This is very interesting, a city beginning to emerge from the sea that seems to be at least 14,000 years old. I've been expecting this kind of development both from Saturn (buildings, old) in Pisces (seas and oceans) and Haumea square to Pluto. Haumea in her fire goddess aspect was said to birth the 8 islands of Hawaii, so land masses emerging is a clear theme, and Pluto is the planet linked to death, transformation and rebirth - often in a different form or different time. Haumea in the Water sign of Scorpio reinforces all of this. Fascinating.
"A CITY BUILT DURING THE ICE AGE?
Is it possible that a vanished civilization built a city during the Ice Age, before the glaciers melted? This is the surprising conclusion reached by analyzing the ruins of the 'Venice of the Pacific,' the semi-submerged city of Nan Madol. How does one come to this conclusion?
Let's say right away that Nan Madol, like Venice, is built on a hundred islets. The city is located in the Pacific Ocean, more than 1,000 km from the nearest coastline, attached to the island of Temwen. Early investigations seemed to tell us that the builders of this city were the Saudeleurs, about 800 years ago. But subsequent investigations revealed otherwise. From what can we tell?
In our days only a few ruins emerge from the water, as the sea has almost completely covered the city. The walls of Nan Madol are beginning to rise from below sea level. Some of the blocks used weigh up to 40 tons. It is impossible to build the walls from under the sea. Therefore, the city of Nan Madol, when it was built, must have been located higher than the sea level. How come it is now located partly below sea level? Has it perhaps sunk? No! According to geologists, the islets on which Nan Madol is located have never sunk below the sea due to geological phenomena such as bradyseism.
If the islets on which the city is located did not sink below sea level, this means that it was the sea that raised its level, flooding the city. Nan Madol, as we said, is located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. When was the last time the Pacific Ocean rose? The last time the Pacific Ocean rose appreciably (more than 100 meters) was after the last thaw, 14,000 years ago, when the ice that covered most of Northern Europe and North America melted. The melting of ice as large as entire continents provided the oceans, including the Pacific Ocean, with the water mass needed to rise."
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