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This Reminds Us: TPB Now Taking Submissions for The Atlantis Award ; Pangaea Prize Winner Posted

20 Saturday Jul 2013

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First mentioned in two dialogues (Timaeus and Critias) by Plato in 360 BC, the legendary island of Atlantis has long been sought by historians, archaeologists, and explorers alike. Said to have originally existed between South America and Africa, this sunken island has been searched for in no less than dozens of locations worldwide, from Bimini to the Black Sea.

In a new twist, a team of scientists from Brazil and Japan say they have discovered their version of Atlantis, or at least an ancient piece of granite that was part of a continent that disappeared nearly a hundred million years ago when Africa and South America separated.

Read the Article at Redorbit

Check out the Pangaea Prize Winner

Submit to our Atlantis Award

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