Mysterious Stone Structure Discovered Beneath Sea of Galilee

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A giant monumental stone structure discovered beneath the waters of the Sea of Galilee in Israel has archaeologists puzzled as to its purpose and even how long ago it was built.



The mysterious structure is cone shaped, made of unhewn basalt cobbles and boulders, and weighs an estimated 60,000 tons the researchers said. That makes it heavier than most modern-day warships.



Rising nearly 32 feet (10 meters) high, it has a diameter of about 230 feet (70 meters). To put that in perspective, the outer stone circle of Stonehenge has a diameter just half that with its tallest stones not reaching that height.

It appears to be a giant cairn, rocks piled on top of each other.

http://news.yahoo.com/mysterious-stone-structure-discovered-beneath-sea-galilee-111707097.html

 

[Evil Eye]

What is it with ancient civilizations and giant heaps of stone?

 

[DrLeftover]

cheap material that they didn't have anything better to do with

 

[Evil Eye]

Wouldn't they have had something better to do than just creating heaps of the stuff?

 

[DrLeftover]

busywork for the peasants

 

[Evil Eye]

I guess it makes your unemployment rate look good...

Maybe we should be building some Stonehenges by hand