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Wednesday 26 August 2015

Stone Mystery in Sea of Galilee : Discovery News

Stone Structure Hidden Under Sea of Galilee


The Sea of Galilee




Stone Mystery in Sea of Galilee : Discovery News:



Sonar survey







This circular structure, detected in a sonar survey of the Sea of Galilee, has archeologists baffled. The cone-shaped structure sits on the seafloor just south of the old city of Tiberias and was first discovered in the summer of 2003.

SHMUEL MARCO

Divers investigate




Credit: Shmuel Marco
Scuba divers investigated the structure revealing that it is made of basalt boulders up to 3.2 feet (1 meter) long. The rocks are piled on top of each…Read More »

Putting it together






Credit: Diagram courtesy Shmuel Marco
Puttingallthedatatogetherresearchersfound that the structure is cone shaped, about 230 feet (70 meters) in diameter and nearly 32 feet (10 meters)…Read More »

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