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Through an examination of new documentary and academic research, metallurgy, ancient shipbuilding and navigation techniques, archaeological artifacts, and cutting-edge DNA evidence, Menzies uncovers a trading empire that spanned from the Mediterranean, to the Great Lakes in North America, to Kerala in India. He explains the reality behind the legendary civilization described by Plato, as well as its violent disappearance.
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LibraryThing member puttocklibrary
A well-researched, scientific and above all--interesting--hypothesis of legend of Atlantis. The history of the world is truly more complex and interesting than we realize!
LibraryThing member atozgrl
Interesting, and more believable than Menzies' previous book, 1421. I think it's likely that the Minoans could be the source for the tales of Atlantis. And it's believable that they traveled around Europe at least. However, Menzies still states theories as though they were fact, and acts as though
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he was the first person who ever thought of some of these ideas. He does a lot of research and refers to many sources, while continually attacking scholars of history. Who does he think wrote the resources he is quoting from? All in all, the early parts of the book have believable ideas, but the theories get more and more extreme by the end. For example, there are stone circles all over Europe. Could the Minoans possibly be responsible for all of them? Could the Minoans really have crossed the Atlantic the way Columbus did, rather than following ice and land routes around the northern Atlantic the way the Vikings did? Given the lack of supporting evidence in Menzies' earlier books, I'm doubtful about a lot of his claims here. Show Less
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