(OPINION) Express – Atlantis may have finally been found after “giant rings” were spotted beneath the surface of a nature reserve off the Spanish coast.
The mythical island, which was said to be an antagonist naval power that besieged Ancient Athens, was first described by the Greek writer in his texts ‘Timaeus’ and ‘Critias’. In the story, Athens repelled the Atlantean attack unlike any other nation of the known world, supposedly giving testament to the superiority of ancient Greece.
The legend concluded with Atlantis falling out of favor with the deities and submerging below the water, never to be seen again. For thousands of years, many have dedicated their lives to finding Atlantis, but the Science Channel’s ‘What on Earth?’ series revealed how a modern-day investigator may have made a breakthrough find on Google Earth.
It said: “A German researcher is using satellite images to search for evidence of lost civilizations around the Mediterranean. “As he scans a wildlife reserve on the southern Spanish coast, he spots what he believes are giant rings hidden beneath the sandy marshes. “The image come to the attention of physicist and amateur historian Rainer Kuhne. “As he studies it in more detail, he notices what appear to be large rectangular structures inside the circles.” READ MORE
