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Davezilla linked to this Update on Underwater Megalithic Structures near Western Cuba...

Read my response below...

Ah, pseudo-archaeology at its best... This has some interesting moments, but the quality of the report is just what I'd expect from a pseudoarchaeologist.

This is most likely a lost MesoAmerican society, rather than Atlantis (which has shifted locations more often than a bored nomad).

The author jumps to conclusions, linking extremely simple shapes & characters to Western European societies (the example of the American Cross -- two ovals crossing each other is an extremely basic drawing... to claim it came from the Minoans is, well, a ludicrous claim at best).

One of the most offensive parts of this article, from an archaeological point of view is Frank Joseph's statement, "Where did they [the Etruscans] get written language? It's possible that what we're looking at in Etruscan is a variation of the Atlantean language."

Is it not possible that they were smart enough to develop it on their own? The Egyptians did; so did the Mayan. Not to mention the Chinese, who developed written language over 4000 years ago. Arguments like this devalue the worth of the society they're used against; it's like saying there must have been aliens in Egypt, because how could they possibly have built those huge pyramids on their own?

Posted by Darren James Harkness on Tuesday, November 27, 2001 09:53 AM
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