7ightG4therer said:Hi all,
I was volunteering in the Ravne tunnels during the time when the ground radar crew was working there. I've had the chance to talk to those involved and there were a few things they said that are worth mentioning. First of all the cross section of the soil as can be seen in one of the posted pictures of the ground radar should be interpreted correctly. As I understood it, the picture contains artefacts as a result of reflections from the top of the underground structure, that are misleading. They expect to find a triangular stone object with the point sticking upwards. They do not know whether there is anything more below that structure, since the returning signal is skewed to such an extent that any interpretation is educated guesswork at best. Furthermore, the aspect ratio of the picture is misleading. The depth of view in the picture of the cross section is close to 4-5 meters, but the horizontal distance is compressed, relative to the vertical. In reality therefore, the triangular object has less steep angles than the picture suggests. The sketch that was shown is most likely inaccurate.
thanks for presenting some "information" about this structure in the Ravne.
7ightG4therer said:What is interesting too are the existing 'megaliths' that are located inside the tunnels. These look natural, but supposedly these were analyzed and shown to be of some type of baked clay. They were found to be hollow when analysed with scanners and seem to contain egg-like solids inside. The purpose of these megaliths evade every one involved..
when I remember correctly didn't they say that those megaliths are made out of ceramic ?
7ightG4therer said:For as far as the people are concerned that are involved with the project, I have heard and seen some interesting things. It seems that some of these people do not have the best interest of the archeological work at heart. There are only very few scientists involved permanently (as in, who live near the site and are working there full-time) and all of them seem to be very dedicated and sincere. Within the organization above them however, I saw a number of people that seem to have different agendas. There is a lot of money flowing in, but somehow this is not used for the excavation work. One of the lead scientists involved, told me that no salaries were being paid for month's on end. This person was living almost in poverty and only pursued the work because of a profound fascination for the site - almost a hobby, so to say. When this was discussed on numerous occasions with Semir, he showed a side within his personality suggesting he is a true narcisist. I hope you understand I limit the amount of detail to protect those involved..
A number of scientist I spoke with do not trust the organization surrounding Semir at all. They suspect that the work is carefully monitored and speed of progress is managed - even actively stalled.
that is interesting
7ightG4therer said:I will later post some links from blogs and forums where more information on the progress is being posted......This short rambling is only a very brief collection of thoughts on the Bosnian excavation. There is way more and I would like to share more.
please do so