The giant stone spheres, numbering over 300, appear to have been expertly interspersed with the Diquis Delta, located in the Palmar Sur region of southern Costa Rica. It is believed that the orbs were made by the people of Diquis, who lived on the island before the Spanish invasion and became famous as stonemasons.
The diameter of the stone spheres varies from a few centimeters to 2 meters. The largest of the Spheres, which UNESCO has protected as a World Heritage Site, weighs 15 tons. The stones used are mainly gabbro and Basalt. But it is also possible to find those made of limestone and sandstone. The orbs were unearthed in 1930 as a result of clearing the forest for the purpose of planting banana trees. M. The date they were madeS. It is believed to be between 600 and 1000 years old. Since the Diquis people who made the spheres were completely destroyed during the Spanish invasion, there are no records that have survived to the present day. The fact that very little is known about the Diquis culture also leaves unanswered questions about how the spheres were formed or how they were made.
The first research team that went to the region to study the spheres reported that most of the stones were moved to different places, only 6 of them were left stationary. Since then, many researchers have studied these spheres, but not much information has been obtained about them. For this reason, there are countless myths about them. For example, there are those who say that they came from The Lost Continent of Atlantis, that they look like some kind of calendar in the way they were placed, that they may be tombstones indicating ancient graves, or that they indicate a situation associated with aliens. It is also still debated whether the spheres were formed by natural means or man-made. Some archaeologists believe that they may have come out of the hands of two different cultures, so they were made in two separate periods.
The fact that the stones are in the form of perfect spheres is the part that most preoccupies everyone's head. If these are man-made, does their impeccable craftsmanship in stones indicate that they can be a developed society with a certain degree of technology? On the other hand, could they really have been formed by natural means? John Hoopes of the University of Kansas, who works on the protection of the area by UNESCO, has been studying these stones for years. According to Hoopes, the stones contain some features from the time referred to as pre-Columbian Art in South America. Flawless stonework is also one of the most common situations in the cultures of that era.
There are also traces of cutting tools on some stone spheres, which are thought to have been formed when they were shaped. it's certain they're man-made, but it's impossible to know why they're made...
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