ANSA) - Rome, October 13 - Top scholars have gathered in
Rome this week to discuss the exciting and controversial idea
that Sardinia is the lost island of Atlantis
.

The theory, developed in a book by the Italian
journalist Sergio Frau, has drawn international acclaim but
also fuelled heated criticism
.

Despite selling 30,000 copies in Italy, a detailed
20-point appeal by 250 academics has dismissed the book,
claiming it sensationalizes Sardinian history
.

But the theory received a major boost last year, when
the United Nations cultural heritage body UNESCO organized a
symposium on the issue in Paris, suggesting the idea was
worth serious consideration.
Academics, archaeologists, geologists and historians
from across Italy are now meeting in Rome’s Accademia dei
Lincei to look at the theory in closer depth and discuss
possible paths of future research
.

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