The truth behind Japan's mysterious 'Atlantis' - BBC REEL
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- Опубліковано 9 сер 2022
- Beneath the coastal waters of the Japanese island of Yonaguni lies a series of mysterious rock formations. Since its discovery nearly 35 years ago, the strangely symmetrical shapes and structures of the 'Yonaguni Monument' have led to fierce debate over its true origins.
Could the odd shapes of this structure really have been carved by a lost Japanese civilisation many thousands of years ago, or is it just a stunning example of natural geology deep beneath the sea?
Video by Naotomo Umewaka
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Always best to remember that sea levels were 120 metres lower during the last glacial maximum.
10,000 years ago
Humans were thought to still be living in caves.
@@SafeEffective-ls2pl except for Gobekli Tepe, then?
Post Flood the so-called ice age occured lowering sea levels 130 meters about 2000 B.C.E. Great temples were built honoring the Ark and the mountain of it's landing. This is why temples are built on mounts so often. The first temple based on this thought is at Babel. The base is still there.
It's all wrong people, the science we learned is almost all wrong. Can't you see?
The rocks could be natural, but that doesn't mean man didn't carve them flatter and cut stairways. A few of the above water formations may of been shaped too, though the stone may of remained in place or did not move far. Like saying mount Rushmore is a mountain, no one built it, it just looks like faces, and that's correct, but built and carved are very different things.
how about they they were built on land and sink many many many thousands of yeas ago?
Could it be that it was a quarry site before in the ancient past?
Yeah that's what I was thinking. It has the typical look of a quarry but these people like to jump to conclusions about ancient temples, aliens and other bullcrap.
There are no quarry tooling marks
It looks like a quarry. I have seen old Roman quarries and they look like this. But this looks like bigger.
yes.
the rockformations above sea level also dont have nearly the same amount of symmetry.
its pretty obviously an old quarry.
sea levels used to be far lower.
Makes sense, but now we gotta find what they were using all that stone for 🐒
There are no quarry tooling marks though 🤷♂️
@@TonyTrupp I don't know if you say this as a result of having the knowledge of an examination on these rocks but it's hard to find evidences after all those years and erosion. I made just a guess. I can't insist on it.
With all the debates no one made the assumption that this is not a monument, but a stone quarry.
It would be more surprising not finding lost cities of Japan. More and more underwater settlements have been found each passing year. Human history outside Africa now dates back almost 400k years. We know nothing.
The formations on land don't show numerous staircase futures. This one shows many of them. I don't know that it's man-made but dismissing that idea seems sill just because there are flat rocks also on land.
Out of India, backed by DNA look it up
Come on. I don't believe that waves cut corners like that.
And I'm 100% with you on that.
The waves didn’t cut those sharp corners. Rather it was the flat layered geology just fracturing into sharp edges.
Thanks so much for the video and info.
There are plenty of straight lines in nature however I've never seen or heard of stairs or same height width step formations.
Has the area been mapped, seems an obvious "step" to make.
this could be an ancient quarry. it looks very similar to ones in Egypt, so man made but not a temple or city ruins. it would explain why one side is more chopped up then the other. if it is a quarry, where are the stones it provided????
Perhaps some group near the end of the Ice Age carved out these structures. During the Ice Age, the ocean was on average about 300 feet shallower than it is today. The Yonaguni Monument is about 100ft underwater.
Good point. You are forgetting about the Younger Dryas impact about 13K years ago. The Global ccean levels were shifted about 300*400 ft. Which would haved made this site a coastal beach palace.
The Berullium-10 dating method used for quoting the age of this structure to about 3000 years ago is flawed. Granite is a hard, crystalline rock that is relatively resistant to weathering and chemical alteration. However, even granite can be affected by long-term submersion in ionized salt water. Here's how the Beryllium-10 (10Be) levels might be affected:
Leaching: While granite is less porous than many other rock types, it's not completely impervious to water. Over thousands of years, ionized salt water could potentially leach some 10Be out of the granite.
Shielding from Cosmic Rays: As mentioned earlier, while the granite is submerged, it would be shielded from cosmic rays, which are the source of atmospheric 10Be. This would prevent any additional 10Be from being added to the granite during the time it is submerged.
Decay: 10Be is radioactive and decays with a half-life of about 1.4 million years. Over a few thousand years, a small amount of the 10Be in the granite would decay, but this effect would be relatively minor compared to the effects of leaching and shielding.
Physical Erosion: Depending on the conditions, physical erosion could also play a role. If the granite is in an environment with strong currents or abrasive sediment, it could be physically worn down over time, which could remove surface layers containing 10Be.
While granite is relatively resistant to leaching and erosion, long-term submersion in ionized salt water could still potentially affect the 10Be concentration in the granite.
This could make the granite appear YOUNGER than it actually is when dated using 10Be.
No. It would be fantastic but you need more proof to make a claim that is man made.
That was carved from the bedrock just like some of the other ancient sites. That was definitely man-made from the bedrock.
Definitely?
After seeing what happened recently in the noto region of japan due to the 7.6 earthquake. That raised the sea floor 13 feet and exposed nearly 850 feet of new beaches along the coast and how active the area is.. I believe that underwater structure was once part of the natural landscape, fell into the ocean after a major earthquake. There has to be evidence of a major tsunami happening that can’t be explained because of it.
Have to go see this soon!!!!
hi have dived this site about 12 years ago the place is amazing the currents might strong though you swim through the tunnel and come up on to the flat part then to the steps
amazing
what did you think? man made or natural.
Still amazing
This reminded me of Coin Locker Babies by Ryu Murakami (not Haruki Murakami). One of the characters searches of a destructive military grade substance under an island near Okinawa.
japan never stops fascinating guys
How is this not talked about more?
これ、発見された当時、結局自然に出来たものと’専門家’が言い張って、未だに自然に出来たもので人口物では無いと言う話に強引になりましたね。
今現在コロナについてテレビに出ている’専門家’がデタラメと言うか特定の利権団体を利する様な事しか言わないのを見ると元々そう言う事だったのが良くわかります。
Maybe these scientists have forgotten how artists work. You have naturally created structures that you use to make man made structures. eg. Khasneh (´Treasury´) at Petra. Jordan, Leshan Giant Buddha in China, Kailasa Temple in India, Lalibela in Ethiopia, Abu Simbel in Egypt etc It’s so obvious. The Japanese can’t be the only advanced culture without monolithic structures made from natural formations. And tool markings etc would have been washed away if this thing was made in 300 CE
There’s no confirmation that any of those places are truly carved out of the natural formations, that’s just a hypothesis put forward by some researchers, with no evidence other than the fact that it appears to be a singular piece. When looking closer at many of the places you listed and comparing them to actual architecture worldwide, you see that the style of building is the same, down to the patterns in the ceilings at certain points. Look at any of those places with the idea that something happened to fuse everything together and it will make infinitely more sense to you.
Its a quarry. The sea level was lower when that thing was in use. Its not mind blowing, these are around the world. There was a bad flood and the sea level rose. Many coastal cities went under. People are so daft to force themselves to think this is natural.
Dum
Facts
There were two floods. The Flood of Noah that changed Earth's climate, and the melting of the glaciation caused by the Flood.
what's bgm?
So the "truth" of these structures is that nobody really knows if they're natural or man made?
no, they pretty much confirmed its natural.
@@jamesmcdonald9313 what about the random dude in the comment section who said this ? "Although not shown in the video, there are in fact ruins shaped like a pavilion made of stone and objects like a sphinx lying on its side at this site. The logic of natural formation is absurd"
@@johankaruyan5536 ah yes, the most reliable source, random guy in the comments.
@johankaruyan5536 to be fair he has said the exact same thing in every video regarding the structure, an exact copy and paste in fact
@@capnjackgallows3204 ok
Why is this not front page of all channels ? It means we have to rewrite completely our history and drop to the bin all history manuals....yet nobody is really talking about it..why ??
Looks like a quarry. Therefore, it looks somehow processed without making sense.
That's where Aliens land their space ships.
i think it's similar to neolithic temples found in thailand and indonesia, but underwater. these temples are heavily influenced by buddhism. which is common religion in japan. actually it's make sense than trying to connect this archeological site to the "Atlantis"
There's no way this place is naturally formed.
What else could have happened?
I think it’s the same tech used by the Egyptians to cut those stones
Its not so clear cut, how about a natural structure thats been enhanced and changed by early humans?
gotta start somewhere
Sad world
My personality think this is not a natural formation but an artificial one. The area where this topography is located was exposed on the surface in the 13th century, when the Gusuku era began. At that time, many castles were built in the Ryukyu Islands, and a lot of stone was needed. There are many remains of medieval stone quarries in the Ryukyu Islands. I believe these underwater ruins are former stone quarries that sank due to rising sea levels.
There's no way this is natural.
Wow! Only 20 years after Graham Hancock's "Underworld"
This was featured in a Wii game called Endless ocean, a late game area, where you encounter a whale to photograph.
Sea levels do rise. I wouldn’t be surprised if there is one.
Look at the hexagonal shapes with flat surfaces, on of Coast Ireland.
Just because something has geometric shapes with flat surfaces, does not mean that it is man-made.
Nature makes geometric shapes all the time.
Not stairs lol
Wouldn't a 3D map of sorts give a better clue?
They’re not there yet lol
@@Shlevel 3D sonar?
There is a 3D mapping, look for it.
Look at the "Millenium Falcon under the Baltic"
Why doesn't the BBC report on Europe's various megalithic architecture sites?
All MSM is there to Fake History. Because there Owners depent on the BS History for there Power. With the Truth, all Religions are Falls, all there claims on Lands are falls. One example Egypt, not african not Arab, Whites Build it.
Breathtaking structures. Are there any mythological stories or folklore in Japan redarding this place?
Not that I know of. I didn't quite catch the datation of the structures in the video though. Depending of the ancient names of the place it is situated in, the foundating myths of the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki are worth reading
Nope, this thing is naturally formed I’m afraid
Atlantis
I have been reading some opinions said it might be the lost mu civilization
@@bobbelcher678Doesn’t look natural at all, wdym?
Go watch the video of the structure I found on my page. It had animals carved out of stone before it was destroyed.
The Giants' Causeway of Japan
Will we ever know for sure.... maybe.... let's wait and see
I agree with others that this is most certainly a quarry , it's obvious !
Why quarry there when the whole island is a giant rock?
@@jamescassaniti9694
Is it?
Like the others you are obviously dum then.
I don't know why History Channel's "Ancient Aliens" got a better footage of the monument showing the staircases and better angles than BBC lmao...
Harder to dismiss, especially when you want to contrast to somewhat symmetrical natural formation in order to make think nature could just happen to accidentally carve gigantic evenly spaced staircases.
Not really all that puzzling that BBC chose this footage and not the other one.
Kaimanawa Wall New Zealand would be another great discovery the World would want to see.
Looks like a quarry.
Why just not look on the seabed floor or on formation for any carvings or writing also signs of human activity that was once active at the time and artifacts, instead of just swimming around and looking at the scale of it🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
They did and there aren't any.
It may have been a man made Tomb or outpost, then japan had a massive earthquake and fell into the sea.
" "We should also consider the possibility that the Yonaguni Monument is fundamentally a natural structure that was utilized, enhanced, and modified by humans in ancient times.""
This video misrepresents what Robert Schoch said about the structure and arguably should be considered a deception, but why?
What did he actually say?
it's the bbc, wouldn't expect anything else other then misrepresentation and deception
All natural The first expert that went there noted on the way down to the boat that lots of the above water land mass is the same
I would love to see this as an old, man made, structure, but is completely natural, although rare, I think.
Are there any other similiar examples?
@@mullahosk585 only man made ones lol.
@@arcguardianthe “experts” pretty much said ”the joints in the rock, are natural, though we have no idea how they form, and we dismiss any other possibility for fear that we might be wrong.”
Give me a single example of naturally forming staircases and pyramids. Either "trust the experts" or trust your common sense.
Seem like they don't want us to know that it's man made
The tomb of Himiko of Yamatai
We've all got an Atlantis hidden somewhere deep in our souls
Or another civ that rivaled
I first discovered Yonaguni while surfing through a Tik Tok channel. 😝 🌊 🏄
"the truth" provided by the BBC...
Aliens did that.
So, what's the truth?
it is said there exsisting a huge plain connect china korea japan and taiwan 30000 years ago
base on the yellow river and yangtze river's paleo-channel
soil won't sink into the sea
soil dissolve into the sea water
has to be Man-made. these flat surfaces look like they were cut with precision.
What kind of natural erosion result in these shapes?
The imaginary kind of lazy archeologists. That structure was made.
The land "formations" are all made up of many layers, like the Grand Canyon and many landscapes around the world. They don't appear granite like. These formations are supposed to be and appear granite like.
@@kathleennorton7913
so what you are saying is that if this was a natural formation, we would see layers of different types of rocks ?
I think they threw it in the ocean
Maybe they were try to build a pyramid and then gave up, over time the ocean covered it.
Some geological formations are very regular in appearance and thus look manmade.
did the BBC get Marianna Sping to 'debunk' this? 🤣 Nature doesn't make steps
what?!!!🤩🤩🤩
Neil de grasse tyson would say "it's a natural formation".
he would, as he's a grifter
Aliens and Giants.
Natural with same size steps???
It's not man made. It's mermaid made!
So no 'truth' actually appears, just the usual conjecture.
You will never get truth on the apparatus of control known as the TV. Any mass media really.
The truth is....TAIWAN HAS BEEN #1 for millennia.
Almost no footage of it lame AF.
the oldest civilization is in Indonesia not in Japan.
Whoever said that Japan was the oldest civilisation?
Rare Earth channel had visited the island and debunked it.
It's just simply a natural rock formations wihout any human touch.
But the locals keep the legend/myth alive since that's the reason for the curious divers around the world will visit the place.
It's all about locals' economy from the tourism.
We’ve been searching the wrong location for all this time
That's the lost continent of wano
it was the Aliens
I guest people are still in denial about life here way before us and we'll never know what or who.... we can't ever be honest and say , yes, someone did this but we don't know who. We can't have the answer to everything. People aren't that dumb to think the water made that naturally. These people need another job if they really trying to convince someone of that. I love history and we shouldn't hide the truth
What is the point of being a Geologist if in today's day and age, they still don't know whether it is man made or natural lol. Notice the regular use of the word "believe" in this short video.
It's probably a combination of both. Like the sphinx, when these rock formations weren't submerged, how could people NOT have taken advantage of these convenient platforms?
Probably remnants of the civilization from 12,800 yrs ago b4 the comet impacts
...can't you get someone to narrate in english? How can I see what you're trying to show me in the video if I have to read ?
Caused by shifts and explanations for small tsunamis and large ones but still kool
History Channel : this structure obviously aliens spacecraft crashlanded 673 quadrillion years ago
Lol. Saw the heading and had to comment. As if...you think your going to get the truth for these dudes....shhhh. Hilarious.
I don't know but since it can not be proved that its manmade, it must be natural. So where's the proof that its natural?
Havent you watched the video?
There are similar land formations all around it
IT MUST BE BOTH: A MANIPULATED-BY-MAN NATURAL FORMATION
Few can consider it is not either or, but very good.
I am sure is not civilization of Japan but other nation when earthquake happen just place it in Japan
That interviewee who mention someone else who believe that was man-made without any scientific research just straight up killing that person's scientific career
Clearly natural. The same stuff carries above the water LMAO
It is part of the Ancient Planetary Energy Grid. Leylines. There are 12 Points, North and southpole. And the other go around 30° Line 5 in the South 5 In the North. You can cut the planet like a Football, a dodecahedron.
Yes and everything was made by the Illuminati Franc-Maçons, who turn out to be lizards 🙃
There’s literally a pyramid with stairs down there why is no one posting that footage on this video ? It’s definitely man made
The way this video is put together seems suspicious. Very fast with writing over much of it that is wanted to be seen clearly. I slowed it down to actually be able to evaluate it at all.
@@kathleennorton7913 that's the BBC for ya!
Bad editing, had to make a choice between reading the subtitle or watching the sceneic video, the scenes were also changing too fast like a slide show. Would have preferred if they switched between showing a full-screen text overlapping the blurred video to give context and then just stick to showing just the video without any distractions.
Watch it twice, I did.
Come on. Its bad when scientists go i think it's natural cause theres so much thats similar then show stuff that isnt that similar. One i want a factual explanation why it is or isn't man made, and i wanna see these formations that they say are so similar.
there are no "stair" formation nor flat formation on the island geology and that underwater just seems to be awefull lot of coincidental 90° between flat faces... but who am i...
To compare it to a natural rock formation and says it's the same is like degrading human cognitive observation, it is in fact man made.