The "Pompeii of the sea" ends at Le Monde: the megalithic treasures of Sardinia are at risk

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A heritage to be saved finished under the mud thousands of years ago. Megalithic treasures, remains of what has been called the "finished Pompeii under the sea" which according to the French newspaper "Le Monde" would be in danger. Archaeological heritage, at the center of a battle, recalled by the French newspaper, which Sergio Frau, journalist, writer and expert in archeology, asks to protect and enhance giving life to what could be "the largest archaeological site in the world".

"What emerged with the discovery of the Giants of Monte Prama is only a small part of what lies beneath the mud – says Frau -. In my own small way, in 2005, I showed thirty nuraghi under the mud. It is a whole area, that of the Sinis, which has obvious signs of marine aggression. The entire Sinis is a Pompei of the sea, there are at least 30, 40 buried nuraghi ».

Arguments that Sergio Frau brought to the attention of UNESCO and the Accademia dei Lincei and which were also discussed on October 6 during a conference promoted by geographers in Sorgono, in the province of Nuoro at the center of the fortieth parallel. Country with about 200 menhirs datable to the beginning of the third millennium BC and considered by Sergio Frau at the center of the world.

"It was called the line of the Olympians that in the eastern direction passes through Salento (after Sardinia it is the richest area of ​​menhirs) and then Mount Olympus and Lemnos, Caucasus and Silk Road up to Beijing – Frau says – on the opposite side along the Balearic line ». For Sergio Frau the nuraghi "buried under the mud" could be twenty thousand. An estimate also corroborated by the results of the “SUnda Manna” operation which, with the use of the drone has surveyed «100 nuraghi, many of which have never been reported and only visible through aerial photos».

Sergio Frau, who wrote “Le Colonne d'Ercole. An inquiry (Nur Neon, 2002) "and then" Omphalos. The First Center of the World ", in 2005 brought the photos of the Sinis," with all those buried nuraghi ", to the Unesco. "For 20 days they were exhibited in the Central Corridor of the Paris office". Since then and after appreciation and encouragement, he continues his study journey, including research and field research and ancient texts.