Archaeological Evidence of Lost Civilization: Uncovering Atlantis

Atlantis is a mythical island that has been the subject of much speculation and debate for centuries. The legend of Atlantis has been around since the time of Plato, who wrote about it in his dialogues. According to Plato, Atlantis was a powerful and advanced civilization that was destroyed in a great flood. Despite the lack of archaeological evidence, many people have speculated that Atlantis may have actually existed.

Recently, there has been a renewed interest in the possibility of Atlantis due to the discovery of archaeological evidence that suggests the existence of a lost civilization. In the past few years, a number of archaeological sites have been discovered that could be linked to the legendary island. These sites include underwater ruins off the coast of Spain, a submerged city in the Mediterranean Sea, and a mysterious structure in the Bahamas.

The underwater ruins off the coast of Spain are believed to be the remains of an ancient city that was destroyed by a tsunami. The city is estimated to be around 9,000 years old and is believed to have been a major trading center. The ruins include a large stone wall, a temple, and a number of other structures.

The submerged city in the Mediterranean Sea is believed to be the remains of an ancient city that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption. The city is estimated to be around 5,000 years old and is believed to have been a major port. The ruins include a large stone wall, a temple, and a number of other structures.

The mysterious structure in the Bahamas is believed to be the remains of an ancient city that was destroyed by a tsunami. The city is estimated to be around 3,000 years old and is believed to have been a major trading center. The ruins include a large stone wall, a temple, and a number of other structures.

The discovery of these archaeological sites has led to speculation that Atlantis may have actually existed. While there is still no definitive proof that Atlantis existed, the archaeological evidence suggests that there may have been a lost civilization in the past. This evidence has sparked a renewed interest in the possibility of Atlantis and has led to further research into the legend.

Whether or not Atlantis actually existed, the archaeological evidence of a lost civilization is fascinating and provides a glimpse into the past. The discovery of these sites has opened up a new field of research and has given us a better understanding of the ancient world. While the mystery of Atlantis may never be solved, the archaeological evidence of a lost civilization is a reminder lifelong quest for many ancient mystery investigators one of the biggest problems with locating these lost lands is knowing where to look a quick glance at the theories put forward just in the last 100 years would have us believe atlantis is everywhere antarctica the sahara desert crete and northern Europe are just some of the locations suggested as the home of the once mighty atlanteans although the entire world has been mapped it is a little-known fact that radar does not work well underwater we rely on ships fitted with multi-beam radar to accurately picture what lies under our oceans.

However so far even if we add up their total contribution it only accounts for five percent of the world’s oceans we still don’t know what could be resting on the remaining 95 percent still long forgotten lands have recently been found hidden on the ocean floor at bayer in italy atiltyam in israel and heraklion in egypt to name a few so it’s exciting to think about what might be discovered in the next few decades as underwater scanning equipment


improves another exciting discovery concerning sunken lands came from the coast of rio de janeiro in 2013. scientists working for the geological survey of brazil were dredging an area known as the rio grande elevation when they came across some rather mysterious granite samples granite samples are only found on land proving this area was once above water lead geologist roberto ventura santos believes these samples prove a continent once existed between africa and south america after the lands had drifted apart more than 100 million years ago

ventura santos later dubbed the find the brazilian atlantis the theory was bolstered when a japanese team using a human crude submersible located a giant massive granite and a considerable amount of quartz sand 900 miles off the coast of rio de janeiro while this may not be the atlantis written about by plato it does prove that large land masses can exist hundreds of miles off the coast and remain undetected but for a lucky break we need to ask what would happen if the ruins of atlantis were actually found would we be told or would the discovery


remain secret or perhaps attributed to a much later culture let’s look at events that took place in 2013 off the azores coast in portugal the story starts with portuguese sailor diocletiano silva while fishing off the coast of tetseira in the azores archipelago silva noticed some highly unusual readings coming from his navigation equipment this data is obtained using an echo sounder that pings sound to the ocean floor the time it takes to return can determine the depth size and shape of the terrain below the vessel the data

then converted into digital terrain models and topography data the data suggested that silver had just sailed his yacht over a massive pyramid almost 197 feet high and with an 8 000 square feet base researchers have noted that the structure is perfectly square and oriented by cardinal points this information immediately sparked speculation in some quarters that the pyramid could be a 20 000 year old relic from the time of atlantis if you’re wondering how researchers came to the conclusion that this pyramid


could be 20 000 years old well that is the last time this area was still above water there are other theories such as it sank with atlantis however it is highly unlikely that the pyramid sank and still kept its shape the portuguese military soon labelled the finds nothing more than a volcanic hill immediately fueling allegations of a cover-up but the idea of finding an underwater pyramid in the azores might not be so hard to believe since 140 have already been located on pico island the pico pyramids measure up to 13

meters in height and predate the arrival of the portuguese by many thousands of years furthermore according to archaeologists nuno ribeiro and anabella quinito their alignment suggests they had an intended purpose similar structures have also been found in sicily north africa and the canary islands this implies that a pyramid building culture occupied these lands many thousands of years ago but who were these people the azores are composed of nine islands and lie 1500 kilometers west of lisbon portugal these islands are in fact the peaks of

some of the world’s tallest mountains reaching from deep beneath the atlantic we cannot ignore the fact that this location does match up quite well with plato’s description the dialogue state atlantis could be found in the atlantic pelagos in front of the pillars of hercules that is precisely where the azores are but what could possibly have sunken the entire island in less than a day

 

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