Beullogeo's

One of the most amazing underwater mysteries in the world is the Yonaguni megalith structure, which is believed to be a relic of a very ancient civilization.

Discovered in 1985 by Mr. Kahachiro Aratake, who was looking for schooling hammerhead sharks in the area, this 100 meter long structure laying at 27 meters (90 feet) has been since studied by scholars who believe that the structure was actually well above sea level thousands of years ago.


From the G8 Summit 2000 in Okinawa
Masaaki Kimura, a professor at the University of the Ryukyus answered what he thinks of the undersea structure based on the latest findings.

"It's a true undersea ruin", said Mr. Kimura, who is a leading Japanese marine geologist who studies undersea ruins.

In the interview, Mr. Kimura was asked the following points; if the ruins were artificial, and what time period they were built.

He replied, "These are ruins, and to me, the fact has already been proved. Scientific conclusion is that the ruins are indeed artificial. A school of Japanese marine geologists agreed on the outcome. We found that the ruins are at least 6000 years old. It could go back another 4000 years when we consider the length of time before they sunk into the water."

Okinawa was once connected to the Chinese continent. The geologic chronology shows that the area in Yonaguni was already underwater 6000 years ago. Mr. Kimura says that when they try to figure out the time period the ruins were built, the estimate is about 10,000 years ago.
Drills we use to investigate ruins have improved recently, so with the help of the latest equipment, we will have a scientific conclusion on this matter in the near future."

It was the Stone Age 10,000 years ago, primitive people lived and hunted then. The advanced Egyptian civilization was formed after this. Was there another civilization before that?

Mr. Kimura replied, "Reviewing chronology in history should be left to the archaeologists and historians, and even though there is scientific evidence to explain the ruins, it might be difficult to come to an agreement with the archaeologists, because doing so changes history."

"The historians say that such a fact can not be true. We found the ruins, so they should see it for themselves, or at least they should study the data I collected."

Mr. Kimura says it might be just a matter of time before the historians start investigating. He is confident that there is a sunken civilization.