The Great Pyramids of ... Bosnia?

Scholars face threats for challenging an archaeological claim that has sparked national pride in a war-torn land

The jeep pulls to a halt, its tires sinking into the slippery mud track that leads up a ridge overlooking this modest town in central Bosnia. To the right, the scrubby land drops precipitously to the valley floor, 300 feet below. To the left, the shelled-out remains of farmhouses are scattered across hills that were a front line during Bosnia's civil war from 1992 to 1995.

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