where we've'found' atlantis

摘要

PLATO FIRST DESCRIBED THE lost kingdom of Atlantis in 360 BCE. He wrote of a mountainous island crafted by Poseidon, filled with elephants and gold. But around 9,000 years prior, he claimed, earthquakes and floods sank the city into the sea. He probably made the whole thing up. Still, that hasn t stopped Atlan-tologists from gathering "evidence" of its existence. Inspiration abounds: Coastal towns collapse and islands submerge, whether from rising oceans or sinking shorelines. These lost lands offer a setting for theories on where the city may once have stood.