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Macedonian geoglyph
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The Macedonian geoglyph () is located about 5 km from St. Nicholas, the Republic of Macedonia, next to the village of Gorno Crnilishte. The length of the image is about 85
Description and features
The geoglyph (also known as Kanda Archaeological Site) is built on a small mound of egg-shaped shape, ideally oriented north The channels carved into the soil to shape the symbol and the ellipse are 2 m deep and 2 m wide. In 2014, the geoglyph was filmed with an infrared camera from the air and this photography established a different composition of the soil of the elevation and surrounding soils, which is a serious prerequisite to claim that the elevation is of artificial origin.
Study
In 2014 the international scientific association SB Research Group (SBRG) represented by Paolo Debertolis (University Trieste, Italy), Prof. Aristotle Tentov (Skopje University of St. Cyril and Methodius , Republic of Macedonia), Domagoi Nikolic (Technical Institute Rochester, Dubrovnik, Croatia), Goran Marjanovic (SB Research Group, Europe) and Heikki Svolinen and Nina Earl (HSS Production, Audiovisual Impressions, Helsinki, Finland), conducted a multidisciplinary study of the site.
Geoglyph has been studied using several different methods including infrared filming, ultrasound, synthesis of binary algorithms from audio waves, radioaesthesia and studies of factors of the atmospheric environment in the area of the elevation.
The team filmed the hill with an infrared camera and later analysis showed that the soil composition of the hill is different from the composition of surrounding arable land. Thus, scientists conclude that it is either an entirely artificially constructed hill or an additionally formed embankment on an ancient hill. Scientists note that the purpose and reason for building the mound remains unknown.
The electromagnetic spectral analysis of the glyph mound shows a high probability that an underground spring is present below the mound. This result is also supported by the results of studies with infrasound and audio-magnetic (AMT) recordings. The spring appears to be below the center of the mound or at least very close to the kind of main axis. The last two studies also indicate the possibility of one or more cavities under the mound, for which it cannot be said for sure whether they are of artificial origin or are natural formations.
According to SB Research Group researchers, the symbolism with which geoglyph is loaded can be associated with the Macedonian royal dynasty. They associate the geoglyph with the dimotic letter and the hieroglyph symbolizing Zeus the son of the Great Goddess Mother, from which all rulers originate according to ancient Greek mythology. However, this thesis is not convincing, as behind it are the theories of Professor Aristotle Tentov, who defends