Saturday, October 17, 2009

Science is Cool: Lost Greek City Found


Image from source, Guardian.co.uk

I love this kind of stuff. Hat-tip to AmericaBlog.

[Excerpt]

Lost Greek city that may have inspired Atlantis myth gives up secrets

The secrets of a lost city that may have inspired one of the world's most enduring myths – the fable of Atlantis – have been brought to light from beneath the waters off southern Greece.

Explored by an Anglo-Greek team of archaeologists and marine geologists and known as Pavlopetri, the sunken settlement dates back some 5,000 years to the time of Homer's heroes and in terms of size and wealth of detail is unprecedented, experts say. . .

Read more at: Guardian.co.uk


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