Plato describes capital of ancient Atlantic culture with concentric circular canals. Plato describes capital of ancient Atlantic culture with concentric circular canals Submerged city discovered with concentric circular canals matching Plato's description Central acropolis measurements in stadia match Plato's account
Dolmen ceiling slabs weighing up to 400 tons suggest advanced engineering in Iberian prehistory. The Straits of Gibraltar controlled Mediterranean trade. The Columns of Heracles marked the Atlantic entrance at the Strait of Gibraltar. Plato's Atlantis account is approximately 2,400 years old. Some researchers propose possible Atlantic structures near Cádiz based on aerial photography, though claims of matching Plato's exact measurements remain unverified by mainstream archaeology.
Key facts:
- Plato describes the capital of an ancient Atlantic culture with concentric circular canals
- No confirmed submerged city matching Plato's description has been discovered
- Central acropolis measurements in stadia allegedly match Plato's account according to some researchers
- Proposed temple dimensions of 184 meters by 92 meters (half stadia by one stadia) are claimed by some researchers
- Temple dimensions reportedly double the size of the largest Greek temples of that era, according to proponents
Key Facts
- Plato describes capital of ancient Atlantic culture with concentric circular canals
- Submerged city discovered with concentric circular canals matching Plato's description
- Central acropolis measurements in stadia match Plato's account
- Temple of Poseidon and Cleto dimensions: 184 meters by 92 meters (half stadia by one stadia)
- Temple twice size of biggest temple in Greece at the time
- Rectangular building found at 20 meter depth aligned north-south
- Younger Dryas period coincides with geological evidence at 20 meter depth
- Dived 150-200 times to map underwater structures
- Multiaxis echosounder scan with centimetric accuracy used for underwater mapping
- City of Cádiz dated to 4,500 years ago, oldest in Western Europe
- Cádiz still inhabited, covered in mud layers from ancient times
Related site: Cádiz — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
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