An A-Z Guide To The Search For Plato's Atlantis

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    OCTOBER 2024 The recent cyber attack on the Internet Archive is deplorable and can be reasonably compared with the repeated burning of the Great Library of Alexandria. I have used the Wayback Machine extensively, but, until the full extent of the permanent damage is clear, I am unable to assess its effect on Atlantipedia. At […]Read More »
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    I have now published my new book, Joining The Dots, which offers a fresh look at the Atlantis mystery. I have addressed the critical questions of when, where and who, using Plato’s own words, tempered with some critical thinking and a modicum of common sense.Read More »
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Bunsen, Christian

Christian Karl Josias von Bunsen (1791-1860) was a Prussian diplomat, in which capacity he was appointed as ambassador to the Holy See in Rome. He was also a co-founder of the German Archaeological Institute in Rome.

The only reference that I can find relating to Bunsen and Atlantis comes from Dean Harris in his Prehistoric Man in America – 

“Christian Bunsen, whose vast erudition constitutes his authority reluctantly admits the narrative of Solon to be authentic and that possibly an Atlantis once existed.” [p.109]