Bosnian Pyramids Claim

Record summary

Entrepreneur Semir Osmanagić promoted hills near Visoko as monumental pyramids built by an ancient civilization, attracting tourism, excavation and international debate. Mainstream archaeologists and geological specialists have generally identified the formations as natural hills shaped by geological processes, with archaeological remains in the region belonging to historically documented medieval and earlier occupations rather than a lost pyramid-building culture. The case is valuable for studying nationalism, heritage economics, media amplification and the evidentiary standards used to distinguish architecture from natural morphology.