DECLARATION
We, the undersigned professional archaeologists from all parts of Europe,
wish to protest strongly at the continuing support by the Bosnian
authorities for the so-called “pyramid” project being conducted on hills at
and near Visoko. This scheme is a cruel hoax on an unsuspecting public
and has no place in the world of genuine science. It is a waste of scarce
resources that would be much better used in protecting the genuine
archaeological heritage and is diverting attention from the pressing
problems that are affecting professional archaeologists in Bosnia-
Herzegovina on a daily basis.
Professor Hermann Parzinger, President, German Archaeological
Institute, Berlin
Professor Willem Willems, Inspector General, Rijksinspectie Archeologie
(RIA), The Hague
Dr Jean-Paul Demoule, President, Institut nationale de recherches
archéologiques préventives (INRAP), Paris
Professor Romuald Schild, Director, Institute of Archaeology and
Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw
Professor Vassil Nikolov, Director, Institute of Archaeology, Bulgarian
Academy of Sciences, Sofia
Professor Anthony Harding, President, European Association of
Archaeologists, c/o Institute of Archaeology, Czech Academy of
Sciences, Prague
Dr Mike Heyworth, Director, Council for British Archaeology, York
11 December 2006