For the unititiated, our world would appear to no longer offer any new discoveries of significance. The realm of the anomalous and the extraordinary seems to be relegated only to the cranks, the crackpots, and the conspiracy theorists. Yet, with the slightest examination alone mysteries undoubtedly abound. Just this week, underwater archeologists began exploring a man-made stone structure twice the size of Stonehenge at the bottom of the Sea of Galilee.
As the latest issue of the International Journal of Nautical Archeology reports, "Close inspection by scuba divers revealed that the structure is made of basalt boulders up to 1 m (3.2 feet) long with no apparent construction pattern. The boulders have natural faces with no signs of cutting or chiseling. Similarly, we did not find any sign of arrangement or walls that delineate this structure."
The structure was most likely built on land only later to be covered by the Sea of Galilee as the water level rose. "The shape and composition of the submerged structure does not resemble any natural feature. We therefore conclude that it is man-made," the researchers write.
Similar megaliths found nearby date the submerged structure to the Third Millennia BCE. Researchers are baffled by the structure's purpose. Though some speculate it may have had significance as a burial site, further research is necessary.
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