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Atlantis has been 'discovered' in hundreds of places, strangely not a single one so far has proven to be 'it'.
The Richat Structure in Mauritania has also been proposed as the site of Atlantis.[57][58] This structure is generally considered to be a deeply eroded domal structure that overlies a still-buried alkaline igneous intrusion.[59] From 1974 onward,[60] prehistoric artifacts of the area were mapped, finding an absence of prehistoric artifacts or Paleolithic or Neolithic stone tools from the structure's innermost depressions. Neither recognizable midden deposits nor manmade structures were found nor reported in the area, thus concluding that the area was used only for short-term hunting and stone tool manufacturing during prehistoric times.[61][62]
In September 2018 the YouTube channel Bright Insight claimed that the Richat Structure's features match Solon's description of Atlantis. Bright Insight claimed that matching features included 5 concentric circles, the diameter (127 stadia or 23.5 km), a waterway outlet to the south, salty groundwater everywhere except below the centerpoint, and mountains with waterfalls sheltering the city on the north. The present location, elevated and away from any body of water was explained by the lakes and rivers once present across the Sahara, and by a gradual rise of the land of about 2.5 cm per year.[63]
Neither recognizable midden deposits nor manmade structures were found nor reported in the area, thus concluding that the area was used only for short-term hunting and stone tool manufacturing during prehistoric times.
The early history of Ouadane is uncertain
This is the map of Africa. If you look to the South, you will see lush vegetation, with lots
of greenery. However, when you go north, things are different. Covering multiple
countries, it is the most gigantic desert globally, with miles and miles of dune formation.
Altogether, the Sahara Desert covers 9 million square kilometers, meaning it will
swallow Spain 18 times!
However, did you know that this vast stretch of sterile sand covering a third of the
African continent was covered in lush vegetation thousands of years ago? What
happened to the Sahara? And what is happening to it right now? In this video, we look
at the terrifying discoveries scientists made under the Sahara desert!
originally posted by: All Seeing Eye
a reply to: bloodymarvelous
The deepest question would be "How did they get there, in the first place". It signifies a great deal of water was present, the same with the Octopus discovery in Wyoming.
originally posted by: All Seeing Eye
a reply to: bloodymarvelous
The deepest question would be "How did they get there, in the first place". It signifies a great deal of water was present, the same with the Octopus discovery in Wyoming. It is starting to look like Earth was actually covered in water for some unknown amount of time, or until the water pressure forced the rifting and created the depressions know as Oceans.
originally posted by: All Seeing Eye
a reply to: bloodymarvelous
The deepest question would be "How did they get there, in the first place". It signifies a great deal of water was present, the same with the Octopus discovery in Wyoming. It is starting to look like Earth was actually covered in water for some unknown amount of time, or until the water pressure forced the rifting and created the depressions know as Oceans.
Before the ocean rifting the water created minor depressions that did not rift, some dried up as weather patterns changed, and other became lakes. One such depression is in the area of the Richat, the entire area does not drain away readily.
I've always suspected this about Pangea : from the perspective of equilibrium, it doesn't seem possible that all of a planet's land mass could be located on one side. That would mean a sphere is spinning about an axis that is off center to its center of gravity............ which isn't physically possible in free space.
More likely: some continents that are now above water were underwater at that time. And some shelves that are below water now, were above water then.
The video you posted argues that maybe a change that should have taken millions of years or at least many thousands of them, got accelerated by humans over grazing the savannah.
That is an interesting idea. Not sure what evidence to look for or how to prove/falsify it.
originally posted by: bloodymarvelous
originally posted by: All Seeing Eye
a reply to: bloodymarvelous
The deepest question would be "How did they get there, in the first place". It signifies a great deal of water was present, the same with the Octopus discovery in Wyoming. It is starting to look like Earth was actually covered in water for some unknown amount of time, or until the water pressure forced the rifting and created the depressions know as Oceans.
Before the ocean rifting the water created minor depressions that did not rift, some dried up as weather patterns changed, and other became lakes. One such depression is in the area of the Richat, the entire area does not drain away readily.
I've always suspected this about Pangea : from the perspective of equilibrium, it doesn't seem possible that all of a planet's land mass could be located on one side. That would mean a sphere is spinning about an axis that is off center to its center of gravity............ which isn't physically possible in free space.
More likely: some continents that are now above water were underwater at that time. And some shelves that are below water now, were above water then.
However, we're talking time frames much larger than 10,000 years. Usually.
The video you posted argues that maybe a change that should have taken millions of years or at least many thousands of them, got accelerated by humans over grazing the savannah. Changing its properties with respect to moisture and albedo, causing the local climate to change and then that change triggered other changes.
That is an interesting idea. Not sure what evidence to look for or how to prove/falsify it.
originally posted by: All Seeing Eye
There was a university team that built a computer model of the African humid period exploring "Other" possibilities as to how it ended so quickly. The model simply reversed the rotation of the planet. And the weather patterns reversed, leaving North West Africa, bone dry. I can't find the link to the article, darn. For me its just more evidence that the earth has been externally, mechanically, manipulated.
originally posted by: bloodymarvelous
I doubt a full flip happened, but there is some reason to think the axis could have migrated during/after the ice age. The Laurentide Ice sheet in North America blocked access between Alaska and the present day lower states of the USA, while Alaska itself was relatively free of ice. Having an ice sheet further South, and a relatively ice free area further North is easy to explain if the "North Pole" wasn't then located where it is today. The center of the overall ice shelf would have been fairly close to modern day Greenland.
You are certainly correct, and that is exactly what happened, virtually all life was wiped out. We call it "The Great Flood".
Reversing the direction of Earth's spin would not only be insanely hard, but would probably kill all life.
From a point of view, outside of our solar system, reversing the direction of rotation, could be seen as flipping the planet, upside down. The magnetic effect would be registered in the rifts as reversing the polarity's direction. "Pole shift" is actually polarity reversal. All you need is something large enough to do the job. Boy, look at all those dark circles on the moon..... Did they say "water" was discovered on the moon?
Reversing axis in this case would mean the Earth spins the same direction, but gets flipped upside down, so from our perspective it's like the direction of rotation has been reversed.
Still with the personal attacks, I see. No matter..
....uh? The rotation of the planet was just reversed uh? I think it is more likely you need to read basic geology text books and learn about gravity, mass and inertia.
Climate models—computer simulations of Earth’s climate system—are crucial tools for scientists, given that it's impossible to run experiments on the entire planet. Access to these digital laboratories also gives people the option to occasionally play “mad scientist” and mess with the Earth a bit. One newly published study falls into that category, asking the question “What would happen if the Earth spun backward?” You can almost hear the maniacal laughter.
Deserts would cover North America, arid sand dunes would replace expanses of the Amazon rainforest in South America, and lush, green landscapes would flourish from central Africa to the Middle East, according to a computer simulation presented (opens in new tab) earlier this month at the annual European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018 in Austria.
Additionally, the Sahara Desert was gone in Ziemen's simulation, with the bone-dry Middle East receiving loads of precipitation. Conversely, the southeastern U.S. and large portions of Brazil and Argentina were turned into deserts; these areas typically receive plenty of precipitation on the actual Earth.
originally posted by: All Seeing Eye
a reply to: bloodymarvelous
You are certainly correct, and that is exactly what happened, virtually all life was wiped out. We call it "The Great Flood".
Reversing the direction of Earth's spin would not only be insanely hard, but would probably kill all life.
I find it very interesting that map makers would get this area, so wrong. Missing the entire Sandwich Island chain and a vast separation between South America, and Antarctica. Who knew what, when.
originally posted by: All Seeing Eye
So, let me spell this out for you, it "appears" the end of the African Humid Period was caused by the rapid reversal of the planets rotational direction.
originally posted by: AndyMayhew
originally posted by: All Seeing Eye
So, let me spell this out for you, it "appears" the end of the African Humid Period was caused by the rapid reversal of the planets rotational direction.
If that had happened, we wouldn't be here. The end of the AHP was caused by a shift in the position of the inter-tropical convergence zone.
But if you want to go down the reversing Earth's rotation route, what then caused the Earth to start rotating the other way, at the start of the AHP? - You're talking 2 massive global extinction level events within a few thousand years, neither of which caused any mass global extinctions or left any evidence whatsoever.
Pure fantasy.
Prior to this, the sun was rising in the West, which should not be surprising. As noted earlier, four ancient historians of Greece documented the western sun rise as well. Sophocles, in his play Atreus wrote “…Zeus wrought a fresh portent: he changed the course of the sun, causing it to rise in the east, and not (as it was said to have done previously) in the west.
Egyptian priests told Herodotus, a careful listener, that four times since Egypt had become a kingdom “the Sun rose contrary to his wont; twice he rose where he now sets, and twice he set where he now rises.”