Der große Schwindel um die 'Bimini Road'

(I-Newswire) November 9, 2005 - Archaeologist William Donato and a team of researchers have confirmed a complex of ancient harbor works in shallow water off Bimini, 50 miles from Miami. In May 2005, the team investigated a little-known line of underwater stones located a mile from a controversial site known as the "Bimini Road." The new mile-long line of stones was found and videotaped from the air. Subsequent dives revealed several large stone circles on the bottom, formed from large blocks of limestone arranged into circular patterns. The circles were spaced at regular intervals. Stone anchors, identical to ancient Phoenician, Greek, and Roman anchors, were also found. "These finds took us by surprise," stated Dr. Greg Little, who organized the expedition. "The circles may be similar to ancient Mediterranean harbor 'mooring circles.'"

Near the new site is the Bimini Road, a misnamed J-shaped underwater formation of stone blocks. A careful search there yielded two stone anchors in the 1800-foot long stone formation. "One of these is identical to unusual ancient Greek anchors found at Thera," Little related. Several other artifacts were found, "but the most important finds directly contradict skeptical claims." The team found numerous multiple tiers of blocks including one set of three on top of each other. "The top block has a U-shaped channel cut all the way across its bottom," Little said. "The most definitive evidence was found under the massive blocks. We found rectangular slabs of smooth, cut stone literally stacked under several blocks. These were used as leveling prop stones. This is proof that the so-called Bimini Road was a breakwater forming an ancient harbor."

The team took 20 hours of underwater video and 1000 photos. "It's taken us five months to process the information and organize the evidence," Little stated. "While the finds are definitive, the real problem is that a few skeptics wrote articles asserting the main formation was simply natural limestone. A hoax was perpetrated at Bimini by the skeptics, but you have to examine a 1978 report to understand it. Academic archaeologists and geologists don't read that report. They cite later summaries, which are based on falsified data. The hoax is a disgrace, but it's been actively supported by key people."

Little hat einen kostenlosen, 30-seitigen pdf-Report über die Expedition und den Hoax erstellt, und produced eine 73-minütige DVD-Dokumentation produziert. Der Report, welcher 70 Fotos enthält, kann heruntergeladen werden unter: The Ancient Bimini Harbor: Uncovering the Great Bimini Hoax.

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Dieser Beitrag erschien erstmals am 9. Nov. 2005 unter dem Titel "[http://www.i-newswire.com/ancient-harbor-complex-confirmed/a49748 Ancient Harbor Complex Confirmed at Bimini, Bahamas�Hoax Revealed] " bei: [ I-Newswire] Übersetzung ins Deutsche und Illustration durch Atlantisforschung.de.