Our Unknown Ancient Past

"Destruction of Atlantis by a great earthquake and tsunami? A geological analysis of the Spartel Bank hypothesis", this is the title of a research paper by the Research Director of the "French National Centre for Scientific Research". Quite an eye-opener I would dare say, as the paper examines the geological plausibility of the Atlantis story, based on geological evidence. The paper starts by stating: "Numerous geographical similarities exist between Plato’s descriptions of Atlantis and a paleoisland (Spartel) in the western Straits of Gibraltar. The dialogues recount a catastrophic event that submerged the island ca. 11.6 ka in a single day and night, due to violent earthquakes and floods. This sudden destruction is consistent with a great earthquake (M . 8.5) and tsunami, as in the Gulf of Cadiz region in 1755 when tsunami runup heights reached 10 m. Great earthquakes (M 8–9) and tsunamis occur in the Gulf of Cadiz with a repeat time of 1.5–2 k.y., according...

There was once an island right next to the Straits of Gibraltar, from the side of the Atlantic. That island sunk approximately 12.000 years ago, around 10.000 BC. And most importantly, all this has been scientifically proven. No, I am not talking about Atlantis, but rather about Spartel island . A paleoisland that sunk around the same time as Atlantis, which according to Plato was around 9.600 BC. So, at the same period with the sinking of Atlantis, we now know for a fact that there was another - smaller - island in the Atlantic, close to the Gibraltar Straits, that sunk. What an amazing coincidence to add to our pile of countless coincidences that prove Plato was telling the truth all along. Something major happened back then to sink Spartel and that same thing could very well have had the same effect for many islands in that area. The other interesting part with the story of Spartel island is that the water there is very shallow, as the island's highest peak is just 56 meters bel...