Why the myth of Atlantis just won’t die The lack of evidence for its existence hasn’t stopped people from hunting for it—or insisting that archaeologists are involved in a cover-up.

Type the word “Atlantis” into Google and 120 million results pop up. Like El Dorado or Shangri-la, the legendary sunken city of Atlantis hovers on the horizon of our imagination, tantalizing ...

If one followed the clues in Plato’s writing, Donnelly believed, mankind could have found Atlantis. “It would be hard to overstate the impact that this introductory chapter to Donnelly’s book had on ...

Nevertheless, Plato's tale has inspired differing theories over the years about where Atlantis could be. "Pick a spot on the map and someone has said that Atlantis was there," Charles Orser ...

The myth of Atlantis has fascinated people around the world ever since Plato first wrote about this sunken city in 365 B.C.E.

A number of people were outraged last week by a man named L. Sprague de Camp. Mr. de Camp announced in Natural History that Atlantis and other "lost continents" had never existed.Plato ...

Scientific studies from oceanographic expeditions, combined with Randall Carlson’s research, suggest the Azores Plateau may have once been a large above-water landmass—just as Plato described ...

"The island of Cyprus was, or is, part of Atlantis -- a mountaintop," Sarmast said from his home in Los Angeles. "This region is at the heart of the ancient world." Drawn from accounts by the ancient ...

The search for Atlantis has been ongoing since Greek philosopher Plato first described in 350BC a mysterious island that seemingly just vanished. Now one expert believes he has found the ancient ...

The discovery of old walls near Doi Suthep has caused excitement in archaeology circles _ with one man claiming he has unearthed part of Plato's Atlantis. On Feb 13 this year, Thai-language ...