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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 »
Joining The Dots
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 »
Socotra
Socotra is the name of a small archipelago in the Indian Ocean. It has a population of over 40,000 and is administered by the Republic of Yemen. In ancient times it was known as the Dioscorides or ‘Isle of the Dioscuri’ (Castor and Pollux).
Our interest in Socotra stems from the fact that Jacques Hébert, a former French police chief identified the island as the location of Atlantis[373]. He also claims that the strait of Bab el Mandeb situated to the north was the site of the Pillars of Heracles.
On Christmas Eve, 2010 the Yemen news agency reported(a) that a Russian team of archaeologists had discovered an ancient city on Socotra, the main island of the group. Unfortunately, what they found has been dated to around 200 AD and so provides no support for Hébert’s theory.
Alain Moreau has written a critical review of Hébert’s theory(b).
(a) Ancient city unearthed in Socotra Island (archive.org) *
(b) Les fausses Atlantides (1) L’île Socotra – LES CLES DE L’INEXPLIQUE (archive.org) *