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Summary: A plausible perspective on a legendary civilization
Review: An interesting perspective a fine bit of historical inference makes this an enjoyable book. The author presents a realistic possiblity without all of the fluff associated with some researchers. There is no space invaders, no highly advanced cultures with supercomputers, or any supernatural people are present, just good old fashioned ancient cultures that are driven by the search for wealth and trying to keep their business secret. The possibilites that the Carthinigians, the Romans, the Phoenecians, and others have visited the Americas before Columbus are certainly plausible given the archealogical evidence that is available. The idea that Atlantis will be found in the Carribean is certainly not new by any means but the additional research is refreshing and the way in which the available evidence is compiled is excellent.
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Summary: Atlantis in front of Gibraltar, between Iberia and Morocco..
Review: Atlantis in front of Gibraltar, between Iberia and Morocco..The only possible location.
The book of Mr. Collins are interesting, but it is not but who another one of so many books written on Atlantis that leave from absurd hypotheses based on the absolute ignorance of true texts of Plato written in Greek and in Latin. If Mr. Collins and all those that try to locate Atlantis in America or other most remote places of the world had studied the Timaeus and the Critias de Plato from the oldest versions known written in Greek and Latin, they had never been able to raise nor to defend its hypotheses, since the simple reading of texts of Plato and the commentaries made by other old authors demonstrates that the island or peninsula of Atlantis was closely together of Gibraltar, Iberia and Morocco. Nevertheless, made the most serious and rigorous study on the Atlantis island demonstrates that of to have existed Atlantis, single it could be located in front of the Gibraltar Strait, between the Gadeira region (Cadiz, Andalusia) and the region of the Atlas (Morocco). This theory is defended by the Hispano-American investigating scholar Georgeos Diaz-Montexano. Their investigations have been based on direct translations of texts written in Greek and Latin of the Plat'o Timaeus and Critias dialogues. Diaz-Montexano has made the first metaphrastical translations of the Plat'o texts and has demonstrated the existence of great errors of translation and interpretation of the true words written in the Plat'o texts. These errors have been the main cause which the experts and scientists have doubted the historical existence of Atlantis and also of which many investigators and writers have looked for the island or peninsula of Atlantis until in the most remote and impossible places. Recently Georgeos Diaz has directed to one scientist expedition to the area of the Gibraltar Strait and the Atlantic Gulf (Golfo de Cádiz) and has reported to UNESCO [...] the findings of several archaeological deposits under-sea where ruins of walls or buildings are obervan, very strange rest of metal factories of smelting as ingots, dregs and crucibles and strangers architectonic elements, most of the archaeological evidences have been found between the -10 and the -40 meters of depth and in the same area in which according to Plato it was the city main of Atlantis and the kingdom of the Gadeiros, the twin Atlas brother. + information: [...]
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Summary: The best case for the lost civilization
Review: In my humble opinion, this is the best book to ever be published on the topic of the origins of a lost Atlantian civilization. Of course, academics will automatically reject it, but I can remember when these same "experts" rejected the "far-out" theories of continental drift and Mesozoic species extinction by asteroid impact.
Briefly, the evidence for a high stone age Carribean civilization existing over 10,000 years ago with contact with North and South America, as well as, the Mediterranian region is put forth. He draws from not only written records and legends but also from a surprising amount of physical evidence (i.e. tobacco and cocaine traces in the tissue of Egyptian mummies, and amphora showing up in ancient ship wrecks in the "new" world.)
Moreover, he shows how the catastrophic destruction of this culture can be attributed to a collossal comet shower over North America and the Carribean over 8,000 years ago. This would not only have produced tidal waves in the region, but evidence shows a sudden world-wide climactic change and flooding at this time.
At least sporadic contact seems to have continued between the two hemispheres well into classical times via the secretive Phoenicians and Carthaginians.
This isn't empty, quasi-mysitical, speculation. An extremely good case is made in a comprehensive, step-by-step manner. Personally, I can't wait until the submerged shelf off of Cuba can be opened up to detailed study. This is going to rewrite the textbooks....
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Summary: At last, a down to earth Atlantean theory!
Review: Its nice to finally read something about Atlantis which doesn't rely on ancient astronauts or mystical crystals! Andrew Collins believes that Atlantis was located in the West Indies and related islands, basing his theory not on shadowy ideas about ruins under the ocean but on realistic measurements of travel times, directions, and other clues found in Plato and other ancients who mentioned a lost civilization to the west. While this book won't do much for the von Daniken crowd, it will certainly please those who can distinguish fact from mysticism!
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Summary: A fascinating and formidible book
Review: Lots of good ideas. I have read books by many different people in this field and this book made me look at Atlantis differently. I like to have many different points of view so I don't get set in my ideas to firmly. Great information. Thanks to a good author.
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Summary: Atlantis in front of Gibraltar, between Iberia and Morocco..
Review: The only possible location.
The book of Mr. Collins are interesting, but it is not but who another one of so many books written on Atlantis that leave from absurd hypotheses based on the absolute ignorance of true texts of Plato written in Greek and in Latin. If Mr. Collins and all those that try to locate Atlantis in America or other most remote places of the world had studied the Timaeus and the Critias de Plato from the oldest versions known written in Greek and Latin, they had never been able to raise nor to defend its hypotheses, since the simple reading of texts of Plato and the commentaries made by other old authors demonstrates that the island or peninsula of Atlantis was closely together of Gibraltar, Iberia and Morocco. Nevertheless, made the most serious and rigorous study on the Atlantis island demonstrates that of to have existed Atlantis, single it could be located in front of the Gibraltar Strait, between the Gadeira region (Cadiz, Andalusia) and the region of the Atlas (Morocco). This theory is defended by the Hispano-American investigating scholar Georgeos Diaz-Montexano. Their investigations have been based on direct translations of texts written in Greek and Latin of the Plat'o Timaeus and Critias dialogues. (...)
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Summary: Best book on the subject
Review: There are two pathways to explore Atlantis. You can analyze what little empirical evidence exists or you can chase after the physic sources such as Edgar Cayce and Madame Blavatsky. This author stays entirely on the former path and has produced one of the most complete and intelligent books to examine this topic based on all the evidence that can be found. It is exceeded only by Hancock and Bauval's outstanding "Message of the Sphinx," which provides evidence for an ancient civilization by examining the writings and monuments of ancient Egypt. This book has no overlap with "Message" providing its own new insights from a different perspective. He's done his homework, discussing Plato's writings and those of other ancient historians at length, including obscure sources for providing evidence of ancient catastrophe and contact between the Phoencians and possibly the Romans with the New World. He examines ancient Egyptian, Carthaginian, Phoencian, Greek, Mayan, Olmec, and Aztec sources. He discusses the linguistics of the word Atlantis and Antilia (ie, Antilles) and the exploration of the early Europeans such as Prince Henry the Navigator. He concludes convincingly that an ancient civilization such as Atlantis was located in the Carribean, most likely Cuba (the Bahamas or Hispanola). The one criticism is that the narration is a bit dry, and some tangents are drawn out, making for tedious reading in places. This is a book for someone with a strong interest in finding a scientific basis for Atlantis.
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Summary: Yet another book about Atlantis ... not quite.
Review: This book is not your run of the mill Atlantis books. Certainly the shelves as piled high with all kinds of "channelled" information and filled with the embellishments of the imaginative. This instead is a well written book discussing the evidence and arguments for a pre-ice age civilization. Global in scope and easy to read, I found this book to be fun and enjoyable to read. It helps to move the entire "Atlantis" subject area out of the obtuse and into the light. I recommend this book.
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Summary: Well researched
Review: This is one of the better books on the subject of Atlantis. Its author started his research intent on supporting the screwball notion that Atlantis was in what is now Antarctica. However, he followed the evidence to where it led - the Caribbean. While his conclusions are well founded, he should also consider that what he found is only part of the answer. Recent geologic evidence demonstrates that there was an island situated at the Mid Atlantic Ridge in the North Atlantic at the end of the Pleistocene Age (circa 11,200 BP). Although there is no physical evidence that anyone lived there, it should be taken into account. Toward the end of the book, the writer goes off on a tangent about fallen angels that dampens the sound research. It could do without that but is otherwise a good read.
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