In 1999, Shaun Arrigo, a producer of underwater
documentaries, along with the German archaeologist Hubert
Zeitlmair, discovered what may be underwater temples off
the northeast coast of Malta. He can?t understand why the
Museums Department of Malta has ?totally ignored? his
discovery and has left it ?unprotected.?
Despite this official disinterest, the Malta Tourism Authority
has sponsored a seminar on the underwater temples called
Discovering the Mysterious Past of Ancient Malta, with the
participation of top international experts in the field.
The National Museum of Archaeology has received a report by
author Anton Mifsud, saying that these are man-made. Mifsud
is the author of ?Malta: Echoes of Plato?s Island,? which
shows that Malta could be Atlantis.
The Museums Department says that ?no comment on the
recently reported site can be attempted before a complete
inspection has been carried out.? The underwater features
consist mainly of trough-like structures, as seen by scuba-
divers.
The ?underwater temples? were discovered when Shaun
Arrigo and his brother Kurt were commissioned by Professor
Zeitlmair to search for underwater features, based on a
theory he devised from studying a Second World War aerial
photograph.
The Arrigo brothers found circular holes and large boulders.
The news spread rapidly over the internet, and Graham
Hancock, English author of ?Fingerprints of the Gods,? came
to Malta to film the area.
In May, the Arrigos discovered more straight and deep lines,
again on the plateau off Malta?s northeast coast. A pottery
plate was found in one of the lines and forwarded to the
Museums Department, together with photographs. They made
their latest discovery in October when they found more cart
rut-style structures in another area of the same site.
Hancock says he believes the grooves to be ?definitely man-
made.?
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