NASA Images Discover Ancient Bridge between India and SriLanka (w/pics)

[AUMM]

Space images taken by NASA reveal a mysterious ancient bridge in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. The recently discovered bridge currently named as Adam´s Bridge is made of chain of shoals, c.18 mi (30 km) long.

The bridge´s unique curvature and composition by age reveals that it is man made. The legends as well as Archeological studies reveal that the first signs of human inhabitants in Sri Lanka date back to the a primitive age, about 1,750,000 years ago and the bridge´s age is also almost equivalent.

This information is a crucial aspect for an insight into the mysterious legend called Ramayana, which was supposed to have taken place in tredha yuga (more than 1,700,000 years ago).

In this epic, there is a mentioning about a bridge, which was built between Rameshwaram (India) and Srilankan coast under the supervision of a dynamic and invincible figure called Rama who is supposed to be the incarnation of the supreme.

This information may not be of much importance to the archeologists who are interested in exploring the origins of man, but it is sure to open the spiritual gates of the people of the world to have come to know an ancient history linked to the Indian mythology.

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pretty interesting!

 

[VTBigBear]

does look interesting

 

[Cattlegod]

if it was man made, why wouldn't they build the bridge at the most narrow part?

 

[AzNmAnJLH]

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[Kadarin]

Originally posted by: Cattlegod
if it was man made, why wouldn't they build the bridge at the most narrow part?

Narrowest part isn't always the easiest part, from an engineering point of view. Take into account the technology and engineering skill available at the time, along with natural terrain, depth, underwater features, whatever.

 

[nachiketa1]

same topic at indiadivine.com forums

 

[AzNmAnJLH]

damn that earthview 3d is a tight program i should see my front door

 

[Linflas]

Unless India and Sri Lanka share the same continental plate 1,700,000 years is enough time for that to have been affected by plate movement so I certainly question the age figure.

Edit: I looked it up on the USGS site and interestingly they are on the same plate. Link with map here. To put the time scale in perspective though remember that the Atlantic Ocean is expanding at a rate of 2.5cm per year or roughly 25Km in 1,000,000 years.

 

[djheater]

Are there any recognized western scientific stes that recognize this as a valid find?

 

[Stratum9]

I don't get it. How does an 18mi long bridge spanning such a large body of water between two land masses go undiscovered for such a long time? Do people not live in these areas of India and Sri Lanka? Don't ships ever pass through the Palk Straight?

How recent was this discovery? I just went to
mapquest to refresh my geography and the map has Adam's Bridge labeled already.

 

[Mani]

Cool

 

[ElFenix]

1.7 million years? either that date is wrong or its not man-made.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: Stratum9
I don't get it. How does an 18mi long bridge spanning such a large body of water between two land masses go undiscovered for such a long time? Do people not live in these areas of India and Sri Lanka? Don't ships ever pass through the Palk Straight?

How recent was this discovery? I just went to
mapquest to refresh my geography and the map has Adam's Bridge labeled already.

a mysterious ancient bridge IN the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka.

"IN" is the key word telling you this thing is under water now. It's "in" the straight not "over" it.

 

[rahvin]

Originally posted by: Stratum9
I don't get it. How does an 18mi long bridge spanning such a large body of water between two land masses go undiscovered for such a long time? Do people not live in these areas of India and Sri Lanka? Don't ships ever pass through the Palk Straight?

How recent was this discovery? I just went to
mapquest to refresh my geography and the map has Adam's Bridge labeled already.

Geography naming more than likely, not because there was a bridge present. I'm guessing here but I would guess the sat images revealed stuff under the water that hadn't been seen previously. It appears the majority of the bridge is under the surf and wouldn't have been seen except with very high resolution high altitude imagery.

 

[Mani]

Why the fsck is it named Adam's bridge?

 

[Kerouactivist]

Originally posted by: AzNmAnJLH
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man I want to use that too bad it is only for Nvidia cards

 

[Nemesis77]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
1.7 million years? either that date is wrong or its not man-made.

Ummmm, didn't they only mention the date in relation to ancient hindu-story about how ancient and advanced civilization apparently built bridge from India to Sri Lanka about 1.7 million years ago? They are not claiming that this bridge is that old, but rather than that in coincides with the old legend.

 

[The Stigenator]

I dont know who found it via satellite first was it Nasa or ISRO...

But I remember reading about this about 3 years back ..

Eithercase its good news ...

The other thing is that India and SriLanka will be building the longest bridge on that same stretch (paralleing the ancient one) to connect the two countries. SriLankan Ports do a lot more business than Indian Ports so if they move containers there it would be cheaper for everyone.. Plus SriLanka has one of the largest Oil Tank Reserves Asia.. they only use 2 oil tank reserves they got 98 free which India has leased already.

 

[InfectedMushroom]

Hmmm, i just did a quick google search. A bunch of encyclopedias already had mentioned this bridge and knew about it and how far from the surface it is at low tide and all. So this does not seem like a new discovery.
Maybe these are just new photos of it.
Also the time they give 1,750,000 years is INSANE! 1.75 million freaking years???

 

[hamburglar]

interesting!

 

[WW]

apparently monkeys and fish built it

well that explains everything.

 

[isasir]

Well, assuming those are dates on the photos, the first photo was taken in 1994 and the second one in 1989, so it isn't a new discovery. Still cool nonetheless.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Nemesis77

Originally posted by: ElFenix
1.7 million years? either that date is wrong or its not man-made.

Ummmm, didn't they only mention the date in relation to ancient hindu-story about how ancient and advanced civilization apparently built bridge from India to Sri Lanka about 1.7 million years ago? They are not claiming that this bridge is that old, but rather than that in coincides with the old legend.

it says 1.75 million years ago is when humans first arrived there... modern man hasn't been around that long.

 

[Czar]

In this epic, there is a mentioning about a bridge, which was built between Rameshwaram (India) and Srilankan coast under the supervision of a dynamic and invincible figure called Rama who is supposed to be the incarnation of the supreme.

alien?

 

[ElFenix]

wasn't rama the boy that was turned into a girl? wait... thats ranma...