The Truth Behind: Atlantis
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View of Bimini from Plane
Researchers are determined to find evidence of a lost civilization on the Bimini Road.
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Bimini, Bahamas
Bimini is the westernmost district of the Bahamas, composed of a chain of islands located about 81 kilometers (53 miles) due east of Miami, Florida.
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Research Boat sailing away
The dive team sails away from Bimini on a research boat. The team is exploring the Bahamas for evidence of a past civilization.
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Prepping for the Dive
Errol Kalayci, one of the dive team members, prepares to dive on a new find off the coast of Bimini, which might be evidence of a lost civilization.
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Robert Carmichael and Eslie Brown
Robert Carmichael and Eslie Brown discuss the dive plans.
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Diving Across Bimini Road
The research dive team dives across the famous Bimini Road off the coast of Bimini Island. Some believe this to be evidence of Atlantis.
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Strange Slab
This strange slab was found by the research team off the coast of Bimini. The slab appears to be man-made and there is no explanation of how it got there.
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Analyzing Strange Slab
Robert Carmichael analyzes the strange slab.
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Measuring Strange Formations
Eslie Brown takes measurements of other strange formations on the seabed.
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Diving Over Bimini Road
Diver Robert Carmichael and other researchers look for archaeological evidence of man-made activity in the Bimini Road area.
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Night Dive Looking for Lost Civilization
The dive team carries out a night dive, looking for more evidence of a lost civilization.
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Boat Leaving Bimini Harbour
The underwater Bimini Road has inspired fascination since 1968, when American clairvoyant Edgar Cayce predicted that Atlantis would be found here.
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Bimini Dive Sample
Gregor Eberli holds a sample from the Bimini dive.
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Samples from the Strange Slab
The dive team took samples from the slab found on the seabed off the coast of Bimini.
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Ash Deposits
Close-up of ash deposits at the Minoan Ruins on Crete. The ash deposits are thought to have come from the volcanic eruption on Santorini, which triggered the deadly tsunami that hit Crete.
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Possible Evidence of a Past Civilization
The dive team took rock samples from a mysterious block structure at the bottom of the seabed off the coast of Bimini—possible evidence of a past civilization.
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Santorini's Capital, Thira
View of Santorini's capital, Thira. The island is situated upon an active volcano and was once home to a large Minoan civilization. Centuries ago the volcano erupted, destroying the entire civilization that was based there. Some believe this was the inspiration for Plato's story of Atlantis.
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Santorini in Daylight
Studies show there was a massive tsunami in the Mediterranean. This catastrophe dates back to a volcanic eruption on the Greek island of Thera, otherwise known as Santorini.
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Santorini Cliff
This cliff in Santorini shows huge layers of ash deposit from the volcanic eruption that occurred on the island.
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The Knossos Palace
The Knossos Palace shows evidence of how advanced the Minoan civilization was. Some believe the Minoans were the inspiration for the advanced civilization described in the story of Atlantis.
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Testing Tsunami Destruction
A reconstruction of the Minoan village based at Palekastro was tested in the wave tank at Solent University in Southampton, England. The test was carried out to see how destructive a tsunami would have been on the village.
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Minoan Village Reconstruction
A reconstruction of the Minoan village based at Palekastro was tested in the wave tank at Solent University in Southampton, England. The test was carried out to see how destructive a tsunami would have been on the village.
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Minoan Paintings at the Knossos Palace
The Knossos Palace shows evidence of how advanced the Minoan civilization was. Some believe the Minoans were the inspiration for the advanced civilization described in the story of Atlantis.
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Minoan Building Remains
Archaeological site and remains of an old Minoan building in Palaikastro, Crete
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Green Hills in Knossos
Researcher Beverley Goodman traveled to Crete to study how a tsunami spread through the Mediterranean could affect people who were living there at that time.
