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

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    September 2023. Hi Atlantipedes, At present I am in Sardinia for a short visit. Later we move to Sicily and Malta. The trip is purely vacational. Unfortunately, I am writing this in a dreadful apartment, sitting on a bed, with access to just one useable socket and a small Notebook. Consequently, I possibly will not […]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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Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai is a popular tourist centre in Northern Thailand and now nearby Doi Sethup is the source of a new Atlantis claim. The English language Bangkok Post(a) has reported (5/8/2012) that following archaeological discoveries at Doi Sethup last February it was thought that the ancient city of Jed-lin had been rediscovered. However, Poonsab Wongsasukoipak, secretary of the Jed-lin Anthropological Research Institute, claims “with 80% certainty” that the ruins are 10,000 years old and part of Atlantis!

As far as I can ascertain, there has been no further comment from Poonsab over the past decade, so Chiang Mai remains in the overflowing dustbin of daft Atlantis location suggestions.

(a) https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/politics/306017/thai-scholar-sticks-by-claim-plato-atlantis-is-near-chiang-mai