Yonaguni Monument
Underwater terraced sandstone formation off Japan’s westernmost island – a famous dive site.
The alternative view
Marine geologist Masaaki Kimura argues it is a man-made structure submerged at the end of the Ice Age; Hancock featured it in Underworld (2002).
The mainstream view
Geologists including Robert Schoch (who dived it) consider the terraces natural, produced by the bedding and jointing of sandstone.
We present both views respectfully and link to the original work so you can judge for yourself.
Sources
Tours visiting Yonaguni Monument (1)
Voices on Yonaguni Monument
Geologist at Boston University best known for arguing that weathering of the Great Sphinx enclosure points to a far older origin than Khafre. He also writes on Göbekli Tepe, solar outbursts and the end of the last Ice Age.
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- robertschoch.com ↗
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- Contact page ↗
- Tours
- travelsplendors.com ↗
- Books
- Forgotten Civilization, Voices of the Rocks
British author and former Economist correspondent whose books Fingerprints of the Gods, Magicians of the Gods and America Before argue for a lost Ice Age civilisation. He presented Netflix’s Ancient Apocalypse and hosts tours in Egypt, Turkey (Türkiye) and Peru/Bolivia in 2027.
- Website
- grahamhancock.com ↗
- YouTube
- youtube.com ↗
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- @Graham__Hancock ↗
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- Contact
- Contact page ↗
- Tours
- travelsplendors.com ↗
- Books
- Fingerprints of the Gods, Magicians of the Gods, America Before