Wikipedia’s article on Plato’s description of Atlantis in the Critias mentions the ocean

A Wikepedia article, Atlantis, describes Plato’s Critias and includes an excerpt that makes reference to Atlantis being in the ocean:

But at a later time there occurred portentous earthquakes and floods, and one grievous day and night befell them, when the whole body of your warriors was swallowed up by the earth, and the island of Atlantis in like manner was swallowed up by the sea and vanished; wherefore also the ocean at that spot has now become impassable and unsearchable, being blocked up by the shoal mud which the island created as it settled down.[11]

So why does the Hispanic-Cuban investigator in yesterday’s post say that the Critias does not mention the ocean?

Hispanic-Cuban Investigator believes Plato’s Critias did not place Atlantis in the Ocean

I have not read Plato’s Critias in which he refers to the lost city of Atlantis. However, according to Spanish-Cuban investigator Georgeos Doaz-Montexano, Plato did not specifically say that Atlantis was located in the ocean. The following excerpt is from Tartessus – Atlantis. They look for its rests in Andalusia. Unfortunately, the article has been very loosely translated from Spanish to English. Therefore, I would imagine that the word “rests” in the above article title has been incorrectly translated and actually means “reamins,” hence: Tartessus – Atlantis. They look for its remains in Andalusia. Here’s the quote:

an erroneous concept of which the Atlantis was beyond the Pillars of Hercules, in middle or center of the Atlantic Ocean, when Plato not even mentions the Greek word ?kean?s (the Ocean). Plato says of very clear way that the Atlantis was located in the Atlantic Pelagus (Atlantikou Pelagos) or Atlantic Sea-Arm, in the lobby of the gulf (Gulf of Cadiz), ahead, before – in greek: ‘pro tou stomatos’ – and almost in the mouth or well-known opening like the Pillars of Hercules.

Tartessus – Atlantis. They look for its rests in Andalusia

Is it Atlantis or what?

Well, well, well. How do you like that! Dig deeper and you’ll find that the integrity of National Geographic Channel’s documentary, Finding Atlantis, is questionable. An online article Lost city of Atlantis ‘buried in Spanish wetlands’at Independent.ie says that:

The film’s claims were dismissed yesterday as having no reliable basis in scientific fact and of misinterpreting partial results of an investigation by a team of Spanish scientists. Since 2005, they have been working on the site at Donana, a national park and bird sanctuary.

Juan Villarias-Robles, an anthropologist with the Spanish government’s scientific research body, CSIC, said Prof Freund appeared to have sensationalised their work.

Mr Villarias-Robles was part of a team investigating ancient settlements in Donana, Europe’s largest wetlands area. He said his team planned to offer their own conclusions later this year.

Now THAT should be interesting–conclusions made by scientists rather than a professor with his own film company. Not that I think a professor shouldn’t have his own film company, but it’s interesting to discover that the Hartford-based professor is not supported by researchers who have been working at the supposed Atlantis site in the Spanish wetlands since 2005.

Three-inch “Atlantean orb” found in underwater pyramid

This unusual orb, called the Atlantean Orb, was found by Ray Brown in 1970 while scuba diving with friends in the Bahamas off the coast of Bimini. The photo below comes from an intriguing online article,
A Relic From Atlantis — The Atlantean Orb?

Read more: http://scienceray.com/earth-sciences/a-relic-from-atlantis-the-atlantean-orb/#ixzz1IQFuG8Km

Atlantean Orb found in an underwater pyramid in the Bahamas

Will Atlantis, like Troy, be found?

On March 27th, the Discovery Channel aired a Canadian documentary Finding Atlantis. It reminded viewers that at one time the story of the ancient city of Troy was thought to be a myth. However, its recent discovery in Turkey, has inspired archeologists and explorers to keep looking for Atlantis.

Another fantastic site for Atlantis images

Here’s another website I just found that has fantastic images of Atlantis. My favourite is a map of the earth with Atlantis in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The images are at Pics Fr (Pix Fr).

Atlantis photos and backgrounds

Here’s a great website connect.in.com that has 20 pages of Atlantis imagery. Check it out!

Atlantis found in Spain online video

If you, like I, do not have access to the National Geographic channel, you missed the special on the team of scientists led by University of Hartford Professor Richard Freund on Sunday, March 13th.

Fortunately, you can view a preview of the program at this online article, Team may have found lost city of Atlantis.

Is Atlantis buried in a Spanish swamp?

Google Earth satellite images revealed a circular pattern in a huge swampy area of the Parque National Coto de Donana, a national park in Spain south of Seville.

Spend a little time with Dr. Richard Freund of the University of Hartford, and you might be convinced that the lost city of Atlantis is buried deep within a swamp in southern Spain.

Has a University of Hartford Professor Found the Lost City of Atlantis?[Spain]

Freund’s finding will be broadcast on the National Geographic channel on Sunday, March 13th at 9:00 p.m. EDT.

A Heinrich Event probably occurred around the time that Atlantis was supposed to have disappeared

An online article, by Prof. Arysio Nunes dos Santos , called The True History of Atlantis says that a Heinrich Event probably occurred around the time that Atlantis was supposed to have disappeared. Here’s an excerpt from the article:

Another important fact was the discovery that the date of the cataclysm which caused the end of the Pleistocene Ice Age — very probably a Heinrich Event, as is fast becoming clear — was not only sudden and brutal, but occurred at the date stipulated by Plato, that of 11,600 years ago.