{"id":1010,"date":"2010-04-18T09:12:27","date_gmt":"2010-04-18T09:12:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/bosnia\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T06:41:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T06:41:22","slug":"bosnia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/bosnia\/","title":{"rendered":"Bosnia"},"content":{"rendered":"

B<\/strong>osnia<\/strong> was dragged into the Atlantis debate in 2006,when a self-styled archaeologist, Semir Osmanagic, claimed that he had discovered five pyramids<\/a> in his ancestral Bosnia, near the town of Visoko. His claim received widespread media coverage and sparked a debate that continues today.\"bosnian_pyramid_sun_01\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Osmanagic maintains that the largest one is bigger than the Great Pyramid at Giza and that the Bosnian pyramids date to 12,000 B.C. In response, Archaeology<\/em> Magazine noted that “Construction of massive pyramids in Bosnia at that period is not believable. Curtis Runnels, a specialist in the prehistory of Greece and the Balkans at Boston University, notes that “Between 27,000 and 12,000 years ago, the Balkans were locked in the last Glacial maximum, a period of very cold and dry climate with glaciers in some of the mountain ranges. The only occupants were Upper Paleolithic hunters and gatherers who left behind open-air camp sites and traces of occupation in caves.”<\/em>(j)<\/sup><\/p>\n

The Atlantis connection emerged from the belief of Osmanagic, that the original ancestors of the Maya<\/a>, Basques<\/a> and other ancient peoples were descended from the peoples of Atlantis and Lemuria, whose founders arrived on earth from the Pleiades<\/a>. According to Osmanagic\u2019s strange logic this gives the \u2018pyramids\u2019 of Bosnia an Atlantean pedigree.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, Mark Rose, editor of Archaeology<\/em>, who published a critical review(a)<\/sup> of Osmanagic\u2019s weird ideas in Archaeology<\/em> magazine, was also widely quoted, adding some balance to the debate. The same magazine carried a brief but highly critical review of Osmanagic’s theories from Zahi Hawass(h)<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

In 2006, Robert Schoch <\/a><\/span>visited the Bosnian \u2018pyramid\u2019 and subsequently wrote a highly critical assessment of Osmanagic and his theories. However, sometime later, Osmanagic responded with a scathing review(c)<\/span><\/sup> of Schoch\u2019s work! <\/b>I have included here the opening paragraph of Schoch’s comments, which may explain Osmanagic’s reaction. “<\/em>I have seen the corrupting effects of money in Bosnia.\u00a0<\/em>I am referring to the so-called Bosnian pyramids located in the Visoko region. Initially, I was excited by the expectation of very old pyramids (claims circulated that they were 10,000 years or older).\u00a0Upon visiting the site, I discovered a massive money, power, influence, and nepotism driven swindle.”<\/em>(n)<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

In 2013, Dominique G\u00f6rlitz<\/a> published a report of his investigation of the Bosnian pyramids, in which he concluded “that at least the Great Pyramid of the Sun and the lesser Pyramid of the Moon are not the archaeological remains of an unknown civilization”<\/em> (o)<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

In September 2014 the Science Channel aired an episode of The Unexplained Files <\/em>series in the US, which attempted to justify Osmanagic\u2019s claims. However, Jason Colavito<\/a> has highlighted the many flaws in the program\u2019s content(d)<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

A more sober attempt to link the Bosnian region with Atlantis, has been made by Fatih Hodzic<\/a>(b)<\/sup>. Part of his theory attempts to identify the thousands of stone blocks or \u2018stecaks\u2019, spread widely in Bosnia, as remnants of Atlantean buildings. His ideas are interesting, but unconvincing.<\/p>\n

Not content with having Atlantis in Bosnia, Roberto Salinas Price, in 1985 [1544<\/a>]<\/sup>, also proposed Bosnia as the location of Homer’s Troy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In 2014, Paul A. LaViolette<\/a> visited the Visko pyramid in Bosnia and published an extensive illustrated article, in which he expressed his amazement at what he saw there and concluded(g)<\/sup><\/span> that he considers \u00a0“this\u00a0to be one of the\u00a0most important archaeological excavations going on at this time on our planet.”<\/em>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Philip Coppens<\/a> has also defended the reality of Osmanagic’s pyramids in The Lost Civilization<\/em> Enigma<\/em>[1275<\/a>.39]<\/sup>. Nevertheless, the debate is still open, as can be seen in a February 2016 blog(f)<\/span><\/sup>, in which many reasonable questions relating to the construction of the pyramids are still unresolved. For my part, I find Osmanagic’s personal credibility questionable, considering his previous claims regarding Atlantis and ancient aliens, which are not, in my view, the conclusions of a person with his critical faculties intact.<\/p>\n

Another claim from Osmanagic emerged in April 2016, when he claimed that huge stone spheres that exist in Bosnia, ‘prove’ the existence of an advanced civilisation more than 1,500 years ago(e)<\/sup>!<\/p>\n

Atlantisforschung<\/em><\/a> published an article by Osmanagi? in which he highlighted the Bosnian spheres, while also referencing other spheres discovered in the Adriatic region as well as in various countries around the world(l)<\/sup>. Conventional geology describes most spheres outside of Costa Rica as natural concretions(m)<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, a pretty vigorous defence of the reality of the Bosnia pyramids was published by Richard Hoyle, on the Ancient Origins<\/em> website, in January 2020(k)<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Late 2018 saw the UK’s Express <\/em>tabloid’s online edition\u00a0entertain us with the headline(I) <\/sup> – Bosnian pyramid SHOCK: ancient civilisation received knowledge from SPACE.<\/p>\n

(a)<\/span><\/sup>\u00a0https:\/\/archive.archaeology.org\/online\/features\/osmanagic\/<\/a><\/p>\n

(b)<\/span><\/sup> http:\/\/en.atlantida.spletnestrani.com\/atlantida\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(c) <\/sup>\u00a0Wayback Machine (archive.org)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(d)<\/sup> https:\/\/www.jasoncolavito.com\/blog\/review-of-the-unexplained-files-segment-on-the-so-called-bosnian-pyramids<\/a><\/p>\n

(e) <\/sup>https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2016\/04\/11\/mysterious-giant-sphere-unearthed-in-forest-divides-opinion\/<\/a><\/p>\n

(f)<\/sup> https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250803205315\/https:\/\/atlantipedia.ie\/samples\/archive-3187\/<\/a><\/p>\n

(g)\u00a0 <\/span><\/sup>https:\/\/www.sarajevotimes.com\/?p=72522<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

(h)<\/sup> https:\/\/archive.archaeology.org\/online\/features\/osmanagic\/zahi_hawass.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n

(I)\u00a0<\/sup>https:\/\/www.express.co.uk\/news\/weird\/1062080\/Bosnia-pyramid-shock-theory-ancient-civilisation-space-spt<\/a><\/p>\n

(j)<\/sup> <\/span>https:\/\/archive.archaeology.org\/online\/features\/osmanagic\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

(k) <\/sup>https:\/\/www.ancient-origins.net\/ancient-places-europe\/bosnian-pyramid-0013212<\/a><\/p>\n

(l)<\/sup> News about the Bosnian stone balls \u2013 Atlantisforschung.de (atlantisforschung-de.translate.goog)<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(m)<\/sup> https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/shaenamontanari\/2016\/04\/18\/that-massive-stone-sphere-in-bosnia-is-probably-not-from-a-lost-civilization\/?sh=2ab4ad98174e<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(n)<\/sup><\/span> Politics and science – Example: The so-called Bosnian pyramids – Atlantisforschung.de (atlantisforschung-de.translate.goog)<\/a>\u00a0*<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

(o)<\/sup><\/span> Reiseerfahrungen zu den Bosnienpyramiden \u2013 Atlantisforschung.de (atlantisforschung-de.translate.goog)<\/a>\u00a0*<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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