In 1944 Hans Pettersson disproved Atlantis in the Atlantic

@Desiree:

1. Of course this is my article about Pettersson's book. Did I ever claim something else? Not at all. My name is written on top of the article and only less educated persons are in danger to confuse my article with Pettersson's work.

2. We know enough of the Oceans to say that Atlantis was not there. This is exactly the point of Pettersson's work. Published in 1944. Time to realize this ...

3. Of course Solon and Plato interpreted the Egyptian text in a way that they saw Atlantis in the Atlantic - but is it there? Obviously not. So it is absolutely allowed to think about a misinterpretation of the original Egyptian text. Did you ever hear of scientific methods like historical criticism? To search for a literally fitting Atlantis is not science. None of the historical findings fits perfectly to its ancient descriptions. The art is to find good reasons why some description is wrong ... this is really the basic art of finding Atlantis.

4. You surely propose the sinking of a very big island ... if you take Plato's text literally. Bigger than two continents added: Asia + Libya in the shape known to the ancients, really a continental-sized island.

5. It is just ignorance to impute to Med-based theorists that they just abuse Atlantis for other purposes. As always, this is valid for some, and for some not.