Randall Carlson

So that's what really, I think I'm going to look into this more. So I started going line by line. I procured three or four different translations of Plato's account. And then I even got the original Greek so I could go through and, okay, what's the Greek word for island? You know, that kind of thing. And the pieces really seemed to fit together.

So that's what really, I think I'm going to look into this more. So I started going line by line. I procured three or four different translations of Plato's account. And then I even got the original Greek so I could go through and, okay, what's the Greek word for island? You know, that kind of thing. And the pieces really seemed to fit together.

So that's what really, I think I'm going to look into this more. So I started going line by line. I procured three or four different translations of Plato's account. And then I even got the original Greek so I could go through and, okay, what's the Greek word for island? You know, that kind of thing. And the pieces really seemed to fit together.

So then the question was, well, if people were seafaring, during the Ice Age, really, that would have been one of the prime habitable real estate regions on the planet. Find your way there, and at that time, the Gulf Stream, which now goes all the way up to the UK and Scandinavia and dumps its heat up there, it wrapped right around the Azores during the Ice Age. And I thought, well...

So then the question was, well, if people were seafaring, during the Ice Age, really, that would have been one of the prime habitable real estate regions on the planet. Find your way there, and at that time, the Gulf Stream, which now goes all the way up to the UK and Scandinavia and dumps its heat up there, it wrapped right around the Azores during the Ice Age. And I thought, well...

So then the question was, well, if people were seafaring, during the Ice Age, really, that would have been one of the prime habitable real estate regions on the planet. Find your way there, and at that time, the Gulf Stream, which now goes all the way up to the UK and Scandinavia and dumps its heat up there, it wrapped right around the Azores during the Ice Age. And I thought, well...

Gosh, you know, if I was suddenly transported back to the Ice Age, that looked like probably a good place to be. And if we accept the fact that people were potentially seafarers. Now, when I was actually doing this, this was in the 90s. So a lot of this research about the seafaring capabilities of ancient peoples hadn't been published yet.

Gosh, you know, if I was suddenly transported back to the Ice Age, that looked like probably a good place to be. And if we accept the fact that people were potentially seafarers. Now, when I was actually doing this, this was in the 90s. So a lot of this research about the seafaring capabilities of ancient peoples hadn't been published yet.

Gosh, you know, if I was suddenly transported back to the Ice Age, that looked like probably a good place to be. And if we accept the fact that people were potentially seafarers. Now, when I was actually doing this, this was in the 90s. So a lot of this research about the seafaring capabilities of ancient peoples hadn't been published yet.

So I was speculating, well, if they had seafaring capabilities, say, 15, 20, 25,000 years ago, the fact, you know, how is it really so unbelievable that they might have found their way to the Azores, that they would have been island hopping perhaps? During the Ice Age, there was a... There was an island just immediately west of the Straits of Gibraltar called, let's see, Spartel.

So I was speculating, well, if they had seafaring capabilities, say, 15, 20, 25,000 years ago, the fact, you know, how is it really so unbelievable that they might have found their way to the Azores, that they would have been island hopping perhaps? During the Ice Age, there was a... There was an island just immediately west of the Straits of Gibraltar called, let's see, Spartel.

So I was speculating, well, if they had seafaring capabilities, say, 15, 20, 25,000 years ago, the fact, you know, how is it really so unbelievable that they might have found their way to the Azores, that they would have been island hopping perhaps? During the Ice Age, there was a... There was an island just immediately west of the Straits of Gibraltar called, let's see, Spartel.

They call it Spartel, and they refer to it, now it's called the Spartel Bank. And it's completely underwater, but they've been able to recently show that during the Ice Age, it was above water. It would have been a natural place to sail to. And then beyond that, you have Madeira. And then beyond that, when Ryan's back, we could actually even have him pull up Google Maps.

They call it Spartel, and they refer to it, now it's called the Spartel Bank. And it's completely underwater, but they've been able to recently show that during the Ice Age, it was above water. It would have been a natural place to sail to. And then beyond that, you have Madeira. And then beyond that, when Ryan's back, we could actually even have him pull up Google Maps.

They call it Spartel, and they refer to it, now it's called the Spartel Bank. And it's completely underwater, but they've been able to recently show that during the Ice Age, it was above water. It would have been a natural place to sail to. And then beyond that, you have Madeira. And then beyond that, when Ryan's back, we could actually even have him pull up Google Maps.

You'll be able to see for yourself. Oh, look at there. Yeah, there it is. That's it. Yeah, Spartel Paleo Island, high-resolution bathymetry. So that's a sunken island right there. And during the Ice Age, that was above water, and that would have been a natural place to sojourn or even colonize or certainly a wayfaring place if they were sailing further west. And where is this exactly now then?

You'll be able to see for yourself. Oh, look at there. Yeah, there it is. That's it. Yeah, Spartel Paleo Island, high-resolution bathymetry. So that's a sunken island right there. And during the Ice Age, that was above water, and that would have been a natural place to sojourn or even colonize or certainly a wayfaring place if they were sailing further west. And where is this exactly now then?

You'll be able to see for yourself. Oh, look at there. Yeah, there it is. That's it. Yeah, Spartel Paleo Island, high-resolution bathymetry. So that's a sunken island right there. And during the Ice Age, that was above water, and that would have been a natural place to sojourn or even colonize or certainly a wayfaring place if they were sailing further west. And where is this exactly now then?

Well, there it is right there. So, yeah, once you've traveled through, you hit that. And they're theorizing that that could have been the origin of Atlantis. Okay. Personally, I think it was the Azores. Right. The most likely candidate.

Well, there it is right there. So, yeah, once you've traveled through, you hit that. And they're theorizing that that could have been the origin of Atlantis. Okay. Personally, I think it was the Azores. Right. The most likely candidate.