The Lost City of Atlantis
A historic site, or Plato's imagination?
Andrea Kowalski
History Behind the Mystery:
Plato's Map
Plato
Evidence from Cuba
Modern Day Research:
Bahamas: An ancient stone formation was found that had straight edges and corners and included regularly spaced blocks for 90 feet ("Lost City of Atlantis", 2016).
Coast of Cuba: In 2000, an oceanographer named Paulina Zelitsky found symmetrical structures a 1/2 mile down ("Where was Atlantis?", 2016).
Although possible evidence may have been found, there have been multiple locations where items have been found, and there is no other evidence before or after Plato's dialogues that definitely proves or mentions Atlantis (Abrams, 2012).
Possible Theories:
~ Atlantis doesn't exist and is only a story made up by Plato to convey a moral message (Drye, 2016).
~ Atlantis doesn't exist and is truly in the imagination of it's readers (Radford, 2014).
My Opinion:
Works Cited:
Abrams, Dennis. The Lost World of Atlantis. New York: Chelsea House, 2012. Print.
Carroll, Robert T. "Atlantis." The Skepdics Dictionary. N.p., 2015. Web. 10 May 2016. <http://skepdic.com/atlantis.html>.
Drye, Willie. "Atlantis Legend -- National Geographic." National Geographic. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 May 2016. <http://science.nationalgeographic.com/science/archaeology/atlantis/#close>.
Lost City of Atlantis. History.com. N.p., 2016. Web. <www.history.com/topics/atlantis/videos>.
Myths of Atlantis. History.com. N.p., 2016. Web. <www.history.com/topics/atlantis/videos>.
Radford, Benjamin. "'Lost' City of Atlantis: Fact & Fable." LiveScience. TechMedia Network, 31 Oct. 2014. Web. 10 May 2016. <http://www.livescience.com/23217-lost-city-of-atlantis.html>.
Stewart, Iain. "Echoes of Plato's Atlantis." BBC History. N.p., 2011. Web. 10 May 2016. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ancient/greeks/atlantis_01.shtml>.
Where Was Atlantis. History.com. N.p., 2016. Web. <www.history.com/topics/atlantis/videos>.