Archaeologists are constantly amazed by the ongoing exploration of ancient findings as they strive to gather knowledge about past civilizations on our planet. George Gelé, who identifies himself as an amateur archaeologist, announced in March 2022 the discovery of an underwater city in the Gulf of Mexico. The alleged city is said to have an energy field and a pyramid and is situated off the coast of the Chandleur Islands.
Gelé, a 75-year-old Prairieville architect and commercial contractor suggested that there are extensive granite formations underwater near the Chandeleur Islands, which could possibly be the remnants of the lost city. These Islands are a series of barrier islands that are located in the Gulf of Mexico, about 50 miles east of New Orleans.
According to a retired architect who has visited the site 44 times, the current underwater location was once a significant metropolis that existed prior to the Maya, Inca, and Aztec cultures in Central and South America. He named the city “Crescentis,” that is related to the legendary Giza pyramid.
“What’s down there are hundreds of buildings that are covered with sand and silt and that are geographically related to the Great Pyramid at Giza. Somebody floated a billion stones down the Mississippi River and assembled them outside what would later become New Orleans,” Gelé told CBS affiliate WWL-TV.
Gelé has generated sonar images from underwater, and he firmly believes that these images show clear evidence of ancient structures. He even claims that among these structures is a massive pyramid. “All I know is somebody built a city 12,000 years ago and it’s stuck out in Chandeleur. Whether or not they had someone on their shoulder who flew in with a UFO, I don’t know. All I know is they left a whole lot of granite rocks out there,” he said according to WWL-TV.
For nearly half a century, Gelé has been studying the “remnants of major buildings” and a “large pyramid,” going on four expeditions with local shrimper Ricky Robin. Gelé states that the pyramid, which he approximates to be 280 feet (85 meters) in height, generates an incredible amount of electromagnetic energy.
Robin told WWL-TV that as he approached the location where Gelé believes the pyramid’s tip is, the compass on his boat spun completely around, causing all electronic equipment on the boat to shut down. “Like as if you were in the Bermuda Triangle. That’s exactly what we got here,” he said.
Robin also shared that the area has been a topic of local discussion, as fishermen have caught unusual granite slabs in their nets, leading him to believe that they may be fragments of the pyramid given their proximity to where the compass malfunctioned.
Gelé’s quest began in 1966, during his time as a student at LSU when he traveled to Mexico to explore historical cities and civilizations. His fascination with ancient civilizations was sparked by this trip. He realized that if ancient civilizations existed in Mexico, then it was likely that they could also be found in the US due to their proximity.
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Over the years, Gelé studied photographs, calculated distances between geographical regions, and even met with a Mississippi fisherman in 1984 who showed him a drawing of a granite piece he found after the Korean War. Gelé’s first dive in the islands surrounding the area was in 1976, but it took almost 35 years to locate the actual site.
State officials, including Lt. Gov. Jay Dardenne and State Archeologist Chip McGimsey, had been supporting Gelé’s search. McGimsey admired Gelé’s 30-year pursuit of this historical discovery.
In 2011, a local newspaper called The Advocate covered the discovery made by Gelé which stated he found a large continuous mass of thousands of broken and square stones in 2010. The largest part of the continuous rock mass was 200 feet by 700 feet.
In April 2011, Gelé along with a group of private underwater archeologists explored a dive site. They discovered various artifacts, including four roofing tiles produced in Marseilles, France during the late 1800s to early 1900s. At certain locations, the piles of rock and stone rose to a height of 14 feet from the sand’s base. Another artifact he found was a curved clay pottery piece or possibly a sewer tile.
While Gelé may have supporters, his claims are found dubious by numerous individuals who favor more plausible explanations over the idea of a sunken city near the Chandeleur Islands. Various realistic explanations exist, including a theory proposed in a 1980s study by Texas A&M. According to this theory, the granite slabs may have come from discarded ballast stones or shipwrecks from Spanish and French vessels, as these stones were jettisoned to reduce weight when the ships encountered shallow waters.
Back in 2011, LSU archaeology professor Rob Mann shared his thoughts on the site with The Advocate. He believed that the stones were used to create a man-made reef during the 1940s by disposing of building materials in the water. Mann argued that simply exploring the underwater area would not reveal any additional information. He stated that delving into the historical records and newspaper archives would be the key to uncovering the truth about the site.
However, state archaeologist McGimsey’s investigation found no evidence of a shipwreck at the site, but rather suggested that someone may have intentionally deposited large amounts of stone there. The reason for this remains a mystery and requires further investigation.
