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Romanian Pyramids of Sona: Decebalus’ Tomb?
Egypt and Central American countries are not the only one to host famous pyramids, since they're also present in Asia and even in East European country Romania. Sona might not be a name that even the people of this country know, since it's a very small village, situated on the right side of the Olt river, but I bet that everyone heard about Decebalus, the great Dacian king.
He fought the Roman Empire and was one of the founding fathers of the original core of the Romanian people, 2000 dayears ago. While most rulers of the countries and county formed between the Carpathians, Danube and Black Sea are entombed in glorious mausoleums, Decebalus’ burial place remains a mystery, although researcher Andrei Vartic claims that the pyramids close to Sona (Bunesti village) are in fact the burial ground of the great Dacian ruler.
The locals of Sona call the pyramids close to their village "guruieti" and legend has it that they're traces of mud, slipped from the shoes of giants, who crossed the land thousands of years ago. They seemingly got wet because of the Olt river and the moisture plus soil formed mud, scraped off their shoes and thrown to the ground as… “guruieti”.
Eight huge piles of soil are aligned in two rows, four on one side and four on the other, creating quite an interesting view and unusual sight. Local legends also claim that the piles of dirt were formed by the daughter of giants and these creatures seemed to have lived long before the Dacians did. It is also said that the piles were originally perfect pyramid shapes, but the erosion of wind and rain washed their design traits away.
It's incredible that these monuments of nature (or man?) are still standing, specially if we consider the fact that they're made of soil, not rock and it's puzzling to notice that the local soil looks very much like clay and it's a yellow and soft dirt. Another feat that indicates the involvement of man in the process of building these structures is the exact same distance between all monuments.
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