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

The Costa Rican Spheres

Strange round stones have been unearthed and researched in Costa Rica for nearly 100 years now. There have been hundreds, close to thousands, of these stone spheres discovered over time, but none are quite like the stone discovered in Bosnia. For starters, the stones in Costa Rica are significantly smaller than their European counterpart, and they are made of more readily available, softer rock. Although these characteristics would point to a higher likelihood of human interaction, some believe that a higher power intervened to help with the construction of the spheres...

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