| When we talk about Atlantis, which we have talked | | | | eliminated odor, since the flushing water would also |
| about many times before, we have to think of an | | | | siphon away the smell because of the waste pipe |
| advanced people. It is amazing, everything that many | | | | design. It is very scary to see the town, except for the |
| of the ancient Greeks talked about seems to be | | | | lack of glass in the windows, it looks very modern. |
| historic and not fiction. Atlantis has not been found yet, | | | | The temples were of stone construction with many of |
| but after examining Santorini and some of the | | | | them being made to be earthquake proof. This was |
| surrounding islands I have reached the conclusion that | | | | accomplished by having a heavy wooden frame |
| Atlantis must have been in this area. I didn't actually go | | | | constructed that contained a heavy beam which |
| to these places, although I would have loved to. I | | | | would cut across the frame horizontally every 4 |
| examined these places by research, using my trusty | | | | courses or so of stone blocks holding them tight while |
| dual core computer. Some of you surely are asking | | | | the entire wall was wedged between two standing |
| yourselves, why in the world would I pick an area like | | | | beams at both ends. This made the walls very strong. |
| this and make such a bold statement about it? It is | | | | Floating staircases rose as high as four stories, |
| very simple, Santorini seems to have been way more | | | | resembling those seen in a modern apartment building. |
| advanced 3,500 years ago than anywhere else and it | | | | They would go straight up, have a landing, then turn |
| was struck by a disaster of tremendous proportions | | | | and travel up again to the next landing until they hit a |
| that fits the Atlantis tale. | | | | floor, then they would continue. A system of shutters |
| The islands I am talking about were part of the Minoan | | | | and room dividers was constructed that would allow |
| civilization and I believe that it was the Minoans that | | | | light to penetrate even the most central of rooms and |
| were the Atlantians. The main island was formed | | | | would also direct an air flow anywhere in the building. |
| directly over a volcano. As the pressure increased, it | | | | This was not just a temple, it was a very well |
| had no where to go and the volcano exploded taking | | | | designed building that would have made today's |
| much of the main island with it. It was on this main | | | | architects proud. |
| island that it is believed existed the circular canals and | | | | It is unfortunate that even a heavy stone building, such |
| central city of the Minoan empire. Plato stated that the | | | | as the temple above, could not resist the giant |
| Atlantians had constructed canals in a ring pattern with | | | | tsunamis which carried huge pieces of debris that |
| a straight canal running through the rings right to the | | | | battered the temple walls and destroyed most of it. |
| main part of the city. This allowed ships to transverse | | | | Some speculation states that since the temple was |
| the canals easily and enter and exit the sea. The | | | | the most solid building in the area, it is felt that the |
| volcano that was under the ancient city has built itself | | | | people might have entered it for safety purposes |
| up again and many feel that it is getting ready to blow | | | | when the explosions started. Little did they know that |
| all over. Researchers state that the original explosion | | | | nothing would offer them safety, not even the solid |
| was ten times greater than the explosion at Krakatoa. | | | | walls of their temples. |
| On August 25, 1883, Krakatoa exploded four times. | | | | Where did these people get their technology? Why |
| The blast was equivalent to 100 megatons of TNT. As | | | | were they so advanced? I guess one could say that |
| I said, the blast at Atlantis (if you agree this was | | | | since they traded with the entire world, it may be that |
| Atlantis) must have been equal to 1000 megatons of | | | | they incorporated every good idea that they found into |
| TNT. As with Krakatoa, it has been determined that | | | | their civilization. I don't know if this is true or not, but I |
| the surrounding islands were subject to horrible | | | | figure that this is as good a guess as any. It is hard to |
| tsunamis, that were caused by material falling into the | | | | believe that the homes of these people were much |
| ocean. | | | | like the homes in cities today. They would go out to |
| When it was discovered that way more ash had | | | | work, come home, climb up to their second, third or |
| covered some of the islands than first suspected, | | | | fourth floor apartment, wash up, maybe use the toilet, |
| deeper excavations began. Then an astounding | | | | then eat and relax. Bed frames were found from the |
| discovery was made, an entire town was uncovered. | | | | town and they look just like a modern bed frames. |
| Before I go on to describe the town, I want you to | | | | Some archeologists think that many of the survivors |
| keep in mind that this town was 3,500 years old and | | | | of the Minoan disaster took up residence in ancient |
| existed in a time when most people lived in huts. One | | | | Egypt. It might be that they lent their considerable |
| archeologist commented that she didn't realize that | | | | building talents to many of the pharaoh's construction |
| when she was walking inside of a house, that she was | | | | projects. |
| actually on the third floor, the rest of the house hadn't | | | | Was this Atlantis, can we swear to it? No we can't, |
| been dug out yet. To her amazement and the | | | | but it certainly is one of the best candidates. |
| amazement of the rest of the world, the town was | | | | Santorini is a Greek Island. The eruption in 1,650 B.C. |
| comprised of three and four story buildings. Not only | | | | was one of the largest eruptions on earth in the last |
| that, but they had indoor plumbing and toilets. | | | | 10,000 years. It was so large that it dumped 7 cubic |
| Something that was completely unheard of at the time. | | | | miles of material into the atmosphere. Scientists think |
| Could there be even greater discoveries to be made? | | | | that the pillar of plasma, at the time of the eruption, |
| Upon further examination it was found that the water | | | | reached 23 miles into the air. This eruption was the |
| pipes were of a mass manufactured design. they | | | | probable cause of the end of the Minoan civilization on |
| were sections of clay pipes that fit one into the other | | | | Crete. When Akroteri, another Minoan city that had an |
| and the pipes circulated water throughout the entire | | | | estimated population of 30,000 was examined, no |
| building. The waste was flushed away by water and | | | | bodies were found, indicating a successful evacuation. |
| the toilets were constructed in such a manner that | | | | The city is buried in ash. |