Posted on 11/13/2004 3:54:27 PM PST by blam
Atlantis Hunt Reveals Structures in Sea Off Cyprus
Sat Nov 13, 2004 06:33 AM ET
NICOSIA (Reuters) - An American researcher on the trail of the lost city of Atlantis has discovered evidence of man-made structures submerged in the sea between Cyprus and Syria, a member of his team said Saturday. Robert Sarmast, who is convinced the fabled city lurks in the watery depths off Cyprus, will give details of his findings Sunday.
"Something has been found to indicate very strongly that there are man-made structures somewhere between Cyprus and Syria," a spokesperson for the mission told Reuters.
The mystery of Atlantis, both whether it existed and why it disappeared, has fired the imagination of explorers for decades.
Many believe the ancient civilization was destroyed in a massive flood, a cataclysm which many ancient cultures believe occurred around 9,000 BC.
Greek mythology says Atlantis was a powerful nation whose residents were so corrupted by greed and power that Zeus destroyed it.
Theories place Atlantis either somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean, or the Greek island of Santorini, or off the Celtic Ridge of Britain or even further afield in the South China Sea.
Sarmast's theory is that Cyprus is the pinnacle of Atlantis, with the rest of it about a mile below sea level.
His expedition took place some 70 miles off the eastern coast of Cyprus toward Syria
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The closest to NO I've heard is the underwater site west of Cuba.
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I've heard Atlantis being in Sundaland in Southeast Asia.
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If they recover DNA then they can compare it to us modern folks and gosh, we may discover they're our long lost ancestors! (smile)
BTW what ever happened to the discovery of similar structures off the western tip of Cuba?
Boy, I wish I knew. Nothing new from them for a while now.
I believe that the only authority we have on Atlantis is Plato. And I believe that he placed Atlantis in the eastern med.
Outside the Pillars Of Hercules, which some take to mean Gilbralter.
You may be right. I might have confused the Minoans of Crete with the Atlanteans.
Note: this topic is from 11/13/2004. Thanks blam.
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Note: this topic is from 11/13/2004. Update only. Thanks blam.
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