Hello everybody,

I am a greek freelance journalist. I mostrly write on science issues and greek nautical tradition...

What brought me to this forum is an effort to save an ancient monument in my country. I have started an international petition for this and so I want to invite everybody to look at this matter and sign - if they want, of course.

The monument, Diolkos, is a paved "road" constructed in 600 BC. It was used to transport ships over land.

Although famous among scholars and rich in history, the monument - which is a registered arcaheological site - was never protected. A part of the vestiges excavated in 1960 has almost disappeared as it was swept over by erosion without anyone caring. On the contrary, the authorities supposedly in charge of its protection even facilitated its destruction...

The authorities were saying that they wanted to have the monument restored, But they were keeping themselves totally umprepared for any action. It was the perfect way for the monument to disappear completely!!!

So I invite everybody at

www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/870477005

I would very much like to see signatures from Bahrain. There already are signatures from many arabic countries, and I feel very good about this, since it shows that the cultural heritage is important to everybody. It does not belong to anybody to destroy...

I am looking forward to receiving your messages.