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There are hundreds of pyramid-shaped hills distributed around central Bosnia and Herzegovina, yet one specifically has achieved worldwide attention over the last decade. Found in the tiny town of Visoko, located about 30 kilometres northwest from Sarajevo, the hill is the tallest point in a surroundings of huge historical importance for the country. The region has been occupied from prehistoric times. Abundant with natural resources, the area was thoroughly quarried for steel ore and rock over many cycles. In the middle ages period (12th to 15th hundreds of years CE), this area became the center of the Kingdom of Bosnia. It was here that the first ruler of Bosnia, Tvrtko I, was crowned in 1377 CE. During this time period the large hill became known as Visočica, and a fortress was built after its summit. From 1463, the Ottomans controlled them, and under their rule, many cities were founded, including Visoko which experienced a surge of economic development and ethnic activity and became one of the richest cities in Bosnia. The city was of key importance in Bosnia's modern history, serving as a stronghold for Bosniak pushes during turmoil in the 1990s. However, it is not for these reasons that the hill of Visočica is so well-known today. Instead, the emphasis of attention has been on the controversial claim that it is the major and oldest man-made pyramid to be found, not only in Europe, but the world. Since 2005, the Bosnian-born American entrepreneur and self-proclaimed archaeologist Semir Osmanagich has promoted a controversial narrative of how - and why - the hill is accessible. He maintains that Visočica is not really a natural feature, but was created by an ancient Bosniak civilization over the last Ice Years, between 10,000 and 12,000 years ago. Its substructure is allegedly filled with an complicated network of passageways that connect it to other set ups in the encompassing landscape built through the same time. If true, the level of these "pyramids" could have required the major construction works to own ever been performed in prehistory. But this theory has been fiercely criticized by archaeologists, geologists, pyramid experts, journalists, and many other academics and non-academics. Many medical specialists and laypersons have gone to Visoko to see the site using their own eyes, and reported that there is little facts to suggest the validity of Semir's says. Furthermore, some of the claims manufactured from the pyramid are borderline science fiction, featuring everything from aliens to the mythical civilization of Atlantis. Through the use of popular and journalistic multimedia, rather than academics programs, Mr. Osmanagich has garnered the attention of many hundreds of volunteers that come to Visoko each year.
