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This work explores the evidence that supports the claim that Atlantis was a real continent with a cultured society able to build great cities, mine and use metal, grow crops and brew wine, inscribe written records, build shiips and sail the oceans to the farthest corners of the earth.
From the Author
Why A Disbeliever Changed His Mind About AtlantisI was never a believer in Atlantis before I started researching prehistory for another book entirely (Martian Genesis). It quickly became clear there was something badly wrong with the orthodox picture of prehistory as a linear progression from the primitive to the sophisticated. By the time I had finished writing Martian Genesis, I was convinced there had been a lost prehistoric civilisation. But was this civilisation the fabled Atlantis? I frankly doubted it since I could find no geological mechanism that could sink a whole continent -- a small volcanic island perhaps, but nothing remotely approaching the classical description of Atlantis. All the same, I thought it worthwhile to carry out some research into the Atlantis myth directly. What I discovered changed my mind completely about this whole area. I've now become a 'believer' in Atlantis. I think I know how it was destroyed and why hard archaeological evidence of its existence is now rare. But if archaeological evidence is rare, the same cannot be said for other evidence ... if you know where to look. That's what The Atlantis Enigma is all about. It was exciting to write. I hope you find it equally exciting to read.