Monte d’Accoddi is a prehistoric site located near Sassari, dating back to the fourth millennium BCE (about 5,000 years ago).
It features a stepped structure, a large limestone platform also known as the “Pyramid of Sardinia.” It closely resembles a ziggurat, which, within the scope of this project, we will include among pyramids, with the idea of not drawing strict boundaries between full pyramidal structures, truncated pyramids, and platforms with a pyramidal base.
Two Strong Similarities with Mesopotamia
Interestingly, it is also known in written form as Monte Akkoddi. Its shape recalls the Mesopotamian ziggurat.
Various peoples lived in Mesopotamia, including the Sumerians, the Akkadians, and the Babylonians. The Akkadians derive their name from Akkad, a major city-state in northern Mesopotamia, and later from the entire Akkadian Empire founded by Sargon of Akkad around the 24th century BCE.
What could it mean? I wouldn’t find it impossible for someone to have moved from the Mesopotamian areas to Sardinia in ancient times. This source mentions a legend according to which a Mesopotamian prince, exiled in Sardinia, had this imposing altar built (in Monte d’Accoddi), dedicated to the worship of the moon. It is also mentioned on beniculturalionline.it regarding this possible connection.
However, let’s stay grounded and avoid hasty conclusions; let’s keep the clue aside while waiting for possible further evidence.
Stone Sphere
Monte d’Accoddi is also the site of one of the ancient megalithic stone spheres found around the world.
