Episode 262: Atlantis
This legend is based on a single description from one of the greatest philosophers of all time, but some archaeologists and researchers are convinced that the story is more than just imagination. Thousands of expeditions, countless maps, and now, some of the most advanced technology may point to the actual location of this lost city. Has this ancient mystery finally been solved? This week’s episode is The Lost City of Atlantis.
SOURCES
Atlantis, National Geographic:
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/atlantis
Atlantis Destroyed by Rodney Castleden
Atlantis: Insights from a Lost Civilization
Atlantis: The Truth Behind the Legend by A.G. Galanopoulos and Edward Bacon
Believe in Atlantis? These archaeologists want to win you back to science, Science Magazine: https://www.science.org/content/article/believe-atlantis-these-archaeologists-want-win-you-back-science
Could this be Atlantis? Ancient ruins flooded off the Spanish coast are the lost city declare UK satellite experts, Daily Mail: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6393371/Could-Atlantis-Satellites-spot-ancient-ruins-flooded-Spanish-coast.html
Finding Atlantis, National Geographic Documentary (2011): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RveQwOB1XfI
Ghosts of a Drowned World, Ancient Apocalypse on Netflix (2022): https://www.netflix.com/title/81211003
Legend of Atlantis (Full Episode), Drain the Oceans on National Geographic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErPsyBUCijM
Lost city of Atlantis believed found off Spain, NBC News: https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna42072469
'Lost' City of Atlantis: Fact & Fable, Live Science: https://www.livescience.com/23217-lost-city-of-atlantis.html
Lost Greek city that may have inspired Atlantis myth gives up secrets, The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/oct/16/lost-greek-city-atlantis-myth
Orichalcum and Related Ancient Alloys: Origin, Composition, and Manufacture, https://www.google.com/books/edition/Orichalcum_and_Related_Ancient_Alloys_Or/BUVmAAAAMAAJ?hl=en
Plato’s Atlantis – full text: https://ascendingpassage.com/plato-atlantis-timaeus.htm
Pillars of Heracles, Britannica: https://www.britannica.com/place/Pillars-of-Heracles
Top 6 Theories About Atlantis, History.com: https://www.history.com/news/top-6-theories-about-atlantis
Vikings in North America? Here's what we really know, National Geographic: https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2023/01/vikings-in-north-america-heres-what-we-really-know
Voyage to Atlantis by James W. Mayvor Jr.
Where is the Lost City of Atlantis — and Does it Even Exist?, Discover: https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/where-is-the-lost-city-of-atlantis-and-does-it-even-exist
