Archaeologists. Why aren't they looking for Atlantis?

Question

In my own time, I enjoy reading about lost civilizations, esp. Atlantis, and I've pulled together alot of information from a variety of sources, but I've noticed a problem. There are currently no universities in the United States that are doing anything to look for Atlantis, esp. the ruins that are suppossedly exist in the Caribbean, etc...Is it politics? Lack of funding?

Answer 1

There's no evidence they actually exist

Answer 2

There are archaeological teams searching for Atlantis, in fact the history channel just featured "The Search for Atlantis."

Answer 3

Because they know it isn't real. Plato invented it. The information you have is nonsense. Plato said it was just beyond the pillars of Heracles, so it wouldn't be in the Carribean if it was real. Your avatar is appropriate for someone who asks such questions as this.

Answer 4

They've already done a lot of searchs/studies on atlantis. They've had stuff on like discovery channel about atlantis n stuff. I think they've only stopped because they're sure that its just a myth and why waste time and money on something thats not there.

Answer 5

I have looked into Atlantis some.. the biggest reason people do not look for Atlantis is because it has been passed off as a myth.

Answer 6

there are some archaeologists that are looking, but they are taking logical steps. There have been discoveries of carved stones and whole buildings underwater in many locations all over the world. They are looking for clues, but otherwise, there is no substantial evidence of Atlantis.

Answer 7

They found it ................ but you need access to a 'stargate' to get there.

Answer 8

They aren't looking into Atlantis because they're afraid of being ridiculed by their serious peers and thereby losing whatever credibility they have.

So, they prefer to ignore the matter.

Answer 9

it doesn't exist.

Answer 10

Could it be that the only evidence of Atlantis is a coral atoll? It is known that shallow-water reefs are formed generally between 30-degree N and 30-degree S of the equator, which by the way is in very close proximity to the area just outside the Straits of Gibraltar. What do you think?

Answer 11

Some of them are. Lots of them have. It requires a lot of money, and people who believe in Atlantis are generally uneducated and broke.

Most archeologists realize there is no lost continent with a dead (or underwater) advanced civilization. The island Plato described has probably already been discovered and studied, but we will never know which island he was talking about. There are a few small islands in the Mediterranean which are probable candidates. The legend grew so much, the truth could never live up to it, so people, unsatisfied with the truth, seek the legend.

Answer 12

Well you said you have done research  but if you haven't heard there is another part to the story that not many people know about.It is said that you can control the power of the atoms but you have to find the right exact time!Well these people actually found a way to control them therefore they had all the power they wanted.Any technology the could create,BUT AS YOU KNOW PEOPLE WITH POWER TURN AGAINST EACH OTHER.They all wanted to be the only ones with the power therefore the started to destroy there themselves for there own power!Therefore the completely wiped themselves leaving no trace of there civilization what soever. It is said that there were a couple of people that were able to escape and many of them split around the world so that they can start there own civilization.Many of them had the same ideas....and same method of waiting to be more powerful.

Many of the time people wonder why some civilizations had the same ideas but lived in completely different parts of the world.

For example there are pyramids built in Egypt and then some built in Mexico and they were built around the same time!

they had no method of communicating around the world.NO TELEPHONE OR INTERNET.

TRAVELING WOULD TAKE A WHILE.They wouldn't know each other language.

Think about it!

A toms are so powerful they can wipe out anything but that is only if you can control them.That is why scientist don't bother and that's because they wipe out leaving no trace.

Answer 13

Archaeologists do not waste time seeking places that never existed. Atlantis is only fiction invented by Plato. His protege Aristotle testified to that in his writings. Plato said Solon heard the tale from an Egyptian priest, but there is no record of Solon saying such a thing, and there is nothing in Egyptian literature about Atlantis or anything resembling it. Geologists say it is impossible for such a continent to have existed and sunk in the Atlantic. Note the names Atlantis and Atlantic. Plato said Athens defeated Atlantis in war. Greeks could not war with people from the Caribbean, since it is so distant, it would take a month or more to travel to it at the time. Plato said that happened in 12,000BCE or so. Athens did not even exist then. The supposed ruins in the Caribbean have been shown to be just natural formations, not man-made structures. You really should do much more research on this subject. Plato said 9 sons of Poseidon ruled Atlantis originally. Are you saying that Poseidon existed and had sons? Are you really Ben Stein? He makes such blunders as the ones in your rant.

Answer 14

it's a myth first mentioned by Plato

generally seen as a way to illustrate his political theories.

but it also inspired later authors to write about it..

so it's an inspiration in literature, it's prolly as real as Hercules.

it has been actively discussed during the classical period and were often thrown out.

have you even researched it?

you say that people are brainwashed into thinking it dosen't exist

and i think your  brainwashing yourself to thinking that there is some conspiracy to brainwash them into thinking there isn't an Atlantis!

but hey if you ever find it, i'll be congratulating you

Answer 15

Archaeologist have found evidence of it what are you talking about.

Answer 16

they did

Answer 17

There have been archeologists looking for Atlantis.  In fact, they found it.  the poeple who lived on Santorini had way advanced technology for their time, such as running water, air conditioning and beautiful architechture.  To the ancient Greeks, this was incredible.  The Minoin people who lived on Santorini were extremely similar to the descriptions of Atlantis, and it disapeared in teh sea just like it was described.  The volcano on the island erupted and caused a massive tsunami which buried the island under water.  most likely, no one survived.

Answer 18

it is both reasons. There have been several people who used their own funding to search for it without grants from the government or universities. They found clues and they were on tv for it and everything.

There has been no more talk since they found it, and they cannot get approval to dig, and they have no more money to dig for it as well.

I wish they were more blessed. I would love to have some new info on Atlantis.

The latest story is that when the continents were closer together it spanned the enitre ocean between florida and Greece.

Answer 19

you try going to the bottoms of the ocean and search for something that has a 99.9% of not excisting!

Answer 20

They already know where Plato's "Atlantis" was, Santorini in the Greek isles.  Look up Santorini sometime.  It fits almost all the data from Plato's story, except time (900 before Plato instead of 9000) and the note about being "beyond the Pillars of Hercules" (the Gibraltar strait).  From Google Earth, you can even see the concentric rings.

Answer 21

Plato wasn't an eyewitness. What he related were only fragments of a lore that were in all likelihood, already ancient in his time. Could they be memories of the breakup of Pangaea? We don't know and with the technology we possess today, we're not about to find out anytime soon. Although many avenues of investigation have been exhausted, others will open. It will take the collaborative effort of archaeologists, geologists, historians, oceanographers, etc. to bring us closer to the truth. Only hope I'm still alive to see it.

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Some other things that definitely don't exist.

a heliocentric solar system

Troy

The New World

the tomb of Tutankhamun

human footprints on the moon