Whether and where Atlantis existed has captured imaginations for centuries.
According to ancient Greek philosopher Plato, Atlantis was an island nation where an advanced civilisation
Theories abound as to why it disappeared, from Atlantis being hit by a cataclysmic natural disaster to Greek
mythology which describes the civilisation as being so corrupted by greed and power that it was destroyed by God.
Sceptics believe Atlantis was a figment of Plato's imagination.
Sarmast says he was led to Cyprus by clues in Plato's dialogues. Plato's reference to Atlantis lying opposite the
Pillars of Hercules -- believed to be the Straits of Gibraltar -- have often led explorers to focus on either the Atlantic
Ocean, Ireland or the Azores off Portugal.
"People who dismiss this have not really done their homework, sceptics don't really understand. To understand the
enigma of Atlantis you have to have good knowledge of ancient history, Biblical references, the Sumerian culture and
their tablets and so on," said Sarmast.
Cyprus Atlantis Expedition Press Office
EMBARGO 00.01am Monday
NOVEMBER 15th.
ATLANTIS EXPEDITION UNCOVERS STARTLING NEW EVIDENCE
Cyprus team claims man-made structures located 1 mile below sea level.
A triumphant Robert Sarmast, American author and expedition co-ordinator of the first Cyprus Atlantis Expedition, is today celebrating at his base in Limassol, Cyprus, following the completion of the first expedition to prove that Plato’s lost city of Atlantis lies 1.5km down on the sea bed 80km off the S.E. coast of Cyprus.
The 6 day long, privately-funded $200,000 expedition has confounded or at least confused sceptics by bringing back scientific side-scan sonar data which supports evidence from previous scans of the Eastern Mediterranean revealing man-made structures (including a 3km long wall, a walled hill summit and deep trenches) - plus old river beds - in exactly the formation and proportions that Plato himself described for the Acropolis Hill of Atlantis City in his works of 2,400 years ago.
‘We cannot yet provide tangible proof in the form of bricks and mortar, as the artefacts are still buried under several metres of sediment, but the circumstantial and other evidence is now irrefutable – and we hope that future expeditions will be able to uncover the sediment and bring back physical proof’ said Robert, whose book, ‘The Discovery of Atlantis – the startling case for the island of Cyprus’ (Origin Press 2003) has become something of a best-seller in Cyprus – where the tourist industry will certainly be set to gain from this latest discovery.
Mr. Sarmast and his team will present their new evidence at a press conference on Sunday 14th Nov. at 12 noon on board the EDT expedition vessel ‘The Flying Enterprise’ in the new port of Limassol, Cyprus, where there will be photo and interview opportunities. In association with Phoenix International, the expedition team boasts members who were involved with the Titanic discovery team, some of whom will be involved with the final image data processing in the UK later this week. Within the next 2 weeks the images will be posted on the expedition website (www.discoveryofatlantis.com) and will also be circulated to world experts in the field of Geophysics – some of whom have already been baffled by previous initial scans of the formations from this particular underwater location.
‘It’s been a long road to get to this point, but today it is all worth it’ said Robert Sarmast, who has spent 9 months, 7 months longer than expected, based in Cyprus, 8,000 miles away from his home-town of L.A., working on raising the money and assembling the team and film crew for this, the final phase of his 12 year task to convince the world that what remains of Cyprus today is just the mountain tops of the old Atlantis peninsula, Atlantis City being submerged by a great flood thousands of years ago. The expedition footage, given the positive result, now looks certain to become the subject of a major international TV documentary in the very near future.
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For futher information
www.discoveryofatlantis.com
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