I looked at a number of artcles concerning this from a number or
orgamizations.
This is a Hoax.
The APIA Associação Portuguesa de Investigação Arqueológica. is Nuno
Ribeiro, Anabela Joaquinto, and Sergio Pereira have history of making
claims of
proof of Azores settlements predating European arrival. They are not
accepted members of the scientific community, but a pseudo science group
like the ones you see on Discovery Channel pushing
Ancient Aliens, and Chinese Fleets mapping the world. Interesting stuff at
first glance but unable to withstand the most basic scientific scrutiny.
Their proof is based on the theories of other pseudo- science writers.
It's unbelievable on face value that these pyramids weren't mentioned in
any of the early settlers writings or church documents. The practice of
clearing the land of volcanic stones for grape growing on Pico is well
documented
Maroiços are unique architectural elements in the archipelago.
Found mainly at Madalena area, are heaps of black rocks cut loose from
lava flagstones to allow the plantation of vineyards, remain standing as a
reminder of the tenacity of the local population.
Here is the description from the UNESCO World Heritage Site Experts Council
Meeting in 2001 at Tokaj , Hungary
MARIA EDUARD A ÁVILA
The Vineyards of the Pico Island
Thematic Expert Meeting on Vineyard Cultural Landscapes
Maroiços - piles of rocks taken from the ground by hand, one by one, to
gain soil to
cultivate the essential means for survival.
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*Here's what the local's had to say:*
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*The president of the Historical Institute of Terceira, Francisco Maduro
Dias, challenged the APIA researchers’ claims, arguing that “between
fantasy and reality,” he believed the APIA’s claims had “much more to do
with fantasy.”*
*and *
*However, the publication has drawn criticism from scientists, academics
and fellow archaeologists, who said the APIA’s conclusions are premature
and even fanciful. *
*
*
*Detractors argue that the new evidence offered up by the APIA ignores the
findings of UNESCO, which carried out a thorough archaeotechnological and
ethnographic investigation in the area before designating the vineyards a
World Heritage Site in 2004. *
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*The Azores remained uninhabited until the mid-15th century and at no time
during its evaluation did UNESCO suggest that the pyramidal structures
pre-dated this timeline.*
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*While conceding that UNESCO’s mapping of the Madalena landscape and the
description of the area is correct, Ribeiro still maintained that from an
archaeological standpoint, the pyramidal structures have not been
interpreted correctly.*
*
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*The traditional explanation as to how these structures were formed is that
villagers in the 17th century constructed them by stacking volcanic rock
into piles as they cleared land for agriculture, a practice carried through
to the 19th century*.
Eric Edgar
On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 4:19 PM, E Sharp bellema...@gmail.com wrote:
This is REAL interesting.
http://www.algarveresident.com/0-54889/algarve/azores-pyramids-puzzle
E
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