn.... will I have to globe hop to find out for myself on these things we talk about. :-)
Originally posted by earth2
We have to find out what happened then ... where and how this civilisation vanished," he said.
Uhh maybe they were flooded.
[edit on 25-7-2007 by earth2]