Jul 18, 2006 02:01
so archeologists think theyve found atlantis. plato describes the interconnecting islands and city that make up atlantis as circular and extremely advanced in building and plumbing. they have hot and cold water, indoor lavatories, and an underground sewage system. he also says that palaces of atlantis are on surrounding islands, but hte main palace is on the innermost island, also circular. so archeologists first find a palace on crete with very advanced building for its age. it has two stories in some places (more than 400 or 500 years ahead of its time), and other such archeological miracles. the walls are reinforced to deal with earthquakes, materials like pavement are being created, etc.
so in an island (circular) further in the sea, they find a city older than even the one on crete. the building is also 1000 years ahead of its time. apart from having several 4 story buildings, has the most advanced sewwage sytem past even then, and other such fascinating things. like, the third story bathrooms first had the feces going down ceramic pipes, being flushed by runoff in the city streets, and the suction of the water creating a siphon to pull away the foul smells to the undergroudn resevoir; which, in turn, irrigated the fields. it gets better. in the temples of santorini (the innermost island) there is a mural of the vast city, connecting the palace and city found on crete and the surrounding islands. it describes a straneg wya of life.
for evcidence of egyptian lifestyle and bartering is found on both islands, and this is gooood.
because the origin of atlantis isnt greek. its egyptian. a greek scholar went to egypt and was shown scripts (they have the actualt manuscripts in some of the pyramids) detailing the building of atlantis and the phaeroh's desire to import and export from it. aaaaand the name used to describe this mystery city? the same name the egyptians used to refer to the people living on crete.
which means that the island theyre talking about is crete.
which means that since the cretian island and santorini city are connected, the two very advanced cities....are part of one....big county? one big group?
this is just so fascinating.