Visočica
Visočica [ʋisɔtʃitsa] (also known as Brdo Grad [br̩dɔ ɡrad] (Bosnian: Hill Town) is a hill in Bosnia and Herzegovina famous as the site of the Old town of Visoki [ʋisɔki] as well the recent claim that it is one of the Bosnian pyramids.
The 213 metre Visočica hill, upon which the Old town of Visoki was once sited, is roughly pyramid-shaped. The idea that it constitutes an ancient artificial edifice was publicised by Houston-based expatriate Bosnian author and metalworker Semir Osmanagić.
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[edit] Old town of Visoki
The Old town of Visoki was a famous medieval royal castle town during the fourteenth century, located in Visoko [ʋisɔkɔ], Bosnia and Herzegovina. The first mention of the town was on 1 September, 1355, in the charter "in castro nosto Visoka vocatum" written by Tvrtko I of Bosnia while he was a young ban.[1] The town was abandoned before 1503, because it is not mentioned in the Turkish-Hungarian treaty from the mentioned year.[2] In the year 1626 Đorđić mentioned Visoki among abandoned towns.[3]
[edit] Bosnian pyramids
Visočica hill became the focus of international attention in October 2005, following a news-media campaign promoting the false idea that it is actually the largest of a group of ancient man-made pyramids, the so-called Bosnian pyramids.
Scientific investigations of the site show there is no pyramid.[4][5][6] Additionally, scientists have criticised the Bosnian authorities for supporting the pyramid claim saying, "This scheme is a cruel hoax on an unsuspecting public and has no place in the world of genuine science."[7]
[edit] References
- ^ Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina (3rd April 2009). "Povijesno područje – Stari grad Visoki". Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. http://www.kons.gov.ba/main.php?id_struct=6&lang=1&action=view&id=2409. Retrieved 3rd September 2011.
- ^ Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina (3rd April 2009). "Povijesno područje – Stari grad Visoki". Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. http://www.kons.gov.ba/main.php?id_struct=6&lang=1&action=view&id=2409. Retrieved 3rd September 2011.
- ^ Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina (3rd April 2009). "Povijesno područje – Stari grad Visoki". Commission to Preserve National Monuments of Bosnia and Herzegovina. http://www.kons.gov.ba/main.php?id_struct=6&lang=1&action=view&id=2409. Retrieved 3rd September 2011.
- ^ Pyramid No More, Sub Rosa, Issue 6, Oct 2006.
- ^ The great Bosnian pyramid scheme by Anthony Harding, British Archaeology November/December 2006
- ^ John Bohannon, Mad About Pyramids, Science Magazine, 22 September 2006.
- ^ Declaration from the European Association of Archaeologists, 11 Dec 2006
[edit] See also
- Historic documents written in Visoki
- Visoko
- Visoko during the Middle Ages
- History of Bosnia and Herzegovina
[edit] External links
Coordinates: 43°58′42″N 18°10′40″E / 43.97833°N 18.17778°E
