The World's Largest Stone Sphere is Evidence of a Lost Ancient Civilization

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The Bosnian sphere is a unique specimen, its almost entirely iron, and only has a bedrock crust and mantle. This iron content was what Dr. Sam Semir Osmanagich suggested was the similarity between this sphere and his pyramid research, when the ground surrounding these areas are regularly exposed to mineral-rich rains. The groundwater in the surrounding areas is rich in iron, and when the groundwater evaporates, it rains in higher elevations, thus drenching all of the surrounding areas with mineral-infused wetness...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.