Huge wall at "Pont Naturel".

Antoine Gigal reports on the discovery of massive walls, hydraulic systems and road systems on the island of Mauritius, which are connected with the pyramid complexes that have been rediscovered there in recent months. It highlights that this area of the island once hosted a civilisation worthy of that name. Enormous stone walls, as well as an ancient road network, which was paved and elevated in certain sections; promontory platforms with impressive ramps in front of the ocean; a hydraulic system with terraces; all of these things are of the same era and design of the pyramids, which my team has identified on the island of Mauritius. And that is not all: there are also worked caverns, with their axes aligned north-south, and worked stones that have fallen to the bottom of the ocean. Seeing all these structures are in the same general area of the seven pyramids that have been discovered on the island, it is rather straightforward to conclude that everything was likely built by the same civilisation – and that this was done a long time ago.

Rectangle of the related zone : at top : pyramids site, down : the "Souffleur" site,
Pont Naturel at "du Bouchon" beach.

To reiterate briefly the state of the pyramids on this island off the coast of Africa: they are made of volcanic rock, with other stones worked into them and are platform pyramids, similar in design and size to the pyramids on Tenerife, in the Canary Islands.

Some of the highlights: Pyramid 5 is rectangular, and has 13 terraces. Pyramid 3 is the largest, measuring 26 by 26 metres, while Pyramid 1 has a stairway leading to the upper platform. All pyramids still have, or had, panels which indicated that at one point, they were all listed national monuments, and protected as such. Rightfully so, for their construction is clearly the work of man, and required great knowledge and workmanship. The angles of the structures are precise, the basis flat, and irregularities in the terrain were worked into the design to create a stable structure.

Pyramid N°2 in front and the pyramid N°1

Pyramide N°4 angle

Common Mauritius stony heap  .

In the vicinity of these seven pyramids, in a zone that is about two square kilometres in size, in the vicinity of the villages of Plaine Magnien, the cemetery and Mahebourg, there are massive rock walls, constructed with great care, and made from the same material as the pyramids. The walls are 70 to 90 centimetres wide, and are between 1.5 to two metres high, with a much wider base. Certain sections have a width of no less than five metres and have stones in their bases that are more than two cubic metres. One wall is more than 600 metres long, along the route from Pyramid 1 & 2, and cutting through the village of Mare d’Albert.

The top of wide walls.

The slope of the walls resembles the inclination of the terraces of the pyramids. Their method of construction is identical. They are therefore not basic structures to delineate fields, but part and parcel of an older construction, with which modern farmers and inhabitants had to live – or get rid off. Angle.

Double ancient walls.

There are also paved ways, which connect the pyramids to other remarkable structures. The roads are perfectly regular and of such design that the trucks that pass it every day cause little destruction to them. This is in sharp contrast with the other, modern road infrastructure of the island, which needs constant care and attention, at great cost. The ancient roads are between 2.10 and five metres wide, and are in certain sections raised. The material used for their construction is identical to that of the pyramids.

Paved way near from "Pont Naturel".

At the foot of the pyramid complex itself is a vast road, 5.10 metres wide (twice the normal size of these structures), heading straight to the sea, to Camp Carol. Our team has walked it for more than two kilometres, without encountering any interruption. Further south are the remains of a vast hydraulic network, the subterranean source of which emerging from the area of Union Vale. The current is powerful and hence the amount of water it carries, is impressive. The start of the principal canal is a basin, some two metres in depth, the bottom of which is made of stones that have been flattened.

Basin walls.

Another basin is 100 by 26 metres long, with a depth of six metres, with massive walls; one of which has the precise characteristics of the pyramids. All of these structures can be easily observed in Camp Carol, including how the principal canal divides into seven branches, all made from volcanic stone, as well as several walls. But that is not all. Nearby, on the south side of the beach of Bouchon, there is a platform that stops thirty metres above the sea. Here, there is an immense wall, four metres high and two metres wide at the base. The lower parts have a gentle slope, so that the ascent is easy; it is, in fact, serpentine, until a few metres from the precipice itself. The entire construction therefore looks like a serpent’s body, with the head being the flat platform on the top. Again, the same building techniques in evidence in the pyramids, is on display here. The construction provides for a large and flat promontory, giving out to the ocean. The site would have been ideal for observations, as in ancient times, the sun would have risen just in front of this ramp

The « serpent » wall start.

The "serpent" wall.

The top of the colossal stone wall, snake skin like.

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The snake like form wall..

The snake like form wall.

Another huge wall.

To the north-east of this ramp are two further walls, going into the sea. Seventy metres from the ramp, we find the site “Pont Natural”, which has a double arch on a central pillar, again made of volcanic stone, and orientated towards sunrise. Below, the power of the ocean currents create waves that can be heard more than thirty metres below. There are nearby cavities and the entire operation means that the air is pushed in and out of these cavities, resulting in powerful sounds. At least one of the two cavities seems to have been engineered by human hands, as it is perfectly rectangular.

Satellite view of "Pont naturel" with the gometric hole.

« Pont naturel » site

The hole at "Pont naturel"

1.5 km south, on a site known as “Le Souffleur”, there is a rocky platform that is twenty metres in height, connected to the land by a small bridge. There is a hole there which, under the pressure of the ocean, becomes a geyser, which can shoot as high as 40 metres, creating a loud sound as the sea is agitated; the sound is like breathing, as if someone is angry. But when looked upon from above, this rock has exactly the same shape as the “serpent ramp” further north.

To the top : The "souffleur" serpent head.

Nearby, we come across similar structures once again. One is situated in the Plaine Magnien, which is partially submerged. The second is somewhat more to the north, and is entirely submerged. A third one is 4 kilometres to the south, and named “The Cave of the Swallows”, which can be entered for ca. 70 metres before rocks and animal remains block further progress. The three cavities have a monumental entrance, and their interior is immense. In fact, their interior seems to have been worked by humans, and are not just the remains of lava flows. An initial exploration of the system was done by two French speleologists, François Billon and Philippe Chojnacki, and their report was published in 1993. At the time, it was proposed to form a committee, which would continue the exploration of the system, but this suggestion was never followed up. It is sad to see that since, the state of the caverns has deteriorated considerably.

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Cavity with a monumental entrance

Finally, let us return to the pyramids. At 50 metres from Pyramid 2, there is access to a terrace, which leads to a square enclosure, made from the same fabric as the pyramids, with at its centre, a small sarcophagus, modern in style, and made from cement. Locals will tell you that it is the tomb of a “Mister Kissoon”. It is too bad this man has departed to pastures new, for he could have shed some light as to why he would like to be buried specifically here. Interestingly, on one of the walls, there is an old stone which has a sign in the form of a labyrinth, made up of concentric circles, symbols which are encountered in numerous places in Pont Naturel.

Mr Kisoon tomb.

All of these structures offer fabulous opportunities to the people of Mauritius and visitors to come in contact with their past. It can lead to extra-ordinary revelations, not only about the island, but its connections to similar structures on Tenerife and Sicily, as highlighted elsewhere. With each new discovery, new questions arise. But they suggest that Mankind has been travelling far more, far wider, much earlier than previously thought.