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more Yonaguni evidence from the personal website of
- Professor Masaaki Kimura -
University of the Ryukyus
Okinawa, Japan
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The controversy that has erupted in archæological circles around the world since the discovery of an enigmatic
structure, described by some as 'pyramid-like', at Iseki Point, just off the coast of the southernmost
Japanese island of
Yonaguni-Jima, some 15 years ago, looks set to get even hotter as news
emerges that the so-called
'Yonaguni Monument' is just one of a number of
underwater megalithic structures in a
'complex' stretching for
many hundreds of miles northeast of Taiwan.
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One of the most interesting artifacts to have been recovered from the sea-floor off Yonaguni-jima is the animal-shaped carving that has become known as the 'ox-rock' or 'cow stone'. This anomalous stone relief representing a four-legged animal was recovered off Hikawa, Yonaguni, and is thought to be an ox/cow. It is just over 2 feet long and weighs approx. 60 Kg. When seen from the top view (A), and the side view (B), it can be clearly seen that it has been carved equally in all directions. (A) in particular clearly indicates that the outline was carved slant-wise to the direction of the grain of the stone. If this shape had been formed solely by 'natural erosive forces' the animal shape should be parallel to the direction of the grain ...
Another interesting artifact was recovered about 220 yards eastward of Iseki Point at the place commonly called the 'Colosseum'. This rock was also found on the sea-floor, and when seen from the side it is a very definite 'L-shape'. At equal intervals along the edges of the stone there are a number of 'strike-marks', and a professional stone-worker consulted by Professor Kimura judged the stone to have been part of a stone structure that had been 'worked on by man' at some time in the distant past ...
An area where more artifacts are expercted to be discovered on future diving expeditions is the approach to the place which seasoned Yonaguni divers call the 'Stadium'. The size of this large open area can be better appreciated in the image below by comparison with the size of the diver towards the top left. Due to strong ocean currents in the Yonaguni area generally, it is not always possible for divers to explore the seabed for more artifacts. ...
a diver exploring the floor of the Stadium
Please left-click on any of the images on this page to directly access Professor Kimura's own 'Japanese language' website. To download Japanese fonts for a 30-day trial period please click here. Those wishing to use Professor Kimura's images should please request permission by sending him an email. If you do not want to use Japanese fonts, the email link on Professor Kimura's site renders as ”ü•ô characters near the top of each page on his website. Images of Professor Kimura's students exploring Yonaguni-jima are here Marine Archæology News Archive "Do undersea relics near Okinawa offer proof of a sophisticated civilization during the last ice age? Archeologists have long believed that civilization as we define it -- intelligent, tool-making, monument building, social humans -- began about 5,000 years ago. But submerged beneath the waves near the Japanese island of Yonaguni is evidence that may well overturn that long-held theory. A small but persuasive number of scholars and scientists have long thought that "advanced" societies may have existed as long as 10,000 years ago. Their theories, however well reasoned and defended, have been hamstrung by a lack of evidence. But recent discoveries of man-made artifacts on the Pacific seafloor may well prove to be the smoking gun that will propel this alternative view of civilization to prominence".
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Following the great cataclysms and mass extinctions of 11,500 years ago, land that was once between the Chinese mainland
Okinawa and Japan was inundated, and only in the last few years has the attention of marine scientists been
drawn to the existence of 'undersea walls', 'stepped-pyramid-like structures', and some very
'unusual artifacts' that have been discovered underwater in the East China Sea ...
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