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In 1985, in Okinawa Prefecture in Japan, about south coast islands of Yonaguni, local diver Kihashiro Aratake, taking care of the development of tourism in these places, made introductory dives in the crystal clear waters ocean and suddenly stumbled upon underwater pyramid a little more than 24 m high. With a flat top, it towered 91 cm above the water. Impressed by the find, Kihashiro called it "a place of ruins." The news of the discovery quickly spread among enthusiastic divers and, despite the strong current and the large population of hammerhead sharks, the underwater world around the island began to be actively explored.
The bulk of those who personally examined the underwater structures have no doubt that they were made by human hands. However, as always, there were skeptical archaeologists who did not bother with personal observations, but limited themselves to stories and amateur photographs. They considered the finds to be an unusual natural formation. Professional geologists do not share this confidence.

A well-known Japanese geologist, Professor Masaaki Kimura gathered a group of students and organized a professional survey of underwater structures. Since 1992, continuous research has been carried out. In 2000, measurements were made using a laser, multibeam echo sounders, airplanes, and sonars. As a result, scientists came to the conclusion about the artificial nature of underwater monuments. The publication of the facts and their detailed justification convinced many skeptics.
American geologist Robert Schoch flew to Japan in 1997 to personally inspect the find. After a series of dives, he expressed his opinion that in essence the Yonaguni monument is a natural structure, but processed and modified by people. This construction practice is generally typical for residents of the East Asian region, when some changes are made to the natural environment, for example, Zen gardens, ritual Japanese
landscapes, Chinese feng shui. The practice of terraforming is designed to create a harmonious relationship between people and the environment.

Dr. Schoch admitted the possibility of human influence on the monument, but did not believe in it. Whereas Kimura believed that the results of many years of research indicate the artificial origin of the underwater complex.
One of the most convincing evidence can be considered ancient hand tools found on the island and under water. In the Ryukyu Islands, which includes Yonaguni, they are called kusabi. The peculiarity of these objects is that they are made of igneous rock, but it is not found on Yonaguni. Accordingly, the material must be imported from somewhere in order to make tools from it for processing soft sandstone.
At the same time, traces of processing were found on its surfaces, possibly left by kusabi.
sharks in in large numbers live on the coast of Yonaguni, a small Japanese island.
No one knows why they gather in such numbers right there, near this island. What draws these predators here remains a mystery.
On top of some stones there are drilled holes spaced 200 mm apart, as if they were marked on a ruler. Mollusks could not do this, because the best of sea diggers - the sea urchin - is not suitable for them in shape.
Master mason Kotara Maja explained why these holes were needed. When he saw them, he immediately recognized the method used to date for breaking off stone blocks. Holes are first drilled into them from the edge, then large sticks are inserted into them and strongly pushed back and forth, pouring water on them until the rock cracks in a straight line and separates into a building block of the required size. Another well-known stonemason Koutaro Shinza from Okinawa confirmed the findings of a colleague. In this regard, there is a version that the underwater monuments of Yonaguni were once a quarry.
Another evidence of the artificial origin of the structures are small rectangles on the stones, found where there are no strong eroding currents. These 7.5 cm long openings could not have formed naturally. The presence of recesses also seems to indicate a quarry, but there could also be unfinished construction, interrupted by rising ocean levels.
The lower parts of the block structures look finished. For the most part, they do not have these openings, but rather architectural elements, such as " ring road"- something like an artificial path laid around the base of the structure and connected to its top by a drainage channel. The surface of the trail is smooth, as if lined with stone blocks.
Professor Kimura investigated a structure resembling a staircase. On some sides, it has obvious traces of human processing. One part of it can be recognized as a real staircase. At the bottom of the monument there are peculiar massive stone heaps. The connections formed by the blocks are even on each of the vertical "pillars".
Underwater structures have many details that are very problematic to explain from the standpoint of geology. For example, a large in-depth image of an hourglass carved into the surface of a stone. Next to it is a long straight channel ending in a short flight of seven steps. Below is a narrow tunnel, characterized by high-quality masonry blocks and even connections. If you swim further along the tunnel, you can find yourself in front of a kind of "double towers". These are vertical granite slabs, similar to 2 books, 580 cm. They are separated by an opening 7.5 cm wide. Most likely, the sun could be observed through this gap in certain time. Probably, these "double towers" are initially astronomically oriented, since they are tilted to each other at the same angle.
The most convincing evidence of the artificial origin of the monuments can be considered 17 hieroglyphs carved on them, and one full-fledged inscription. Four characters are duplicated several times. Obviously, they are carved by a human hand.
It is not possible to read them. The same symbols are found on the monumental structures of Nan Madol.
Not far from the key underwater structure of Yonaguni, there is a huge “stage”, which is a perfect square of monolithic rock, rising above the bottom by at least 550 cm.
The sides of the square are the same and equal to 21.3 m, so they give the impression of an artificial structure.
But that is not all. Associated with this platform amazing story. In 2000, diver Thomas Holden filmed an underwater story for cable television. With his video camera, he grabbed an image of a huge human face on the "stage". Even earlier, professional underwater photographer Cecile Hagrand noticed this feature when carved into the stone, the ghostly outlines of a helmet or wings, possibly a winged helmet above a human head. Japanese explorers decided to measure the portrait. During the work, despite thousands of years of erosion, the image could distinguish the features that the sculptor sought to give to the face: the configuration and proportionality of the eyes are noticeable. According to Professor Kimura, "the pupil of the right eye is elongated in the meridional direction." The geologist gave the name moai to the find, using the native word of the inhabitants of Easter Island, with which they designated their famous statues. He didn't just do it. The eyes of 2 found persons (2 were also found on the "stage") were directed towards this island. In the Okinawan dialect, any ancient sacred structure is called a moai. Therefore, some connection of the monuments near Yonaguni is very likely, not only with Nan Madol, but also with Easter Island.
Despite the fact that the underwater structures of Yonaguni are similar to each other, elements of various types can coexist in a small area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe same monument: a sharp edge with rounded holes, a stepped descent with a perfectly straight narrow trench. It is rather difficult to imagine that natural factors could take part in this, since if water erosion took place, then the same forms would be on the entire surface of the monument.
Although Dr. Shoh doubted the artificial origin of the underwater structures, he could not avoid comparison with similar structures found in Okinawa, especially in the vicinity of Naha, the capital of the prefecture. Another similar structure is called Naku Gusuku Castle. It was built for military purposes about 500 years ago and has since undergone numerous reconstructions. However, its foundation dates back to the 1st-2nd centuries. Once there was a ceremonial center and an aristocratic cemetery. It can be said with great certainty that this place has been surrounded by special reverence since ancient times. Carved into the rocks nearby are what look like gigantic steps and wide platforms of the underwater monument of Yonaguni. The tombs have not received much attention from archaeologists. They couldn't
determine neither the age nor the origin of the culture that created them. Nevertheless, it can be argued that the structures underwater and on land testify to a continuously evolving architectural style that is unique to this part of the world.
Using the radiocarbon method, Professor Kimura tried to find out the age of underwater structures. Radiocarbon dating of coral "twigs" from the monument showed values ​​within 4000 BC. e. However, this is the time of the beginning of the growth of corals, but not the time of the construction and submersion of ancient structures under water. Based on the known rate of coral growth, the scientist suggested that the flooding occurred about 12,000 years ago. Then the sea level was 30.5-35.5 m lower than now. That is, until the end of the Pleistocene era, the base of the monument was on land, and it is not known how long it stood before the catastrophe.
There is a definite connection between the various centers of ancient cultures throughout the Pacific region. Apart from Nan Madol, Easter Island and some others archaeological finds in China, Japan, this includes the ritual center on the opposite side of the Pacific Ocean - along the coast of South America. south of current capital The city of Lima in Peru is home to the gloomy ruins of Pachacamac, the religious capital of ancient Peru. Erected long before the rise of the Incas, it features wide tiers and huge steps leading up to spacious plazas. There is an impression that the Yonaguni monument was transferred from under the water to the land.
Near the coastal town of Trujillo there is an ancient structure that resembles the same underwater monument.
The Temple of the Sun, made in the pre-Inca era from unbaked clay bricks, has a latitudinal solar orientation similar to the location of the sunken monument. And they are almost the same size.
After the discovery of an underwater complex near the island of Yonaguni, the researchers decided to expand the search area in the hope of stumbling upon new monuments. ancient civilization and were not disappointed. Approximately 9.5 km southwest of the island of Aka, also part of the Ryukyu Islands, diver Mitsutoshi Taniguchi at a depth of about 23.5 m discovered stone circles and rectangular structures similar to the foundations of buildings, as well as a ring of standing stones with a diameter of 18 ,2 m and more than 1.8 m high. A similar ring was found further to the northeast. True, it turned out to be smaller in diameter. The largest concentric structure of small rounded stones has a diameter of 146.6 m. Thus, throughout the Pacific region there are structures suggestive of one ancient civilization that created them.

Incredible Facts

We know from ancient ancient manuscripts that people have always believed that new lands rise from the depths of the oceans, and the old ones can go under water destroying entire civilizations.

The most famous underwater lands are the island of Atlantis, which I wrote about 2.5 thousand years ago Plato. Over the past 100 years, with the development of technology and special techniques, including sonar, it has been possible to come across a very curious underwater anomalies.

Some strange objects, such as, for example, Bimini Road, are a source of much controversy. Some of anomalous places located not so close to the surface, but hidden at great depths.

Strange underwater structures

1 Mysterious Structure In The Sea Of Galilee

In 2003, scientists were surprised when they discovered a massive stone circular structure underwater. at a depth of 9 meters V Sea of ​​Galilee (Israel). This structure is composed of basaltic rocks, is cone-shaped and twice the diameter of Stonehenge in the UK.

Only recently were the results of studies of this strange design published. Archaeologists claim that it has very similar features with ancient communal burial grounds that are found all over the world. Structures of this size have not been found before, so the researchers cannot say when this structure could have been built.

2. Mysterious Underwater Structures on Google Maps

Strange circular structures visible in images from space off the coast Florida, North Carolina And Belize. They were noticed by archaeologists and researchers strange places in the pictures Google Earth. Although such anomalies have been observed in many other parts of the world Researchers don't yet know exactly what it is. Some believe that once these round structures could be burial mounds.

These structures are very similar to the stone structures found in Saudi Arabia. They are probably better preserved under water than on land, and date back to around 8 millennium BC. The structures found in Saudi Arabia are about 9,000 years old.

3. A strange structure in a Canadian lake

Divers have discovered traces of the past of the ancient inhabitants of western Canada while participating in unique underwater project in 2005. They found a very curious stone structure at a depth about 12 meters V Lake McDonald, Ontario, Canada.

This structure consists of an elongated piece of stone weighing about 450 kilograms with an almost flat surface, which rests on 7 stones the size of baseballs, which, in turn, stand on a slab weighing about a ton.

At first it was assumed that this is a natural structure, until geologists and archaeologists studied pictures of the structure in more detail. It has been proven that this object was created by man.

Baltic UFO

4. Anomaly in the Baltic Sea

Anomaly Baltic Sea, which was studied in 2012, caused a lot of controversy and speculation. Someone claimed that this disk-shaped structure that rests on the bottom of the sea could be sunken Nazi submarine, others put forward the version that it could be a flooded alien ship.

Although Swedish scientists have convinced the world that this just a piece of stone, and not at all UFOs, their research raised many questions. First, this piece of stone does not have a layer of silt on top. Usually, any stone that lies at the bottom of the ocean for a long time is covered with silt.

Moreover, this stone is wide about 60 meters, appears to be covered in lines and propped up by a high cushion 8 meters high.

mysterious lake

5. The mystery of Lake Baikal

Lake Baikal in southern Siberia unique for many reasons. This oldest, deepest and most big lake With fresh water on the planet. The thickness of the sediments at the bottom of this reservoir is 7 kilometers, and many species of fish that live in the waters of this lake are not found anywhere else.

A layer of ice can cover the surface of the lake until June. astronauts international space station in April 2009 were very surprised when they saw a strange round area more thin ice near the southern edge of the lake. They also noticed a similar area at the other end of the lake above the underwater ridge that divides the lake.

Although the origin of these strange circles is still a mystery, it has been suggested that in these areas warmer water comes to the surface. However, no hydrothermal activity has ever been observed in this zone before.

6. Stonehenge of Lake Michigan

Although Stonehenge in the UK is one of the most famous ancient stone monuments in the world, he is far from the only one. Similar stone structures have been found around the world.

In 2007 during the exploration of the bottom lake michigan using sonar, a group of underwater archaeologists discovered a series of stones arranged in a circle at a depth of 12 meters. An engraved drawing was found on one of the stones.

The image is similar in shape to mastodon, an animal that became extinct around 10 thousand years ago. The version of the ancient Stonehenge is quite plausible, because scientists have already found similar structures in the area.

Underwater cities

7. Underwater city near the island of Cuba

A series of underwater structures have been discovered off the coast islands of Cuba in 2001. These structures have attracted a lot of interest from archaeologists, historians and Atlantis hunters from all over the world. Sonar images taken by a team of seabed explorers showed symmetrical and geometrically correct structures, which cover an area of ​​about 2 square kilometers at a depth from 600 to 750 meters.

Skeptics believe that these structures are too deep so that they can be the work of man. It is estimated that for structures to sink to such a depth, at least 50 thousand years.

If conclusive evidence can be found that the structures are man-made, then they can add a lot to our knowledge. about the ancient Maya and their ancestors whose cities plunged into the depths of the ocean.

8. Japanese monument Enaguni

Ever since the "Enaguni Monument" was discovered in 1987 off the coast of Japan, it is the subject of controversy between archaeologists and researchers of underwater mysteries. Many claim that the area has natural natural landscapes were changed by the hand of man, as in the case of the complex Sacsayhuaman in Peru.

If these assumptions are true, then man has changed this area approximately in the 10th millennium BC. Skeptics, on the other hand, believe that the entire structure is natural, and the drawings and stone carvings are just natural scratches. However, looking at the photo, it is hard to believe that these structures are just natural formations. Judge for yourself:

Bimini Road

9. Bimini Structures

During expeditions 2006 and 2007 using side-scan sonar and seismoacoustic profiling, landscapes of deep regions west of bimini islands.

A series of rectangular structures were found at depth about 30 meters. All these structures were lined up in the same direction in parallel lines. The researchers reported that the structures closely resemble those found in coast of Cuba.

Later, the mysterious structures were examined in more detail. Were found around 50 stone pyramids sizes from 3 to 14 meters. Judging by the depth at which these structures are located, they must be at least 10 thousand years old.

10. Discoveries in the Gulf of Cambay

In May 2001, the opening was announced ruins of the ancient city V Gulf of Cambay. This discovery was made using sonar. Ancient city was located on a flat area, living quarters lined up in even rows, drainage systems, baths, barns and a fortress were discovered. The city belonged ancient Indian civilization.

Detailed studies of these places followed, artifacts were discovered. Among them is wood dating from around 7 millennium BC, stones that looked like tools, fossilized bones, fragments of dishes and even a tooth.

In 1998, Fr. Yonaguni was led by an expedition led by archaeologist Michael Arbuthnot. It included geologists, underwater archaeologists, anthropologists and linguists. The expedition made a layout underwater city, which clearly shows that the blocks form a series of perfectly even giant stone steps on one of the rocks. At the base of this structure, at a depth of 30 m, there is a scattering of exactly the same stone blocks. And actually about. Yonaguni has preserved the remains of giant stepped terraces.
A little north of Yonaguni, near about. Kerama in the Okinawa group of islands, the same expedition discovered underwatergiant stone labyrinths,and close to the nearby about. Chatan- giant rectangular vertical shafts and horizontal terraces.

In 2001, M. Kimura made a presentation on megalithic structures near about. Yonagumi at a scientific conference in Japan. His conclusion about their man-made origin was supported by most scientists.
Kimura also presented the results of his research and a computer model of the underwater ruins at the Pacific Science Congress in Japan in 2007. According to him, near about. Yonaguni are 10 underwater megalithic structures, and 5 more similar structures are located off the main island of Okinawa, located northeast of the Okinawa Islands (the central part of the Ryukyu archipelago). The massive ruins cover an area of ​​more than 45,000 sq.m.

"Most large building looks like a complex stepped monolithic pyramid rising from a depth of 25 meters,” Kimura told National Geographic News in 2007.

For 15 years, Kimura created a detailed picture of the underwater ruins of Yonaguni and Okinawa, and discoveredthere is much in common between them and underground and excavated structures on land. For example, the semi-circular cutout on the rocky platform corresponds to the entrance to Nakagusuku Castle in Okinawa, typical of 13th-century Ryukyu castles. Two underwater megaliths- huge, six-meter, vertically arranged stones, located nearby- are similar to twin megaliths in other parts of Japan, such as Mount Nabeyama in Gifu Prefecture.
The ruins of Yonaguni also bear resemblance to the high-mountain sanctuary of Machu Picchu in South America. In both cases, L-shaped blocks were used for construction, providing a "seamless" connection. In addition, both here and there, the craftsmen used a unique processing technology that protected the buildings from the effects of natural elements.

In the topic “Underwater megalithic complex of Yonaguni”, which contains photographs of underwater ruins, I also noted their similarity with the formations of the underground-terrestrial megalithic complex of Israel, Turkey and Syria.
IN close proximity from the Yonaguni Monument and near about. Okinawa underwater caves were discovered with stalactites, which are formed only on land. With their help, it was possible to determine the approximate age of the underwater ruins.
Different sources give different information about the time of construction of the Yonaguni monument.
1) A study on beryllium-10 showed that stalactites were formed at least 10 thousand years ago. Based on this, it was concluded that the sea flooded this part of the land and the Monument itself earlier than 10 thousand years ago. This coincided with scientists' estimates of changes in the level of the World Ocean in the past. Based on this, geologists determined the age of the Yonaguni Monument from 10 to 16 thousand years (http://ru.wikipedia.org).
2) Masaaki Kimura believes that the age of the ruins is a) from 2 to 3 thousand years (http://en.wikipedia.org), b) at least 5,000 years (), c) up to 10,000 years (http ://www.mandalay.ru). His calculations are based on the age of stalactites found in underwater caves, which Kimura believes sank with the city during the earthquake.
3) Teruaki Ishi, professor of geology at the University of Tokyo, believes that the Yonaguni Monument is much older. He determined that the immersion of the terraces under water occurred at the end of the last ice age.– about 10 thousand years ago. (http://www.mandalay.ru)
However, neither Kimura, nor Ishi, nor other researchers who determined the age of the Yonaguni Monument in the range of 5-16 thousand years, paid attention to one important feature of the structure of this complex, which is clearly visible in a number of photographs presented by me.The megalithic structures of the Yonaguni Monument are overlain by layered lithified (solid) deposits, which indicates that their age is much older than 10,000 and even 16,000 years.. I observed a similar overlap of rocky megalithic formations with layered lithified deposits. repeatedly and in Israel.
That's why,it cannot be ruled out that before the rise of the sea level 10-16 thousand years ago, the Yonaguni monument was already a ruin, just like Tiwanaku in Bolivia.

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At a scientific conference in 2001 in Japan, there were reports that a giant stepped structure similar to the Yonaguni Monument had been discovered off Chatan Island near Okinawa.
Near the Kerama Islands in the Okinawa group of islands, mysterious underwater "mazes" are located.
Near the island of Aguni in the Okinawa group of islands, cylindrical depressions were found, similar to those found in the "triangular basin" of the Monument.
On the other side of Yonaguni, in the strait between Taiwan and China, underwater structures resembling walls and roads were discovered.

Underwater megalithic structures near Ponape Island ( caroline islands)

Another frequently mentioned outcrop of ancient megalithic structures on the ocean floor is the underwater ruins near Ponape Island (Caroline Islands in the Pacific Ocean), in the southwestern part of which, 92 artificial islands Nan Madola, there are man-made megalithic walls made of basalt columns weighing from 3 to 50 tons.
For centuries, coral hunters and Chinese merchants have been interested in the riches supposedly hidden on seabed around about. Ponape. Divers said they saw roads, stone arches, ruined buildings, monoliths covered with corals and shells. And the Japanese from 1919 to 1939. they even pulled giant platinum sarcophagi out of the water. At least, it is reliably known that in those years Japan exported this metal in large quantities from Ponape, where there are no platinum deposits.
The existence of megalithic ruins near the island was confirmed by Australian divers led by ethnographer David Childers and Japanese archaeologists (surnames not given). Diving to a depth of 20- 35 m, Australian researchers discovered 12 huge columns overgrown with corals, and on the basalt blocks lying at the bottom they saw quite clear drawings of geometric shapes. Japanese divers managed to do even more- reach the foundation of Nan Madol- huge walls of basalt blocks, connected without any mortar. Based on the rate of sinking of the ocean floor, they calculated that the age of the underwater city is 10-12,000 years.
Their calculations were confirmed by scientists from the universities of Ohio and Oregon and the Pacific Institute in Honolulu (Pacific Studies Institutes) (USA) (I could not find the year of the research and the names of the scientists. Apparently, the source of publications on this topic was the work of Jonathan Gray "The Lost Cities" (2004), published on the website

Rock Lake is located 40 km east of Madison, Wisconsin. On cloudy days, the water in it looks cloudy and the bottom cannot be seen. But one day in April 1936, in clear weather, a certain Dr. Morgan, flying over a pond in his sports plane, accidentally looked down - and saw the outlines of three large objects under the water surface. Morgan descended - and his eyes appeared distinct silhouettes of pyramids with truncated tops!

After this incident was reported in the newspapers, researchers became interested in Rock Lake. Soon a team of scuba divers descended to the bottom of the lake. The young biologist W. Kennedy was able to examine the stone wall of a certain structure under water. Going around it, the scientist was convinced that the building really has a pyramidal shape. He took with him a trophy - a broken piece of masonry. However, when Kennedy tried to return to the pyramid with his comrades, they failed to find it. A few years later, another group of enthusiasts arrived at Rock Lake, taking their equipment with them. Underwater archaeologists examined the entire body of water in squares - and found the first pyramid!

The construction was of the correct form and had a rectangular base measuring 9x10 m. It, of course, was a creation of human hands. Later, researchers found another building, slightly different parameters from the first. In 1985 off the coast Japanese island Yonaguni diving instructor Kihachiro Aratake accidentally stumbled upon strange object, consisting of stone platforms covered with geometric ornaments and stepped terraces. The entire structure was surrounded by a deep trench. In appearance, it resembled the pyramids of the ancient Sumerians. A group of archaeologists who arrived at the site discovered a sculpture depicting a human head in an Indian feather headdress near the building.

It turned out that the underwater structure of unknown origin is similar to the high-altitude sanctuary of Machu Picchu, built by the Incas in South America. In both cases, L-shaped blocks were used for construction, providing a "seamless" connection. In addition, both here and there, the craftsmen used a unique processing technology that protects buildings from the effects of natural elements. But how did an Inca temple off the coast of Japan come about? After all, we are talking about a culture that originated on another continent! Or do we still not know much about the history of civilizations?

Not so long ago, another pyramid was found at the bottom of the Chinese lake Fuxian ( southwestern province Yunnan). Its height is 19 m, the length of the side of the base is 90 m. The structure is built of stone slabs and has a stepped structure. At the bottom of the lake there are about a dozen more similar objects and about 30 structures of other types ... The total area architectural complex is about 2.5 sq. km. But, if the previous finds date back to quite old periods of time, then who will explain the mystery of the so-called Bermuda pyramids? For the first time this phenomenon was announced in the summer of 1991 at a press conference in Freeport by the famous oceanographer Dr. Verlag Meyer. He claimed that when examining the bottom in the area of ​​the famous "Bermuda Triangle" at a depth of 600 m, the equipment discovered two giant pyramids. In size, they even exceeded the pyramid of Cheops in Egypt.

According to the scientist, both structures were built using an unknown technology, from a material similar to thick glass. But the most interesting thing is that they were built only about half a century ago!

Underwater pyramids at the bottom of Fuxian Lake (China)

Another underwater pyramid was discovered by a group of scuba divers in 2001 at the bottom of the Chinese lake Fuxian, located in the southwest of China in the Yunnan province at an altitude of 1750 m above sea level. At the bottom of the lake, at a depth of 30 m (according to other sources, 40 m), there were the ruins of a huge five-stage pyramid 19 m high with a base length of 90 m.
The mysterious structure was built from massive stone slabs weighing several tons, which made up giant stone steps. The two upper steps of the pyramid, made of sandstone, were destroyed. And the rest of the ledges, built of limestone - a harder rock, are well preserved. No entrances or openings were found in the pyramid itself. Similar pyramids are known in Central and South America, in Mexico and Peru. Scuba divers reported the find to the archaeological center of Kunming University in Yunnan province.
Specialists from this center, led by archaeologist Li Kunshen, have established with the help of sonars that there are more than thirty different objects at the bottom of the lake, houses, roads, columns. The head of the archaeological center suggested that these objects are the creation of some ancient civilization. The total area of ​​the studied buildings was 2.5 square meters. km. The previously discovered pyramid was located in the very center of the underwater complex.
For several months, scientists have been studying underwater ruins at the bottom of Lake Fuxian. However, they managed to find only one artifact. A small earthenware vessel from the Eastern Han Dynasty, which ruled 25-220 AD. However, the age of the pyramid and other underwater objects is likely to be much older.

In addition to the central pyramid at the bottom of Fuxian Lake, there are at least 9 smaller pyramids and more than 30 other medium and small structures.

In 2010, research on Lake Fuxian (in the Russian press it is called Fushian Hu, perhaps this is another lake?) was continued by a joint Chinese-Russian expedition. On the Chinese side, the expedition was organized by the archaeological group of Kunming University, diving center Dive Disport and underwater archaeologist Bao Ling, from Russian- divers Leonid Gavrilov and Evgeny Spiridonov.
The following is information about these studies based on an article on the site http://www.ufo-com.net (original source), which is not always consistent with the data published above.
Chinese archaeologists did not have the opportunity to reach such a great depth (in one place of the article it is said that the pyramids are at a depth of 50 m, in another- at a depth of 200 m), and also to raise evidence of human activity from there, so they invited Russian divers.
Leonid Gavrilov spoke about some details of the expedition.
- The first observations of the city were made by the archaeologist Li Kunshen (in 2001?), teacher of Dr. Bao Ling. Then, through a diving center, they asked for divers capable of diving to depths of more than 50 m. There are no specialists in Kunming with such qualifications and experience. We conducted dives, taught our Chinese colleagues minimal knowledge in this area, photographed the upper part of the pyramid, found new places for diving and exploration, examined the island in the middle of the lake, gave an expert opinion on further underwater research, conducted a mini ethnographic study of the area around the lake, took samples from the lake and pyramids for further research by geologists in Moscow.
With the help of sonars and a side-scan locator, kindly provided by Chinese specialists, we obtained three-dimensional echograms of this and other pyramids. The shape of the pyramids is close to the Mayan culture, the size of the blocks is from 3 to 5 m, rather, to the pyramids of the Egyptian Giza plateau- these data are confirmed by our Chinese colleagues,- said Leonid Gavrilov.
- What we found in the freshwater lake are pyramids over 40 m high- it's really amazing. It's a new wonder of the world- our common world heritage, preserved thanks to water,- and absorbed by water.
The area of ​​the surveyed ruins at the bottom of the lake exceeds the size of the capital of the era of the Eastern Han Dynasty. The city is not mentioned in any of the famous Chinese archives and ancient manuscripts. missing chinese city Yalunvan was supposed to be made of wood and clay, but the structures found are classic megalithic structures, surpassing the Egyptian pyramids in terms of complexity of execution and drawings.
They have been preserved almost in their original form, and have not been touched by time or man. The upper part of one of the three examined pyramids is located at a depth of about 54 m, the lower- at 97 m. The photographs of the processed stone blocks show drawings similar to the human ear.
As we expected, Fushian Hu Lake- tectonic origin. Approximate, very approximate age of once ground structures- from 5,000 to 12,000 BC The lake has been explored to one percent of its area. It is up to 7 km wide, the length of the lake is more than 30 km, the depth reaches 180 m.

Underwater pyramids at the bottom of Lake Kinneret (Israel)

In 2003, Israeli scientists discovered with the help of an echo sounder a massive round stone structure at a depth of 9 m in Lake Kinneret or the Sea of ​​Galilee (Israel). It has the shape of a cone with a base diameter of more than 70 m.
In 2012, the results of the first studies of this strange design by scientists were published. They were described in an article published in the International Journal of Marine Archeology by archaeologist Dani Nadel from the University of Haifa.
The discovered underwater structure is an asymmetric, fish-infested cone of basalt blocks, located at depths of 1.5 to 13 m, about 500 m from the south West Bank lakes. The base of the dome is blocked by precipitation. According to D. Nadel, this stone structure was made by people from basalts located near the lake. Kinneret. He estimates the weight of the entire structure at 60,000 tons.
Itzhak Paz, an archaeologist from the Israel Antiquities Society, who also participated in the research, suggested based on the history of sedimentation in Lake. Kinneret that this underwater structure is between 2,000 and 12,000 years old. The purpose of this design is still a mystery. It could be a burial place, a cult object, and even a structure in which fish were bred. However, Paz has no doubt that this stone cone was built on the ground.

Mysterious underwater structures in other places of the oceans and seas

Strange underwater structures of a rounded and pyramidal shape or resembling ruins, in some cases discovered during underwater seismic surveys, in others - clearly visible on photographs from space, are also located at the southern tip of the island. Bimini, off the coast of Florida, North Carolina, Belize, Malta, France, in the Baltic Sea, in a lake in southern Laos, and in many other places. In most cases, scientists do not yet know exactly what they are. According to some researchers, once these round structures were burial mounds, according to others, rounded and pyramidal structures belong to the pyramids, others see the ruins of some sunken cities at the bottom of the oceans and seas.
The underwater anomaly of the Baltic Sea, which was studied by Swedish scientists in 2012, stands apart. It is a stone block about 60 m wide, covered with lines and supported by a stone pillow 8 m high. This megalith resembles in shape and structure the stone megaliths of Asuki in Japan and stone carvings Fuerte de Samaipata in Bolivia.

Conclusion. Underwater megalithic structures - part of the underwater-underground-terrestrial megalithic complex covering the whole world

The above data confirm the wide distribution of megalithic structures on the bottom of the oceans, seas and lakes, which have much in common with the underground-terrestrial megalithic complex that I identified (especially Yonaguni, Ponape, Titicaca, etc.), as well as my proposed attribution to a single underwater - underground-terrestrial megalithic complex, which makes up a significant part of the continents and the bottom of the oceans, seas and lakes.

See my selections of photographs and comments on them in the topics "Underground-ground-underwater megalithic complex of Kekova (Turkey)", "Underground-underground megalithic complex Achziv - Rosh Khanikra (Israel)" and "Remains of buildings and objects made of iron and ceramics in Antalya of the period Paleolithic". These photographs show the continuation of the ground part of the Complex at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea