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The Lost Civilization of Yonaguni

Humans have been building for a long time. Structures up to 6,000 years old have been discovered that were built by ancient Egyptians, Indians, Chinese, and Mesopotamians. However, even these very old cultures recorded legends of groups that lived long before. The stories tell of places like Atlantis, Thule, and Mu that suffered terrible disasters and disappeared into the ocean. In modern times, these are commonly thought to be nothing more than folktales. However, a recent discovery is making scientists and historians think again. Off the shore of Yonaguni Island, just 125 kilometers east of Taiwan, divers discovered what appeared to be a huge building underwater. Since the first sighting in 1987, teams of scientists have been back to reexamine the site many times. The structure seems to be about the same size as the Egyptian pyramids but may be nearly 3,500 years older than those famous monuments. This would make it the oldest building on the planet. Other than Yonaguni, as many as four sites have been discovered in the waters around Taiwan that appear man-made. Nothing is known about the civilization that might have built these sites, and scientists are not sure if they are the work of ancient people. More underwater detective work will have to be done before anything is certain. However, as more is learned about these mysterious buildings, we may want to take another look at those old tales of cities vanishing beneath the waves.

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This artical is talking about the civilization in ancient times. Thought we often that they merely are folktales, we have to change our cognizances right now. Because the diver find some structures in the deep water, the structures are more older than the Egyptian pyramids. Not only Yonaguni but other monuments are found. scientists are not sure whether they are the work of ancient people or not. It is worthy to explore.



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I pick up the artical as my topic due to my hobby. I like the ancient civilization all tje time. As soon as I know the imformation about the ancient civilization on display, I am certain that I will go. When I browsed the internet, I saw the artical. I immediately decided to copy it to be the next journal. There are so kinds of monuments we had found, but we still can not figuer out how to build. For instance, we all know pyramids, and they are huge. But how can the ancient pelple use their poor knowledge and limited materials to construct the amazing building,we still can find the reason we really trust.