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Atlantis:
The lost continent
Dr. ATW Guneratne Consultant Paediatrician
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The ancient island of Crete
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The probable disappearance of a highly advanced civilization captured
the imagination of people for centuries. The most compelling of these
legends were Atlantis and Troy. The ruins of Troy have been found and it
is no more a myth or a legend.
But has atlantis been found?
The story of Atlantis appears again and again in books, TV shows and
in films.
Archaeologists excavating in the island of Crete are confident that
they have found the ruins of the legendary lost continent of Atlantis.
Excavations done, found the fabled palace of Atlantis at the side of
Knossos, the ancient capital of Minoan civilization. This palace was
three storeys high with 1,300 rooms and circular water ways surrounded
the palace. Excavations have revealed a highly developed civilization
with multi storeyed houses having toilets with drainage facilities,
palaces and cities covered with volcanic ash, wall paintings showing the
famous city with concentric water ways, ships, pyramids, as was
described by the famous Greek philosopher Plato, a student of Socrates.
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