This is a massive underwater pyramid that was discovered in Japan.<\/p>\n
A diver found it by accident a while back, and people still don\u2019t know what to make of it.<\/p>\n
READ MORE:<\/strong> The reason the iPhone that fell 16,000ft from Alaska Airlines flight didn\u2019t crack<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Kihachiro Aratake, a local diver, found this monument by pure accident in 1987.<\/p>\n Aratake was diving near Yonaguni Island, the westernmost island of Japan, when he happened upon this underwater pyramid.<\/p>\n Two things stand out.<\/p>\n First, the size of the pyramid.<\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n It\u2019s nine meters tall, basically the same as a 3-story building, which is not exactly small.<\/p>\n Second, the fact that it is located just five meters below the surface.<\/p>\n Since then, various scientists and archeologists have been speculating and forming theories regarding the origin of this pyramid.<\/p>\n Professor Masaaki Kimura of Ryukyu University said it is quite difficult to explain the origin but it\u2019s clear they\u2019re human made.<\/p>\n There are various theories around this monument.<\/p>\n One theory suggests this is one of several monuments built by the Jomon People<\/a>, an indigenous people that inhabited the island approximately 14,000 years ago.<\/p>\n <\/a>DeeperBlue \/ TikTok<\/a>DeeperBlue \/ TikTok<\/p>\n Boston University Professor Robert Schoch added that this pyramid appears to be structurally and architecturally similar to other similar sandstone constructions on land.<\/p>\n For now, this remains a mystery.<\/p>\n And perhaps it\u2019s for the better.<\/p>\n Not so long ago, scientists discovered an entire city<\/a> 40 meters beneath the surface of a lake in China.<\/p>\n What\u2019s shocking is that the city is underwater because the government of China deliberately decided to flood the area to build a hydroelectric power plant.<\/p>\n The post Japan\u2019s ancient underwater \u2018pyramid\u2019 is the ultimate puzzle<\/a> appeared first on Supercar Blondie<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n