The mystery of the disappearance of the civilization of Atlantis?
Atlantis, a prehistoric continent inhabited by ancient civilizations, is surrounded by many mysterious legends. Legend has it that there once stood a super city and kingdom on the continent, like heaven, abundant and highly civilized, producing a lot of gold and silver, powered by a huge crystal mountain, and a brilliant pearl on the Atlantic Ocean. It is said that this city has existed for over ten thousand years, but it was destroyed overnight along with the entire continent. Is it a natural disaster, a man-made disaster, a curse, or a tragic song intertwined with both?
1、 The Origin of Atlantis Country
The name Atlantis actually comes from Greek. It originally means the island of Atlas, which is generally translated into the island of Atlantis, the continent of Atlantis, or the country of Atlantis. The name was first heard from the works of Plato, the ancient Greek philosopher
Plato
Plato mentioned in his later works Critias and Timaeus that it was Poseidon, the sea god, who created Atlantis. He divided the whole kingdom into ten shares, let his ten sons separate and control it, and took the eldest son "Atlas" as the highest controller. These ten kings are independent of each other and mutually constrained. Every five or six years, they gather at the Poseidon Temple in the center of the country to hold a conference on the distribution of power, which sounds very similar to the current federal system. After the agreement was established, the throat of the cow fed in the Temple of Poseidon was cut off, and the resolution was written on the pillars of the Temple of Poseidon with its blood to increase the authority of the sacred and inviolable resolution.
Poseidon, the Sea God
According to Plato's works, Atlantis was very prosperous and wealthy, with a population of about 20 million and a land area of 400000 square kilometers. The division of labor in agriculture is also very detailed, with a vast and fertile plain at the center, and a suitable climate that allows it to harvest twice a year. Systematic writing has begun to use precious metals and alloys, and ocean trade has also flourished. People built magnificent palaces, temples, and altars for worship. The interior of the temple was decorated with gold, brass, and ivory, and the statues were made of gold, creating an unparalleled splendor. And this country also has a huge military force, with tens of thousands of tanks and thousands of warships. Their military arrangements are extremely tight, and their territory is divided into 90000 military regions, each with a commander responsible for dispatching 12 soldiers, two war horses, one tank, and all the necessary supplies. It can be called a prehistoric super military power.
2、 The Structure of Atlantis City
Legend has it that the capital of Atlantis is Poseidon (also known as the city of Poseidon), which is very prosperous and represents the essence of the continent - a collection of civilization, art, and craftsmanship. This is a city with the same monument, a model for other countries, and a testament to the greatness of Atlantis.
The classic structure of a city is composed of a series of concentric circles floating on the sea, arranged layer by layer from low to high towards the center. The central part is the base camp, with a diameter of nearly 2.5 kilometers. The city is built in a concentric circle shape, and standing on the ocean passage connecting two concentric circles, you can enjoy the view. Looking out from the inside of the city, you can see another layer of the city - the inner sea area of Atlantis. There is a lighthouse on the right, with two metal sculptures supporting huge lamps, and some solemn buildings in the central city in the background. At the highest point of the staircase, the wings on the sculpture's head are clearly visible, representing endless life in Atlantis art.
The overall planning of the city strives to showcase the pinnacle of various arts, with a staircase leading to a comprehensive academy composed of three sets of similar pyramids. The most magnificent buildings in the city center have astronomical significance, such as the gilded dome of the planetarium, the pillars supporting the entrance, and the sign of Taurus visible. As the distance towards the center deepens, identity constraints become stricter, and not everyone has the right to enter the city center. The most important temples and reservations are located within the inner circle of the circular ring. The magnificent buildings are built in the wind, and due to the differences in wind speed and temperature, they will announce a harmonious tone, usually three syllables. The beautiful construction of the city makes people feel the charm of music. The city is filled with huge caves and other popular constructions such as the Poseidon Temple, temples, amphitheaters, arenas, public baths, etc.
The streets on each floor of the city are distributed diagonally, from one corner of the seaside to another, surrounded by a three-level circular canal. The outermost canal is 500 meters wide and can accommodate large ships. The canal is connected by a 100 meter wide waterway and open sea. There are vast plains outside the circular city, surrounded by ditches that are 30 meters deep, 180 meters wide, and 1800 kilometers long. The inner canal is surrounded by interlocking canine teeth every 18 kilometers, like the grid of a chessboard, neat and square. People cultivate grains and vegetables here and transport the products to consumer areas through canals. There are many mysterious underground corridors underground. The emerald is finely carved into transparent pillars, on which the primary legal code of the city is written. The emerald is placed in an underground room closely guarded, which is the most sacred place in Atlantis.
Not far from the city is a deep ravine dedicated to burial, where the kings of Atlantis are buried and their lives are recorded on their tombstones. Here, not only are kings and officials buried, but also scientists and artists, and many extinct prehistoric animal specimens are displayed. The coast of Atlantis is steep, with shipyards and shipyards crowded with warships under construction. There are three ports at the junction of waterways and marine areas, with dense residential areas and a constant flow of ships and merchants. There are merchant ships and merchants from all over the world on the dock, and in addition to the abundant resources of the island itself, products from the Mediterranean region such as Egypt and Syria are also constantly flowing in the market.
3、 Atlantis people
The people of Atlantis consider themselves as the people of the ocean god and have a strong worship of the sea.
It is rumored that the people of Atlantis possessed a high level of technology, and the development of civilization was unimaginable. In addition to using light as power, unlike the power used by modern humans, they were able to use crystals as power. It is said that at that time, a giant crystal was enough to supply the power needs of the entire city, and crystals were also combined with herbs and fragrances to treat diseases for people. They use music to heal their ears and hearing, fragrant odors to heal their sense of smell, and their transportation resembles the appearance of alien flying saucers, using magnetic levitation technology and magnetic energy fields to drive them. Moreover, what is even more peculiar is that the highly developed Atlanteans were able to use their minds as relay stations for transmitting information, and could communicate with animals, such as dolphins and unicorns, which were easy and common things to do with their minds. The lifespan of Atlanteans is also very long, reaching thousands of years. Most people are very handsome, dressed in gorgeous clothes, and adorned with jewelry, shining brightly. Biological science is no exception. Human regeneration and aging are among their special skills, and even mermaids are genetically modified.
But the only thing lacking is the prominent system of nobility and inferiority among the people of Atlantis, which conflicts with other civilizations. Gradually, society began to deteriorate, and the law of the jungle prevailed. They began to indulge in extravagance, selfishness, indulgence, moral degradation, environmental destruction, and provoked wars, causing drastic changes in the prehistoric Earth's environment and triggering sudden earthquakes and floods. This confirms Plato's statement that when people's morality deteriorates, their actions anger the gods, and Zeus, the king of the gods, sends earthquakes and floods to Atlantis, ending everything. From a historical perspective, every civilization's downfall stems from the degeneration of human hearts, or from battles, or even attempts to surpass the Creator, due to arrogance to the extreme, disregarding the path of heaven and earth, leading to the end.
4、 The Overnight Destruction of Atlantis
The sky suddenly dimmed, as if something had obscured the radiance of the sun. The earth began to tremble incessantly, and the flames of the underworld spewed out from the mountains, threatening to burn them all. Then came the towering wall of water, tilting down towards the ground. Suddenly, the entire crust underwent drastic changes, resulting in earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. People were engulfed by flames and seawater amidst cries and screams, and the entire continent of Atlantis disappeared from the sea level in a very short moment. With the earthquake and mountain shaking, temples and palaces collapsed, and the city center was also destroyed. A huge tsunami immediately engulfed everything. Atlantis disappeared within 24 hours. The key words here are earthquake, volcano, tsunami (prehistoric flood?), which wiped out a continent in 24 hours. Is it possible that this is true?
（1） Prehistoric Flood Elimination Theory
The destruction of Atlantis is the only known prehistoric flood with a clear time record. So when did it arise? Plato said it was 9000 years before Solon, a famous politician in ancient Athens who lived around 600 BC. So 9000 years before Sauron, which is approximately 11600 years ago.
Regarding the prehistoric great flood, there is a legend in civilizations all over the world: the story of Noah's Ark is located next to the Bible; The Mayans have a book called the Popov Sutra that has been passed down, which also mentions that the gods sent floods due to human wrongdoing; In the legend of the Ganges civilization in India, it is said that an ascetic monk rescued a fish while bathing by the Ganges River. The fish informed him that a great flood was coming, and the ascetic monk who survived the flood later created the entire Indian civilization; In our country, it is the well-known story of Yu the Great controlling floods.
In the Middle East, the Sumerian civilization in the Mesopotamian region also has cuneiform records similar to Noah's Ark. The main story is that Sumerian gods created five urban civilizations, but later they all degenerated, and the gods decided to send floods to punish them. But there was a king named Rezurad who was very loyal to God, so he was granted immunity. The gods descended storms and floods for seven days and seven nights. With the protection of the gods, this King of Gesarad survived the disaster unscathed, making him the pioneer of the next Sumerian civilization. The prehistoric flood memories left by the Sumerian civilization are written in the famous epic poem "Gilgamesh".
These different ancient ethnic groups have all left records of prehistoric floods, and their commonality is that they were all sudden and devastating. The sudden arrival of the flood caught people off guard and made it impossible to escape. At that time, transportation was very poor, languages were not spoken in various regions, and there was no globalization of information, so there was no possibility of plagiarism. Therefore, as long as there was one interpretation, it was the prehistoric catastrophic flood that did indeed occur.
According to current geologists' understanding of glaciers, between approximately 26500 and 20000 years ago, the number of glaciers on Earth doubled, covering 25% of the land area. With the melting of glaciers, the sea level continued to rise. By 7000 years ago, the sea level had risen by 125 meters, and many lands were already swallowed up by seawater. And 50% of the glaciers, according to scientists' estimates, underwent three rapid melting cycles, occurring between 15000-14000 years ago, 12000-11000 years ago, and 8000-7000 years ago. The Atlantis and Sumerian civilizations recorded that the great floods occurred between 12000 and 11000 years ago, coinciding with the melting of the second and third glaciers. The occurrence of catastrophic floods logically requires a necessary condition, which is that a large amount of glacier meltwater invades human inhabited areas in a very short period of time. If this were just a slow process, and people in coastal areas had enough time to relocate to higher terrain, then there would not be a destructive effect.
Did this rapid melting of ice really happen 11600 years ago? It is necessary for it to be fast enough to create a catastrophic flood that engulfs the entire continent of Atlantis within 24 hours, not just a tsunami caused by the flood, but also what Plato called massive earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Based on current research findings, this possibility does indeed exist.
Cesare Emiliani
An Italian professor named Cesare Emiliani proposed the ice dam theory, which simply means that rapidly melting ice water forms a huge ice pot under the ice sheet of a glacier. We can imagine a teapot filled with water, but the lid and walls around it are made of ice. This phenomenon is due to the effect of geothermal energy. It's like a big chunk of ice, it melts from the center first, so the marginal areas that haven't melted naturally become a circle of dams that hold water, and that's how ice dams come about.
Ice dam
Another common cause is due to the movement of glaciers themselves, which block the melted ice water, similar to the barrier lakes formed after landslides. The ice dam itself will continue to melt and become thinner, so the water in the ice lake will accumulate higher and higher, and the water pressure will increase. When it exceeds the limit that the ice dam can accept, it will constitute a dam failure. So the thousands of square kilometers of water accumulated here will leap out and be instantly released. This is not how many cubic meters, but how many cubic kilometers, and the energy can be imagined. It is enough to destroy a large city. This is the same as the Three Gorges Dam's water storage, except that artificial dams can release floodwaters, while ice dams cannot be controlled when they break.
John Shaw
In addition, Professor John Shaw from the University of Alberta in Canada is also a leader in researching global glacier changes. His theory is similar to the ice dam theory and also involves a process of water storage. However, he compared this water storage process to a flush toilet, where when the water reaches a high level and the valve is pressed, the water pours out. In the context of nature, this valve refers to the effect of two or more curling irons connected at the top. The ice dam cannot withstand the pressure, so the water in the ice pot pours out all at once. However, this toilet is a giant, with an astonishing amount of water that flows into the sea within 4 days. If all glaciers melt like this, it would be a global flood. Cities like Shanghai, London, Copenhagen, and Brussels, which are only about 20 meters above sea level, will all be engulfed by floods within 4 days.
Curling
Glaciers have different effects when they melt in different terrains. In the area where plain ice water flows, a landform called Damlin is formed, which is actually a small hill that bounces along. These small hills face the direction of ice water activity and form steep soil and rock structures that resist water flow. In places where these small hills are present, the water flow will be lifted very high, and even peaks of tens or even hundreds of meters may appear.
Damlin landform
In mountainous areas, melting glaciers can also create another phenomenon, which is the generation of glacier waves when they pour from high to low, similar to avalanches, or simply amplification and superposition effects. For example, during the process of climbing Mount Everest, even a fallen hiking boot may trigger a super large avalanche, which is a principle. This type of glacier wave occurred in 1958, when approximately 40 million cubic meters of ice and rock were poured down from Alaska's Litua Bay in an avalanche, dropping 900 meters before emptying into the bay. Glacier waves roar on land, propagating for over a kilometer and reaching speeds of up to 200 kilometers per hour, destroying everything they pass through. This glacier wave only gradually quieted down after hitting steep ice peaks. If this wave were from the Finnish Scandinavian ice sheet near Atlantis, it would roar and have a width of over 40 to 60 kilometers. Once it enters the ocean, it would immediately trigger a tsunami, and the destructive power is unimaginable. Any city would be destroyed by it.
Summarize the theory above. During the rapid melting process, glaciers may cause major floods like the Three Gorges Dam collapse, with peaks reaching tens or even hundreds of meters. In addition, with the superposition and amplification effect of avalanches, when it enters the ocean, it will trigger a huge tsunami. So in the process of melting ice, the possibility of sudden and massive floods may be very high. Together, it can also cause earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and when many glacier meltwater pours out in a short period of time, the pressure received by the crust in a single part will change. If there is more seawater, the crust of the ocean will receive more gravity and it will sink. If the glacier pressure received by the land decreases, the land will rise. So it's a one drop and one rise, and this regional opposite direction of pulling may cause crustal cracking, triggering earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. We know that areas with active crustal movement usually have frequent volcanoes and earthquakes, such as Japan and Los Angeles in the western United States. So, the rapid melting of glaciers not only triggers super floods, but also creates earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Atlantis is located at the edge of the Seltec shelf in the Atlantic Ocean, in the lowest position. The Seltec shelf is located at the front end of the Scandinavian ice sheet in Finland, just at the edge of the flood discharge. After the collapse of the ice sheet, the pouring of ice water from high to low generated an avalanche effect during movement, and when it entered the ocean, it gave rise to a huge tsunami. The deformation of the earth's crust together produces earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. In this way, it makes perfect sense that the continent of Atlantis disappeared within 24 hours under the multiple impacts of floods, earthquakes, and volcanoes. Under the impact of high-speed floods, the city is likely to be destroyed, leaving no rubble behind. If lucky, perhaps we can still discover the remains of some stone structures.
Historians and archaeologists have discovered that the legend of the last human civilization ending in a great flood has been passed down to over 500 ancient ethnic groups worldwide, each with their own memories dating back more than 6000 years. In the language civilization of our country, the distant era of the beginning of human civilization is called the "Primordial Age". Plato wrote an interesting passage about the Great Flood. In the dialogues of Timaeus, he wrote, "These civilizations were established without anything. Periodic floods wiped out one civilization after another, leaving only some illiterate and ignorant people. So new civilizations can only begin in ignorance. You are like children, not knowing what happened long ago, you only remember one flood. But there have been more than one great flood
（2） The theory of geological upheaval and crustal displacement
Antarctica is actually Atlantis! A map of ancient Antarctica has opened up the minds of scholars.
At the beginning of the last century, in the library of Alexandria in Constantinople, Türkiye, a strange ancient international map was found, which clearly showed the orientation and generalization of the entire Americas and Antarctica, with the surrounding signs: "Reference to the original ancient map, made in the 14th century." We know that until Columbus discovered the new continent in 1492, people did not know the existence of the Americas, and the Americas did not know the existence of Eurasia and Africa. And the international map copied from ancient people in the 14th century actually depicted the entire world of continents and oceans. At that time, humans had not yet created precise compass positioning devices, could not travel far, and were not even sure that the Earth was round! In the discussion, scholars discovered a mystery: on this ancient map, the summary of Antarctica is significantly different from that of the Antarctic continent, while the shapes of the American continent and the Americas are completely identical. Why did people at that time paint the Americas accurately, but not Antarctica?
Billy Reese map
This mystery was not fully solved until satellite remote sensing technology revealed the appearance of the Antarctic continent beneath the ice layer. When the researchers of that ancient map compared the map of Antarctica with the satellite mapped map of the Antarctic continent beneath the glaciers, they found that the two had astonishing similarities! That is to say, the ancient maps were made of Antarctica without ice and snow cover! Isn't this telling us that the Antarctic continent during that period was a warm land?! Scientific research shows that Antarctica was a warm and humid continent millions of years ago. Because Antarctica is rich in coal resources, it is evident that dense forests grew there millions of years ago; The discovery of ancient terrestrial flora and fauna fossils on the edge of Antarctica further confirms this point. But scientists never expected that this warm climate was so close to modern times! Antarctica, which was already in prehistoric times, is a vibrant world where there will definitely be human habitation. Although we do not know the level of prosperity of human civilization at that time, at least they are now able to accurately produce international navigation charts.
So some scholars boldly propose: Is Antarctica the legendary Atlantis? Atlantis did not sink into the Atlantic Ocean, but was sealed under a mile thick iceberg by a sudden cooling climate. At that time, ancient people could not understand this dramatic change, so they mistakenly believed that Atlantis had fallen to the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean?
However, this statement did not receive much attention. Because the Antarctic continent is located on the other side of the Atlantic, far from the legendary Atlantis, and at that time, people could not think of any reason that could cause a rapid cooling of the Antarctic continent, resulting in the extinction of a thriving "Antarctic civilization" without leaving any trace. In addition, the thick glaciers covered the traces of geological changes, so the claim that Antarctica was Atlantis was soon shelved. But through in-depth research on the Arctic tundra, things have turned around. On the other side of the earth, in the Arctic region, there is conclusive evidence of ancient global climate change.
At the beginning of the 19th century, many fully preserved remains of large mammals were discovered in the permafrost regions of Siberia, which is close to the Arctic Circle, and the Novosibirsk Peninsula, which crosses the Arctic Circle. Among them, the mammoths are the most prominent, mixed with giant beasts such as rhinoceroses and hippopotamuses. These are all temperate species, why did they gather together and run to the Arctic to 'seek their own path'?
When scholars analyzed the food in their stomachs, they found that there were still undigested temperate herbaceous plants inside, which were well preserved. This tells us a frightening reality: from their last meal in the temperate zone to their collective freezing in the Arctic, it only took a very short time! Otherwise, the food in the stomach will be digested and transformed. And they went through a process of "quick freezing and preservation" back then, otherwise the bodies of the giant beasts and the food in their stomachs would not have been able to be preserved intact to this day! It is evident that there has been a catastrophic climate change here, from a warm temperate climate to an extremely cold polar climate. The heat in the Earth's atmosphere is relatively balanced, and a simple partial climate change does not exist. It is inevitably a microcosm of global climate change. When people learned about the warm and humid climate of the Antarctic continent on the other side of the Earth, they became even more convinced of the above judgment.
Echoing the dramatic climate change in Antarctica, this is a global climate change that is "unrelated to geological movements". The sudden cooling has turned the Arctic region into today's tundra? Still the northernmost point of the Eurasian continent, originally located in the northern temperate zone, it slid nearly 2000 miles (3218.688 kilometers) towards the Arctic during a "geological upheaval" and was frozen in its current position? Regardless of the situation, the results indicate that a global climate change occurred at that time! And the South Pole, which corresponds to the North Pole, will also undergo corresponding changes, freezing the warm Antarctica into a lifeless world in a short period of time. This dramatic change occurred 11000 years ago, when people gave this answer after identifying the frozen giants in the Arctic.
Charles H. Hapgood
In 1953, Professor Charles H. Hapgood of Harvard University published the book "Crustal Displacement: Key to Understanding the Fundamental Problems of Earth Science," proposing the concept of crustal displacement theory. The theory of crustal displacement states that the crust is the entire outer shell of the Earth, and it takes a long time, specifically 41000 years, for various pressure factors to break through the critical point and form a violent displacement. These elements include: firstly, the accumulation of a large amount of polar ice, whose weight can cause deformation and distortion of the Earth's crust; Then there is the tilt of the Earth's axis, which tilts approximately 3 degrees every 41000 years; Finally, there is the shortening of the distance between the Earth and the Sun, which undergoes significant changes every thousands of years.
Simply put, if we compare the Earth to an orange, the crust is the orange peel, and the mantle is the orange flesh. The weak connection between the crust and mantle is like the orange network between the orange peel and flesh, also known as orange shreds or veins. The Earth constantly rotates and revolves, and is affected by the gravitational force of the Sun and the tidal force of the Moon. The accumulated inertial forces can cause looseness or cracking between the crust and mantle, such as the orange network between the orange flesh and the orange peel cracking and loosening. Although the orange peel can still wrap around the orange flesh, if you rotate the orange like a spinning top, the relative orientation of the orange peel and the orange flesh will be disordered and reversed, and the orientation will not be relatively stable as it was originally. The same is true between the crust and mantle. When a critical force arrives, the crust and mantle loosen, causing significant changes in the orientation of major tectonic plates.
The structure of the Earth
This concept was recognized by Einstein. Einstein wrote his concept in the preface: 1. Antarctica has not always been covered by ice and snow, and at some point its climate was much warmer than it is now; At that time, its climate was warm because it was not located in Antarctica, but about 2000 miles north of Antarctica, which placed it outside the cold climate of the Antarctic Circle; 3. The drift of this continent to its current position within the Antarctic Circle is the result of a process called crustal displacement, which cannot be confused with plate tectonics and continental drift theory; 4. This concept imagines that during the thousands of years when crustal displacement caused Antarctica to move southward, the continent gradually cooled, and the ice cap formed and expanded significantly, reaching its current size and thickness.
Hapgood's hypothesis revitalized the idea that 'Antarctica may be Atlantis'. According to this theory, some scholars have depicted the shocking global geological disaster 11000 years ago through meticulous calculations: over the course of time, the asymmetric icebergs between the poles grew larger and larger, and their uneven centrifugal force finally pulled the Earth's crust on the magma 11000 years ago, throwing the poles out of the Arctic and Antarctic circles. The northernmost part of the Eurasian Plate, Siberia and the Novosibirsk Peninsula, rushed from the warm northern temperate zone to the North Pole, gliding nearly 2000 miles in a few hours and rotating nearly 30 degrees relative to the center of the earth to its current position. The temperature suddenly dropped by at least 60 ℃, and giant beasts such as mammoths and rhinoceroses that were originally on temperate plains were quickly frozen to death in the freezing cold below minus 40 ℃. Because only by freezing at such low temperatures can the bodies of giant beasts be preserved intact.
On the other side of the Earth, the Antarctic continent of Atlantis, which was originally located in the warm and humid southern hemisphere, was suddenly pushed into the Antarctic Circle. Because Antarctica is colder than the Arctic, a thriving human civilization froze to death overnight, and then the widespread ice and snow formed today's Antarctic glaciers on her body. The icebergs at the two poles were rapidly melted after being pushed into the temperate zone, resulting in global cooling and a sudden rise in sea levels. Coastal land was swallowed up, and some areas were flooded. Due to the rotation of both the continental and oceanic plates, the stirring of magma and the movement between plates are inevitable, leading to global tsunamis, some volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes.
In this catastrophe on Earth, the human civilization of that time was destroyed. The survivors never received any news from Atlantis again, and with the surging sea water engulfing large areas of land at that time, people mistakenly believed that Atlantis was also destroyed in the Atlantic Ocean.
11000 years ago, evidence of the sliding of major tectonic plates can also be found in mainland China, which is the abundant elephant fossils in the Central Plains region, such as the well-known "Yellow River elephant" and the "elephant group fossils" discovered in the Chengdu region. Those elephants are all subtropical species, which indicates that those regions were originally located in the subtropical zone and followed the Eurasian plate towards the Arctic, where they also entered the northern temperate zone from the subtropical zone. The herd of elephants could not adapt to the new climate conditions, perhaps died or relocated back to the subtropical zone, so they quickly disappeared from the Central Plains.
Encouraged by these shared 'global evidence', some scholars have boldly proposed that 'Antarctica was the Atlantis of the past'!
In addition, there are other extinction theories worth discussing and verifying, as their theoretical maturity is not as high as (1) and (2). Therefore, we will not elaborate on them in detail here, but only briefly discuss them
（3） The theory of environmental disaster and continental sinking
Edgar Dayce
There is a legendary prophet in the United States, Edgar Cayce, who accurately predicted the end of World War II and the fate of Hitler. He also foresaw the deaths of US Presidents Roosevelt and Kennedy during their tenure, as well as the disintegration of the former Soviet Union. His prophecy method is very special. When asked, he enters a state of near deep sleep and then interprets and informs us of the guests' concerns, so we call him the 'sleeping prophet'.
He has also interpreted the origin and future of human civilization for us in the past, and is very interested in the civilization of Atlantis. He has interpreted the civilization of Atlantis hundreds of times in the past. In Edgar Cayce's depiction, the continent of Atlantis is vast and boundless. As early as 50000 years ago, their technological level had already surpassed ours and reached the peak of human civilization.
Atlantis produces a type of crystal, which they use to coordinate the energy of the international community, combining individual thoughts with international energy. Their medical technology is also based on this energy to treat diseases. Even using the energy of this crystal as a driving force to drive the operation of the city, as a source of energy for transportation. But later on, the Atlanteans gradually degenerated and forgot the original purpose of civilization. They began to overuse technology and natural resources, using crystal energy infinitely, causing energy to lose control and affecting the foundation of the continental plate. The crust began to move frequently, causing huge earthquakes and tsunamis. Coupled with natural disasters, civilization was gradually eliminated.
Edgar Cayce interpreted that the ultimate destruction of Atlantis was around 10700 BC, while Plato recorded the existence of Atlantis as "9000 years ago for Solon," a famous Greek legislator and politician who lived around 600 BC. This means that in Plato's records, the civilization of Atlantis should have existed around 11600 BC, which is roughly the same time period as Edgar Cayce's ultimate destruction. This also verifies that the ultimate destruction of Atlantis was around 12000 years ago.
But the difference is that Edgar Cayce mentioned the civilization of Atlantis, which suffered three disasters until the last one completely disappeared from Earth. In his retrospective interpretation, he said that the first disaster was caused by the misuse of technology and crystal power, resulting in the impact of the Earth's continental plates. As a result, some of the kingdoms' land sank to the bottom of the sea, and the huge continent of Atlantis was fragmented into five large islands. The second disaster occurred about 20000 years ago, and through its impact, Atlantis was left with only three islands. Through the impact of consecutive disasters, the Atlanteans did not learn their lesson and went further and further down the path of degradation. Eventually, 12700 years ago, the last devastating disaster struck, and in an earthquake and tsunami, the last island of Poseidon sank into the Atlantic, completely wiping out the Atlantean civilization.
（4） Asteroid impact extinction theory
Astronomers have also found corresponding clues for the destruction of the civilization of Atlantis. Scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of South Carolina in the United States have jointly discovered that approximately 12800 years ago, fragments from an asteroid explosion hit the Earth's surface, creating a large crater with a diameter of 31 kilometers in Greenland. This impact directly destroyed the Clovis civilization in North America, resulting in the extinction of 70% of the continent's flora and fauna, triggering a global volcanic eruption and tsunami. The rising volcanic ash covered the sunlight above the Earth, causing a continuous decrease in surface temperature and plunging the Northern Hemisphere back into a cold ice age. This is known as the New Fairy Wood incident. The moment when this disaster occurred coincided with the moment when Atlantis was ultimately destroyed, which further strengthened the trust of some people that the civilization of Atlantis really existed and was destroyed by the disaster caused by this planetary impact.
（5） The theory of complete destruction in ancient nuclear warfare
Another perspective suggests that the demise of Atlantis may be related to ancient international wars. Plato depicted in his Dialogues the people of Atlantis' thirst for wealth and power, as well as their struggles with other nations. This greed and battle ultimately led to the destruction of Atlantis.
Legend has it that when Atlantis expanded eastward to conquer the world, it engaged in a battle with the Xuanyuan Kingdom established by the Eastern Dragon Clan to compete for power scale. Xuanyuan Kingdom is also an ancient and prosperous civilization, with strong technology and spiritual power, and a love for following natural laws. The people of Xuanyuan Kingdom have human heads and snake bodies, with a lifespan of 800 years. Nuwa and Fuxi are both members of the Tianlong tribe. The Classic of Mountains and Seas states in the Western Classic: "In the land of Xuanyuan, at this time of poverty, the person who did not live would be eight hundred years old. In the northern part of the country of women, the person's face and body were snakes, and their tails crossed their heads. In the northern part of the country of Xuanyuan, they dared not shoot westward and feared the hills of Xuanyuan. In the northern part of the country of Xuanyuan, the hills were square and surrounded by four snakes
There were a total of two battles, the first of which was fought on the battlefield of ancient India. The Dragon and Atlantean tribes respectively allied with the two branches of the ancient Indian Bharata tribe, the Guru and Pandu tribes. After the Great War of Achievement, the ancient Indian civilization disappeared, and there is a record in the ancient Indian epic "Mahabharata": "The brave Atvatan launched the Agni weapon... This weapon declared a terrible heat and storm, causing the earth to shake, the river to roar, and the enemy soldiers to be instantly burned to death, like burnt tree trunks... Gurka launched a fireball at the enemy, which had the entire international power, a fiery column of red hot fireworks, and its brightness was like ten thousand suns... People and animals were all burned to death, and food was contaminated with toxins..." This record is remarkable for the scene of nuclear bomb explosions and the remnants of nuclear radiation, which can serve as witnesses to this battle. As evidence, archaeologists have discovered an ancient Indian city that has been destroyed, known as the 'Dead Hill', where the site of a massive explosion and piles of people died instantly. Physicists believe that the temperature at that time was over 10000 degrees Celsius based on the melted glass material.
The second battle was between the Tianlong tribe and the Atlanteans. In order to defeat each other, they destroyed each other's hometowns, causing the collapse of the earth and triggering earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and legends such as the sinking of Atlantis and N ü wa repairing the sky.
The prehistoric civilizations of the East and the West fought a catastrophic nuclear war in ancient times, and the civilization of Atlantis, as a prehistoric representative of Western civilization, has been passed down. This is why in European and American legends, dragons have always been regarded as evil and snakes as demons.
5、 Conclusion
Atlantis is a permanent unsolved mystery, as well as a charming symbol of civilization and mystery. Is it a virtual fable or a real historical event; Is it a lost utopia or a highly prosperous prehistoric civilization? The highly prosperous civilization like Atlantis was instantly destroyed, and today's human civilization also looks prosperous. Will it repeat the fate of the past? Do we really have the ability to predict and avoid the instant disaster that Atlantis suffered? Human talent remains incredibly insignificant in the face of nature and fate. The legend of Atlantis not only inspires human exploration and pursuit of mysterious civilizations and pre lost history, but also reflects human scrutiny and improvement of their own civilization. Atlantis is not only a story written by Plato, but also a wish in the hearts of humanity.