An underwater Stonehenge? Archaeologists have found an unusual structure at the bottom of the sea!

The remains of an ‘underwater Stonehenge’ have been found by archaeologists 40 metres below the surface, in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea. The unusual discovery of man-made structures suggests to researchers that an unknown ancient civilisation existed here, which was brought to an end by a massive flood.

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Scientists near the coast of Sicily have found a giant man-made boulder on the bottom. First speculations suggest that it might have been a religious complex of a long forgotten cult. The find is 12 metres high and broken into two parts. There are also 3 holes in the monument, including one running from one end to the other.

Initial findings put the age of the find at… over 10tys of years! The pair of researchers who made the discovery claim that it is clear evidence of significant human activity at the site. They say the area called Pantelleria Vecchia Bank in question was once an island located near the Strait of Sicily.

They believe the found monument may be older than all the sunken cities, buildings and places of worship that have been discovered so far.

Zvi Ben-Avraham. of the Department of Earth Sciences at Tel Aviv University and Emanuele Lodolo of the Istituto Nazionale di Oceanografia e di Geofisica Sperimentale (OGS) in Trieste say the find is irrefutable evidence throwing all myths about primitive communities inhabiting the area in the middle Stone Age, the so-called Mesolithic, into the trash.

“This find in the waters of the Strait of Sicily could significantly expand our knowledge of early civilisations living around the Mediterranean, as well as the technological capabilities, development and innovation of people from the Mesolithic period.” – write the researchers in a text to be published in the September issue of the Journal of Archaeological Society.

The found monolith is made of a single stone block. It had to be excavated, processed, transported and also placed in its final location. This clearly shows how technologically advanced its creators must have been and what engineering knowledge they must have possessed.

Unfortunately, researchers have not yet been able to answer how the inhabitants of the area at that time managed to do all this.

Source: sciencedirect.com