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My pet theory is that Atlantis was a composite story from a large number of coastal civilizations being wiped out by Early Holocene sea level rise: https://en.w
by TrainedMonkey 4y ago
My pet theory is that Atlantis was a composite story from a large number of coastal civilizations being wiped out by Early Holocene sea level rise: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Holocene_sea_level_rise https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Holocene_sea_level_rise
Flood stories, including biblical flood, are potentially coming from the same source.
- citizenpaul 4y agoCool theory never heard of it before. Though the only description we have say Atlantis sank in single day and night of misfortune. Doesn't really fit sea level rise. Though that could just be poetic.
- dejj 4y agoProminently, Doggerland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doggerland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doggerland
- dleslie 4y agoThat's actually not out of line with what Ancient Architects proposed; the operator of that channel tries to shy away from pure speculation, and proposed sea level rise as a cause for Atlantis sinking; and from there, they narrowed in on Rockall, which has interesting now-sunk but previously above-water features.