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[Quinto]
I'm in the midst of an epic journey
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to prove that Atlantis
could be more than myth.
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By using a checklist
derived from the Greek philosopher Plato's writings,
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I've uncovered
compelling evidence
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that this holy grail
of lost civilizations
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may have been a real and sprawling empire.
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It may even have rivaled
ancient Egypt in size.
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My quest has taken me
all over the Mediterranean,
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from the sunken settlement
of Pavlopetri--
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[man]
No, no, no, no, no! Too close! Too close! Too close!
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...to the ancient
Palace of Knossos in Greece,
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where an advanced culture
matched many
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of the characteristics
on Plato's list.
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Oh, my goodness.
That's a symbol of Poseidon.
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And to the fabled island
of Sardinia,
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where a set of mysterious caves revealed new clues
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about how far
the empire of Atlantis may have spread.
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I don't think
it's hieroglyphics. I think it's an alphabet.
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So, then, we've really
found something in our search.
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Even in the face
of dire warnings
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from scholars
and experts alike--
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Don't probe too much.
There are places out there
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that just want
to be left alone.
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[Quinto]
And while my epic journey has already uncovered
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so many compelling clues
that match Plato's checklist for Atlantis,
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I'm still on the hunt
for more proof.
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And my search continues now.
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My Name is Zachary Quinto.
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As an actor,
I've played many supernatural characters
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that blurred the line
between science and fiction.
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I'm drawn to the unknown,
the otherworldly,
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and those experiences
so beyond belief,
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they call everything
into question.
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I'm exploring some of
the most enduring mysteries
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that continue to haunt mankind
in search of the truth...
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wherever it leads me.
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Long before ancient Egyptians
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laid down the first stone
on the great Pyramids,
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or the rise and fall
of the Roman civilization,
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it is said there was
a mighty empire called Atlantis.
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The only known record
of the story
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was authored by
the great philosopher, Plato,
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in 350 BC.
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He wrote about a thriving
island civilization
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built in concentric circles.
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It was highly advanced
in technology and culture,
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far above and beyond
its prehistoric counterparts.
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But all of this changed
when Atlantis began to grow,
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conquering
numerous territories,
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and giving in to greed
and a lust for power.
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[thunderclap]
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According to Plato,
the gods punished Atlantis
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with earthquakes and floods
that obliterated the island,
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never to be seen again.
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Today, the search for Atlantis
remains a worldwide obsession.
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Some experts believe
the folklore surrounding this mysterious empire
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has embedded itself so deeply
in our understanding of the world,
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it's impossible to let go.
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How we define Atlantis today
depends on who you ask.
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For some people,
it's a tangible place
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that sits at the bottom
of the ocean.
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If we could
just find the ruins.
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For other people, it's a metaphor of what happens
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when you become
an imperialistic force
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that thinks you can rule
anything you want.
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The thing about
a myth or a legend
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is there's always
a nugget of truth in it.
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How do we get
from what Plato wrote
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2,300 years ago
to what people talk about today?
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Over time,
it changes, it evolves.
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And now it represents
something lost
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and maybe can be found.
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[Quinto]
I'm determined to prove
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Atlantis was a real place
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and, jt as Plato described,
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a vast and powerful empire.
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Is this also a tomb?This is a tomb also, yes.
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[Quinto]
I'm with Robert Ishoy at the Necropolis of Montessu,
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on the island of Sardinia.
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Robert is a former
U.S. intelligence specialist
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who's been searching for Atlantis for three decades.
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Robert has led me
to an underground site
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which even he
has only heard about
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but never seen
with his own eyes.
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We're gonna have to crawl
down in there to see 'em.
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All right.
Let's do it.All right.
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And together, we're armed with a checklist
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of descriptions Plato
wrote about Atlantis in his ancient text.
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And Robert believes these caves could reveal groundbreaking new secrets.
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Wow.
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I've read about this site--Uh-huh.
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but to be in here
and see this is amazing.
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Right here, in front of us,
where we stepped down--Uh-huh.
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This is clearly
a bull horn. Wow.
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There's only
half the horn left,
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and the horn on your side
is missing.
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Wow. So, they carved this in
as both a step down into the cave,
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and also the symbol
that we saw in Knossos.Exactly.
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And it also ties us to Plato,
because he clearly stated
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that on the island of Atlantis, they had the bull horn symbols.
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What about these over here?
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I believe those
are more representations of bull horns.
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Uh-huh.
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So we have the bull head here
as a step,
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and we have more bull horns
right there behind us.
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And then look up here.
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I think
this is a petroglyph
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of an Egyptian boat.
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That's a perfect replica
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of other Egyptian boats
that I've seen on drawings
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right here in a tomb in Sardinia.
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And this is important also,
because the story that Plato tells us
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originated in Egypt.Uh-huh.
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And the Egyptians also refer
to a sea people
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far to the west.Uh-huh.
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Just like Plato says Atlantis
was far to the west. Huh.
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And they were very fearful
of these sea people.
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So we have
two pieces of evidence
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that there was
an Egyptian contact on this island as well.
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Wow. So it's all, like,
in this one place.
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We're tied back to Knossos
with this bull,
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and we're tied to Egypt
with this petroglyph of an Egyptian boat.
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So, this civilization
could've potentially been an empire,
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with outposts in Greece
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and with outposts in Egypt,
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if it was, in fact,
based here in Sardinia. Exactly.
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[Quinto]
This cave is compelling new evidence
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that Atlantis may have been
a real empire.
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Between these bull horns,
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and the connections I've seen
at the Palace of Knossos in Crete,
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and the sunken settlement
of Pavlopetri,
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the evidence is startling.
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Is it possible
that all of these places were part of Atlantis?
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Or that one of them
was the center of a massive empire?
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I'm fascinated by
the interconnectivity of these societies.
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There is clearly a link
between these places.
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They carry the same symbols,
the same kind of imagery and etchings.
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Robert's passion for Sardinia
being Atlantis
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has definitely got
some momentum to it, I would say.
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But does this mean
Sardinia was the center of the empire itself?
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We have to keep looking.
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[Robert]
Now, there's one more really important location
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I wanna show to you.
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It's incredible.
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[Quinto]
Just north of this region,
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there's another
little-known prehistoric site
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that Robert believes
could be the smoking gun
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to link Sardinia
to Plato's description of Atlantis.
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Will this expedition
lead us straight to the heart of the empire?
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This is massive, huh?This is one of
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the larger tower complexes
that has been found.
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When was this particular
site discovered?In 1920s,
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the main tower
was discovered.
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It was completely covered
with earth. Uh-huh.
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What could've caused
such a vast area of megalithic structures
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to be completely concealed
in soil?
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[thunderclap]
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One explanation
may be found
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in a new scientific discovery.
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[thunderclap]
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Recent evidence reveals
that the island of Sardinia
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may have been struck
by a comet 2,000 years ago,
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resulting in tidal waves
that reached 500 meters high
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and leveling the entire
southern coast.
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This would explain
how towers that rose several meters from the ground
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were completely buried in mud
until the 1920s.
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It's hard to tell,
with all the lichen
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and the growth and the wear--Right.
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...but if you look hard,
you'll see that there were actually
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three colors of stones used--
black, red, and white.
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Oh.And that is another thing
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on the list
that Plato stated.
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Okay. He says that they used
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those three color stones in building their structures.
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And in a lot of ways,
even though it's more rugged-looking than Knossos,
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the technology, I think,
is even a little more advanced--
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'Cause it's older.And older, and also the size
of these towers.
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Right. It's amazing to think
about how they were able to engineer that.
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Yes. They were able
to figure out
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how to place these rocks
in such a way,
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without using mortar.Right.
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And yet they're still standing
after 4,000 years.That's amazing.
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So, advanced technology matches Plato's description as well.
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Wow. It's so crazy
to see all these rocks stacked the way they are.
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Wow.
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It just seems like
a big giant game of Jenga.
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The evidence seems
to be stacking up.
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Clearly, this was
an advanced society.
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Robert also says
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that the shape of these towers
mirrors the circular shapes
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so crucial to the imagery
of Atlantis.
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[Robert]
The fact that everything here is circular
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matches that island city Plato talks about perfectly.
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[Quinto]
Problem is, it's impossible to see their arrangement
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clearly from the ground.
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I wonder if we were able
to get a bird's-eye view of this place--
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what that would reveal
in terms of the circular nature of this design.
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So we're asking
one of the camera operators on our crew
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to take us on a tour
of this structure in a way
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that only he can-- by drone.
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Wow. Oh, my God.
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Coming up, will the viewIs it ready to go?Yes.
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All right.
Let's do it.
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We're about to explore
these megalithic structures
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from a vantage point
that few have ever seen.
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And I want to know:
could this site
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have once been the center
of the ancient empire?
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Wow.
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So, it's like one big circle,
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inside of which there are
many little circles.
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Circles around circles.
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Plato clearly states
that circles
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were important to Atlantis. Right. Right.
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And these circles are found
all over the Mediterranean.
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I feel like there are
more than just a handful
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of the items on the checklist
that are found here.
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The color schemes
of the red, and the black, and the white.
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The fact that
the circular imagery is prevalent.
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And the construction--
the engineering of this place in particular.
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He states that this civilization
was an empire-- Powerful, wealthy--
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To have 7,000 structures
like this,
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they had to have
a lot of power and a lot of wealth.
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You know, to hear you talk about it,
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we basically
have found Atlantis here in Sardinia.
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That's what I'm saying.
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I am convinced
that the island of Sardinia
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and this culture--
the Nuraghe culture--
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was the civilization
that Plato was referring to
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when he told the story
about Atlantis.
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I'm convinced of that.
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I totally get it. When you look at this checklist,
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I see how Sardinia is a leading candidate.
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For the most part,
yes, yes, yes.
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You can go
right down the list.
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[Quinto]
The evidence in Sardinia seems overwhelming.
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But whether this island
was the actual heart of the empire,
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or perhaps just
a small piece of Atlantis,
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is still unknown.
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And I want to dig deeper.
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So far, I've been focusing
on where Atlanteans might have lived.
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But what about
who they might have been?
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And is it possible
that there are still Atlanteans living today?
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As a renowned professor
and Atlantis expert Richard Freund points out,
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if Atlantis was real,
the descendants of the ancient civilization
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could still be roaming
the Earth as we speak.
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No destruction
I've ever seen
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always gets everybody.
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So, those survivors--
where did they go?
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They didn't just evaporate. Right.
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So, I think some of them
got on boats,
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and they're the ones
that helped create the ongoing civilization.
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I think some of them
went into the central highlands of Spain
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and established
these villages.
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They were all built
with reconcentric circles.Wow.
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And when you ask people,
"Who are these people?"
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They say, "We don't know."Right.
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But if the population of Atlantis really spread out across the globe,
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what hard evidence
could we find of them living amongst us today,
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and what could they teach us
about the real location of this lost empire?
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I'm meeting with an expert
who may have
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a radical new answer
to these questions,
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and proof
that Atlantis was real,
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through the blood
of its descendants.
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I understand you have
a real interest in bloodlines and blood types,
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and that there actually
may be some connection
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between blood type
and the descendants
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from the lost civilization
of Atlantis.
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Jessica Farrell
is a hematology expert
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who created an online database
that tracks thousands
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of Rh-negative individuals,
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and her site has amassed
over one million visitors from around the world.
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Tell me a little bit about
how you became interested in this, first of all.
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I had a pregnancy
when I was younger,
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and I found out
during my pregnancy
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that I was Rh negative.
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And, unfortunately,
the pregnancy was lost.
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And I always thought that maybe
it had something to do with me
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not knowing ahead of time
about my blood type.
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So, I just really
started researching it.
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[Quinto] To be Rh negative
is one of the rarest
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blood types in the world.
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Only 10 to 15 percent
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of the people on this planet
are Rh negative.
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It means they're missing
a key protein.
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Any time there's a negative
at the end of the letter--Uh-huh.
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...that means
that it's Rh negative.
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So, is A negative
also Rh negative? Yes.
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Anything with a negative
is Rh negative?Anything with a negative
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is Rh negative.Oh, okay.
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Even more mysterious,
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people with this blood type
tend to have higher IQs
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and unique physical features, like an extra rib or vertebrae.
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Despite these rare traits,
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no one can explain
this blood type's origin.
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Plato described Atlanteans
as a race of people
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who were half-human
and half-god.
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If they were
an entirely unique race,
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there would have been
some distinctive signature in their DNA.
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Is it possible that
the Rh-negative factor
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could be the genetic link?
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As a whole, there's no known
earthly origin for the Rh-negative individual.
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So, since there's
no known origin,
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and we don't fit
the typical model for how we got here--
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Mm-hmm.
...people make up a lot of stories.
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There are a lot of theories,
there are a lot of myths out there,
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but there's no actual fact
to say where we came from.
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So, is this the idea
that it's--
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I mean,
that it's a different species?
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It's a possibility that it
could be a different species.
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Can't say for sure.
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Wow. I mean,
the idea that there is
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another species of human being
is something I've never considered
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or heard before.
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It's such
a fascinating notion.
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So, are there characteristics
that accompany Rh-negative blood type
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that don't accompany
any other blood types?
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Rh-negative people
do have a stronger, um,
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concentration of certain
characteristics and traits.
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And what are
those characteristics?
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Um, so, we have a board set up
over here to kind of look at.
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Um, there--Whoa!
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"Spock/pointed ears."Mm-hmm.
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Do you have Spock/pointed ears?Um, it's not always
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necessarily an extreme point.Oh, yeah.
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But it's this little notch
right here by the helix.Oh, yeah. Sure.
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It's something that
I noticed on your left ear.Really?
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So, I would like to maybe
go through the list of things
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to see if you've got
some check marks that you could put up on my list.
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Let's do it.
Let's see what we can come up with.
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Coming up, will I uncover a personal connection to the descendan [Quinto]
The story of Atlantis
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remains one of
the greatest mysteries of all time.
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In his ancient writings,
Plato described the people of Atlantis
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as being half-god
and half-human.
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Under the guidance
of hematology expert Jessica Farrell,
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I'm on a mission to determine
whether the rare Rh-negative blood type
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could nk us back
to the ancient empire.
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So is this the idea
that it's--
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I mean,
that it's a different species?
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It's a possibility
that it could be a different species.
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And is it possible
I may actually have
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a direct connection
to Atlantis?
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Rh-negative people
do have a stronger
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concentration of certain
characteristics and traits.
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So, I would like to maybe
go through the list
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to see if you've got
some check marks.
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Let's do it.
Let's see what we can comup with.
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Well, I'm definitely
a truth seeker. Okay.
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I would not say that I have
a feeling of not belonging.
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So, how about
a mission in life?
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I think I have
a mission in life.
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I play Spock,
so I feel like I have to have
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a love of space
and science. I think so.
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A widow's peak?Little bit.
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Really?Got a little bit
of a widow's peak.
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I do?
Don't really have
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a cleft nose, lip, or chin.You do.
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I do?You do have
a little bump right here--
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Really?...in your chin.
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So, it looks like you've got
about half the board filled up,
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so there's a chance
that you're Rh negative.Really?
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Though there is another way
that we can test
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your blood type
and figure out for sure.
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We have
a genetic expert here,
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and we can have him
test your blood
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and figure out what your type
and factor are.
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We're gonna inflict
a moment of temporary pain.Great.
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We've called in
a genetic expert, Dr. Peter D'Adamo,
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to oversee the blood test
and deliver the results.
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I'm just gonna look away.[chuckling]
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It's a clear indication
that you're B, uh, negative.Uh-huh.
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Uh, you see, you reacted
to the "B" here. Right.
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Okay, so--So, you're Rh negative.
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Wow.
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So that's a pretty rare group
that I'm a part of.
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The results that I'm B negative mean I'm part of that rare
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10 to 15 percent
of the world's Rh-negative population,
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because anyone
whose blood is negative falls into this category.
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Does this more likely,
or less likely,
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put me in the lineage
of Atlantis?
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It puts you
on the "more likely."Wow. That's amazing.
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I was not expecting
to have such a direct
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and personal link
to the descendants of Atlantis.
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It makes me wonder,
could genetics offer
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a new and groundbreaking
road map for finding
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the location
of the ancient empire?
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And if so,
where else could I search for evidence of Atlantis?
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The closest thing
that I think we've came to that's factual
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is where we have
the highest concentration pool
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of Rh-negative individuals,
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and where current modern science
and genetics has taken us
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is to the Berber people.
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[Quinto] With the highest concentrations
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of Rh-negative blood types
in the world,
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the for scholarsorth Africa
hav throughout history.
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Scientists believe
the Berber ancestry
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may stretch back
10,000 to 30,000 years,
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yet little is known
about its origin.
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Today, one of the largest
modern populations of Berbers
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is in the Souss-Massa region
of Morocco.
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In fact, many Berbers
now make their home in the Atlas Mountains,
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which, of course,
is the root of the word, "Atlantis."
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So, is there evidence
of the Atlantis empire
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hiding in plain sight
in Morocco?
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I'm headed there now,
and I'll be teaming up
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with renowned Atlantis expert,
Andrew Gough.
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He believes that
this unexplored area
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may check more boxes
on Plato's list
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than anywhere I've hit so far.
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I'm convinced that people
have been looking in the wrong places.
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When you decode and just
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follow the lead
of Plato's 51 clues,
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it leads you to Morocco.
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Andrew.Zach.
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How are you?
Nice to meet you.Hi. Really nice to meet you.
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Yeah. Thanks so much
for being with me.It's my pleasure.
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So, I understand you have
a theory about the lost civilization of Atlantis.
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A bit of an outlier theory.
What is it?
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For me, it was in the Med.
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It was Crete,
maybe Sicily. Uh-huh. Sure.
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Um, Santorini.
Of course, it had to be a fit. Ticked so many boxes.
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But I think the clues have been there all along.
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Only thing that's left
is Morocco.
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Is Morocco?To find Atlantis,
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we have to give up everything
that we want it to be.
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The idea that Morocco's
the last place that people are really looking Atlantis expert Andrew Gough
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has been investigating
historical mysteries for decades.
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He is certain
he can show me evidence
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that proves Atlantis was real,
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and that
the heart of the empire may have been located
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in the harsh desert lands
of Morocco.
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The idea that Morocco's
also the last place that people are really looking
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is kind of a thing
that excites me.
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It's like a new frontier.
It's like opening up
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a whole new arm of this story
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and looking at what could be.
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And I feel like there's
a lot of possibility to do that here.
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Right now,
Andrew and I are headed
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to one of the highest peaks
in the Souss-Massa region
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to dive into this radical
new theory from above.
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This is amazing.Welcome to Atlantis.
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[Quinto]
What secrets could this surprising location reveal
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that tie us back to Plato's
description of Atlantis?
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How did your studies lead you to this place?
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When this German scientist
put all of Plato's 51
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physical geographical criteria
into a computer program,
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the only place
that was left standing was Morocco.
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You know,
I had to rethink it
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and say, "You know what?
He's right. Forget these fanciful ideas.
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This could have been
the central city of Atlantis."
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Look behind us. We have
the High Atlas Mountains.
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Wow.Plato says that
the central city of Atlantis
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was just to the south of
a really high mountain range. Uh-huh.
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We're also
the exact distance
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that Plato said
the central city was away from the natural harbor,
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which is the Atlantic Ocean.Uh-huh.
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The Atlas Mountains--
There's a theme here.
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Yeah, you're not
wrong about that.
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And, you know, Atlas, of course,
was the first king of Atlantis.
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[Quinto]
Not only did Plato write
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that Atlantis was ruled
by King Atlas,
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in Plato's time, the pleural
form of the word "atlas" was "atlantes,"
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and ancient Greek maps
refer to the Atlas Mountain ranges as "Atlantes."
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What he also said
was that there were
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concentric circles
created by Poseidon.
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Now, because Poseidon's a god,
that means man didn't create those.
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It's part of
the natural landscape. Uh-huh.
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Now, there's no water here.Right.
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But geological studies
and the ancient maps show
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that there were old rivers
that went from here to the ocean,
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alternating land and water.
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So, there are three rivers
and two concentric circles,
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just like Plato said.
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Up here, of course,
is the Pillars of Hercules.Right.
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If you read the way
Plato says it,
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Atlantis was outside
the Pillars of Hercules.
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Uh-huh. Uh-huh.So it's outside
in the ocean somewhere.
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[Quinto]
In ancient times, the Pillars of Hercules
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00:26:01,995 --> 00:26:04,737
were a maritime boundary marker that signified the entrance
479
00:26:04,780 --> 00:26:07,130
to the ancient Greek world.
480
00:26:07,174 --> 00:26:11,265
Today, this area is known
as the Strait of Gibraltar,
481
00:26:11,308 --> 00:26:14,573
where the Atlantic Ocean
meets the Mediterranean Sea.
482
00:26:18,141 --> 00:26:21,188
According to Plato's account,
Atlantis was situated
483
00:26:21,231 --> 00:26:24,583
in front of
the Pillars of Hercules,
484
00:26:24,626 --> 00:26:27,803
and according to scholars
like Professor Richard Freund,
485
00:26:27,847 --> 00:26:30,153
this single clue
could be a huge breakthrough
486
00:26:30,197 --> 00:26:32,939
in identifying
the lost empire of Atlantis.
487
00:26:32,982 --> 00:26:37,596
When I go out into the field,
the first thing that I always ask is,
488
00:26:37,639 --> 00:26:39,772
"What is it that really
489
00:26:39,815 --> 00:26:43,384
"is so specific
and so exacting,
490
00:26:43,427 --> 00:26:47,127
it'saking a real strong point
that you can't get away from?"
491
00:26:47,170 --> 00:26:49,520
So, in the case of Plato,
492
00:26:49,564 --> 00:26:53,699
there's one really big
identification point of the geographic--
493
00:26:53,742 --> 00:26:55,352
Mm-hmm....the Pillars of Hercules.
494
00:26:58,442 --> 00:27:00,314
Three laws of archaeology--Uh-huh.
495
00:27:00,357 --> 00:27:02,533
...location, location,
location.
496
00:27:02,577 --> 00:27:03,404
Right.
497
00:27:04,666 --> 00:27:06,450
Geographically speaking,
498
00:27:06,494 --> 00:27:08,583
Morocco is the only
location I've seen
499
00:27:08,627 --> 00:27:10,629
that is actually situated
in front of,
500
00:27:10,672 --> 00:27:12,892
or directly outside of,
the Pillars of Hercules.
501
00:27:15,634 --> 00:27:18,462
But does this prove
I'm standing at the heart
502
00:27:18,506 --> 00:27:21,291
of the Atlantis empire
right here in Morocco?
503
00:27:21,335 --> 00:27:23,250
As you can see,
it's exactly what Plato said.
504
00:27:33,869 --> 00:27:35,828
[Quinto]
The story of Atlantis has remained
505
00:27:35,871 --> 00:27:38,613
one of the greatest mysteries
of all time.
506
00:27:38,657 --> 00:27:41,137
This is amazing.Welcome to Atlantis.
507
00:27:41,181 --> 00:27:43,662
Now I'm on a mountainside
in Morocco
508
00:27:43,705 --> 00:27:46,012
with historian Andrew Gough.
509
00:27:46,055 --> 00:27:50,103
This could have been
the central city of Atlantis.
510
00:27:50,146 --> 00:27:52,192
We've uncovered
compelling new evidence
511
00:27:52,235 --> 00:27:54,673
to suggest that
the lost empire of Atlantis
512
00:27:54,716 --> 00:27:58,024
may have existed in this
most unlikely of places.
513
00:27:58,067 --> 00:28:00,504
Up here is
the Pillars of Hercules.Right.
514
00:28:00,548 --> 00:28:02,550
If you read
the way Plato says it,
515
00:28:02,593 --> 00:28:05,596
Atlantis was outside
the Pillars of Hercules.
516
00:28:05,640 --> 00:28:09,296
[Quinto] But as strong
as these connections are to Plato's list,
517
00:28:09,339 --> 00:28:11,864
I still have
unanswered questions
518
00:28:11,907 --> 00:28:15,128
about how Atlantis could be
hiding here in Morocco.
519
00:28:15,171 --> 00:28:18,044
But it's not an island,
520
00:28:18,087 --> 00:28:21,134
so how does that factor into
what we know about Atlantis?
521
00:28:21,177 --> 00:28:24,485
The answer is in the word
that Plato uses.
522
00:28:24,528 --> 00:28:28,184
He calls it an island,
but he spells it N-E-S-O-S,
523
00:28:28,228 --> 00:28:30,360
which has multiple meanings.
524
00:28:30,404 --> 00:28:33,886
Anything that's bordered
is considered a virtual island.
525
00:28:33,929 --> 00:28:35,975
That's why he uses
the term "island."
526
00:28:36,018 --> 00:28:39,065
You can see it's--
three sides it's bounded by mountains,
527
00:28:39,108 --> 00:28:41,763
one side by water.
That's why it's an island.
528
00:28:41,807 --> 00:28:44,200
Uh-huh.And that's why no one's
ever looked for it
529
00:28:44,244 --> 00:28:46,942
in a place like Morocco.
530
00:28:46,986 --> 00:28:50,990
As the evidence here in Morocco continues to line up with Plato's writing,
531
00:28:51,033 --> 00:28:55,342
I have to wonder,
where are all the ruins?
532
00:28:55,385 --> 00:28:59,302
Is it strange that there hasn't
been anything found at all?
533
00:28:59,346 --> 00:29:01,565
I mean--There e ancient settlements
that people have found,
534
00:29:01,609 --> 00:29:04,394
but they're all over Morocco.
535
00:29:04,438 --> 00:29:08,877
What it needs is a proper
archaeological survey by air and by ground.
536
00:29:08,921 --> 00:29:11,445
It's gonna take
some cutting-edge technology
537
00:29:11,488 --> 00:29:14,187
to prove that there was
a settlement here. Right.
538
00:29:14,230 --> 00:29:16,450
It might be beneath the ground--
what we're looking for--
539
00:29:16,493 --> 00:29:20,454
or it may have been
hauled away.
540
00:29:20,497 --> 00:29:24,023
[Quinto]
Could Atlantis really be hiding in rubble?
541
00:29:24,066 --> 00:29:27,809
Or perhaps be buried
under the soil of Morocco?
542
00:29:27,853 --> 00:29:29,898
If so,
it wouldn't be the first time
543
00:29:29,942 --> 00:29:32,248
that an ancient civilization
was discovered
544
00:29:32,292 --> 00:29:36,383
after centuries of being
right under our noses.
545
00:29:36,426 --> 00:29:38,472
From the legendary
city of Troy,
546
00:29:38,515 --> 00:29:41,431
which was unearthed by Heinrich Schliemann in 1870,
547
00:29:41,475 --> 00:29:44,521
revealing nearly 4,000
years' worth of artifacts
548
00:29:44,565 --> 00:29:46,567
and the site of the Trojan War,
549
00:29:46,610 --> 00:29:49,048
to the Great Pyramid
of Cholula,
550
00:29:49,091 --> 00:29:52,965
an ancient Aztec temple
found hiding inside a mountain in Mexico
551
00:29:53,008 --> 00:29:55,402
after centuries of obscurity.
552
00:29:55,445 --> 00:29:58,187
Many people don't realize
that it is actually
553
00:29:58,231 --> 00:30:00,189
the largest pyramid
in the world,
554
00:30:00,233 --> 00:30:02,191
with a base nearly
three times larger
555
00:30:02,235 --> 00:30:06,108
than the Great Pyramid of Giza
in Egypt.
556
00:30:06,152 --> 00:30:08,807
Much like these great
archaeological finds,
557
00:30:08,850 --> 00:30:11,200
Andrew believes
he's found evidence to suggest
558
00:30:11,244 --> 00:30:13,724
Atlantis is hiding
in plain sight
559
00:30:13,768 --> 00:30:15,988
right here in Morocco,
560
00:30:16,031 --> 00:30:18,164
amongst piles of rubble
561
00:30:18,207 --> 00:30:21,210
that have been hauled away
from the surrounding area.
562
00:30:21,254 --> 00:30:24,910
This could be
the most important site in the whole Atlantis story.
563
00:30:24,953 --> 00:30:28,174
Well, it's not what
I had in mind, but okay.
564
00:30:28,217 --> 00:30:30,567
Not what you'd expect.
A stone quarry.
565
00:30:30,611 --> 00:30:33,483
But look at the stones.
Black, white, and red--
566
00:30:33,527 --> 00:30:36,704
the color that Plato said
all the stones were in Atlantis.
567
00:30:36,747 --> 00:30:39,315
When we were at
the central circle--
568
00:30:39,359 --> 00:30:42,057
that concentric circle
that Plato calls the central city in Atlantis,
569
00:30:42,101 --> 00:30:44,190
you said,
"Where are the temples?
570
00:30:44,233 --> 00:30:45,713
Where are the artifacts?"
571
00:30:45,756 --> 00:30:46,975
They're here.
572
00:30:50,065 --> 00:30:53,286
For me, this is like that
last scene in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom,
573
00:30:53,329 --> 00:30:55,462
when they put
the Ark of the Covenant into the warehouse,
574
00:30:55,505 --> 00:30:57,464
because trucks--
And I've seen them.
575
00:30:57,507 --> 00:30:59,118
They've been doing this
for decades.
576
00:30:59,161 --> 00:31:01,685
They roll into
the central city,
577
00:31:01,729 --> 00:31:04,601
and they just pack up
all of the stone, and they bring them here.
578
00:31:04,645 --> 00:31:08,518
And you can see that
they use them for construction.
579
00:31:08,562 --> 00:31:11,434
So you're telling me
that you feel like relics
580
00:31:11,478 --> 00:31:14,089
and archaeological finds
from the site,
581
00:31:14,133 --> 00:31:17,353
which could be the center
of the city of Atlantis,
582
00:31:17,397 --> 00:31:19,268
have just been carted off
and ground up
583
00:31:19,312 --> 00:31:21,923
and thrown here
in piles of rubble?Absolutely.
584
00:31:23,707 --> 00:31:27,929
And this is probably where
all the statues,
585
00:31:27,973 --> 00:31:30,323
all the archaeological
evidence-- the temples,
586
00:31:30,366 --> 00:31:32,542
the pillar where
they sacrificed the bulls--
587
00:31:32,586 --> 00:31:37,112
Any proof of what Plato
described as Atlantis being in Morocco--
588
00:31:37,156 --> 00:31:40,724
that elusive proof
lies in rubble.
589
00:31:43,379 --> 00:31:46,774
[Quinto] Our efforts
to find the empire of Atlantis in unlikely places
590
00:31:46,817 --> 00:31:49,516
are supported by experts,
such as Jeff Belanger,
591
00:31:49,559 --> 00:31:51,126
who believes
the key to finding
592
00:31:51,170 --> 00:31:53,520
the lost civilization
is still out there.
593
00:31:53,563 --> 00:31:55,261
The thing about
the study of history--
594
00:31:55,304 --> 00:31:57,089
and I'll include
archaeology in that--
595
00:31:57,132 --> 00:31:59,265
is that we'll never
know everything.
596
00:31:59,308 --> 00:32:01,354
New discoveries
happen all the time
597
00:32:01,397 --> 00:32:03,791
that completely change
all the textbooks.
598
00:32:03,834 --> 00:32:06,011
So I would welcome the idea
599
00:32:06,054 --> 00:32:07,969
that there are some ruins
out there that showed
600
00:32:08,013 --> 00:32:10,363
we really were further along
601
00:32:10,406 --> 00:32:12,539
in development and civilization than we thought
602
00:32:12,582 --> 00:32:14,845
10,000 years ago.
That would be amazing.
603
00:32:14,889 --> 00:32:17,936
[Quinto]
If new discoveries are being made all the time,
604
00:32:17,979 --> 00:32:20,721
then my quest to prove
Atlantis was real,
605
00:32:20,764 --> 00:32:23,376
and may be here in Morocco,
must continue.
606
00:32:23,419 --> 00:32:25,856
So, what else can you show me
to support your argument?
607
00:32:25,900 --> 00:32:27,510
In fact, we've saved
the best for last.
608
00:32:33,516 --> 00:32:35,692
[Quinto]
Wow.
609
00:32:39,566 --> 00:32:42,221
[Quinto]
My worldwide journey to prove that Atlantis
610
00:32:42,264 --> 00:32:44,571
may have been a real
and thriving empire
611
00:32:44,614 --> 00:32:48,836
has ultimately landed me
in the Souss-Massa region of Morocco.
612
00:32:48,879 --> 00:32:51,882
Here, I've already seen
compelling evidence
613
00:32:51,926 --> 00:32:55,799
to suggest that
this ancient land checks more boxes on Plato's list
614
00:32:55,843 --> 00:32:59,455
than any other location
I've seen.
615
00:32:59,499 --> 00:33:02,981
Look behind us. We have
the High Atlas Mountains.Wow.
616
00:33:03,024 --> 00:33:07,028
This could have been
the central city of Atlantis.
617
00:33:07,072 --> 00:33:10,162
[Quinto]
And historian Andrew Gough is about to show me
618
00:33:10,205 --> 00:33:13,730
what he claims is his most
compelling evidence yet--
619
00:33:13,774 --> 00:33:15,906
We've saved
the best for last.
620
00:33:15,950 --> 00:33:18,387
[Quinto]
...where Atlantis supposedly meets the sea.
621
00:33:24,785 --> 00:33:27,657
Wow. This is stunning.
622
00:33:27,701 --> 00:33:31,139
Fantastic, isn't it?
623
00:33:31,183 --> 00:33:33,359
Let's not forget,
the number one reason
624
00:33:33,402 --> 00:33:36,536
no one's ever thought
of this before is,
625
00:33:36,579 --> 00:33:38,712
they're looking out there
for an island, right?Right.
626
00:33:38,755 --> 00:33:41,671
For something that's
submerged, underwater. Right.
627
00:33:41,715 --> 00:33:45,197
But we now know "nesos"
doesn't have to be
628
00:33:45,240 --> 00:33:47,155
all surrounded by water.
629
00:33:47,199 --> 00:33:48,896
So, that's a game changer,
right?
630
00:33:48,939 --> 00:33:51,072
Yeah. I'll say.
631
00:33:51,116 --> 00:33:53,901
But the thing that really
seals it for me is,
632
00:33:53,944 --> 00:33:58,688
this very spot is where
the High Atlas Mountains
633
00:33:58,732 --> 00:34:01,735
meet the sea,
634
00:34:01,778 --> 00:34:03,780
which matches
what Plato says when he says
635
00:34:03,824 --> 00:34:08,524
the natural harbor,
the docks, were cut
636
00:34:08,568 --> 00:34:13,703
into red, white,
and black bedrock.
637
00:34:13,747 --> 00:34:15,705
And you would need
a place like this
638
00:34:15,749 --> 00:34:19,187
because you were
a seafaring nation.
639
00:34:19,231 --> 00:34:23,017
It fits Plato's description
to a T.
640
00:34:23,061 --> 00:34:27,021
So, you feel like Morocco
641
00:34:27,065 --> 00:34:29,980
has more of these hallmarks
than Sardinia or Greece?
642
00:34:30,024 --> 00:34:32,548
Absolutely. If we were
to go through each of these--Uh-huh.
643
00:34:32,592 --> 00:34:35,769
...we would find
Morocco has 44--
644
00:34:35,812 --> 00:34:38,641
Wow....of the 51.
645
00:34:38,685 --> 00:34:42,080
Elephants, yes.
Huge mountain range just to the north, check.
646
00:34:42,123 --> 00:34:44,386
Natural harbor, check.
You go down the list--
647
00:34:44,430 --> 00:34:48,216
No other candidate for Atlantis
648
00:34:48,260 --> 00:34:53,656
has had half as many
ticks on the boxes as Morocco.
649
00:35:02,143 --> 00:35:05,103
I mean, it's a pretty compelling argument, I have to say.
650
00:35:05,146 --> 00:35:07,583
When you add it all up
and you take things piece by piece,
651
00:35:07,627 --> 00:35:09,977
certainly makes me think about
this question, you know?
652
00:35:10,020 --> 00:35:12,240
Is this place real?
653
00:35:12,284 --> 00:35:15,678
Is the myth just this incredibly enduring example
654
00:35:15,722 --> 00:35:17,593
of human storytelling?
655
00:35:17,637 --> 00:35:19,508
Think we need to separate
the fact that there are
656
00:35:19,552 --> 00:35:21,771
many fantastic
ancient civilizations
657
00:35:21,815 --> 00:35:23,773
who were wiped off
the face of the earth
658
00:35:23,817 --> 00:35:26,080
because of one cataclysm
or another.
659
00:35:26,124 --> 00:35:30,171
And their stories
are worth telling, but they're not Atlantis.
660
00:35:30,215 --> 00:35:32,217
I hope we can prove it,
but right now,
661
00:35:32,260 --> 00:35:34,654
it's just a really good
logical theory.
662
00:35:34,697 --> 00:35:37,439
We need to dig. You know,
that's when you find some relics.
663
00:35:37,483 --> 00:35:39,311
Yeah. Yeah. That would be a start.
664
00:35:39,354 --> 00:35:41,400
Well, hopefully, we can get a step or two closer
665
00:35:41,443 --> 00:35:45,273
to doing that. I hope we can.
666
00:35:45,317 --> 00:35:48,363
[Quinto]
If a dig were to happen in the Souss-Massa plain,
667
00:35:48,407 --> 00:35:51,671
it's impossible to imagine
what may lie hidden beneath.
668
00:35:53,803 --> 00:35:55,979
As with much of
the Atlantis mystery,
669
00:35:56,023 --> 00:35:58,199
we could be
just one shovel away
670
00:35:58,243 --> 00:36:01,898
from discovering the location
of a vast and mythical empire.
671
00:36:01,942 --> 00:36:05,641
And perhaps that's what keeps
the intrigue alive.
672
00:36:05,685 --> 00:36:08,470
In the meantime,
we continue to hold our breath
673
00:36:08,514 --> 00:36:11,952
as we await results from experts, such as Greg Heyworth and Ken Boydston.
674
00:36:11,995 --> 00:36:14,041
I don't think
it's hieroglyphics. I think it's an alphabet.
675
00:36:14,084 --> 00:36:16,043
[Robert Ishoy]
An actual alphabet. I think it's an alphabet.
676
00:36:16,086 --> 00:36:18,263
If they actually
found writing, that's huge.
677
00:36:18,306 --> 00:36:21,614
So, then, we've really found
something in our search. Yes.
678
00:36:21,657 --> 00:36:24,051
[Quinto]
Their groundbreaking spectral imaging work
679
00:36:24,094 --> 00:36:27,533
on a cave in Sardinia
may eventually reveal new clues
680
00:36:27,576 --> 00:36:30,231
that tie us back
to Plato's ancient writings
681
00:36:30,275 --> 00:36:32,668
and Atlantis itself.
682
00:36:32,712 --> 00:36:36,933
But for now,
we wait and hold out hope.
683
00:36:36,977 --> 00:36:41,373
Along my journey,
I've seen compelling evidence all over the Mediterranean,
684
00:36:41,416 --> 00:36:43,940
from Pavlopetri to Crete,
685
00:36:43,984 --> 00:36:47,814
Sardinia, and now Morocco.
686
00:36:47,857 --> 00:36:51,948
It suggests that Atlantis
was a very real and powerful empire,
687
00:36:51,992 --> 00:36:55,561
even if we can't identify where it was anchored just yet.
688
00:36:55,604 --> 00:36:57,519
And while I'm
more convinced than ever
689
00:36:57,563 --> 00:37:00,827
that the Atlantis empire
is more than a myth,
690
00:37:00,870 --> 00:37:04,091
experts from all over the world continue to disagree
691
00:37:04,134 --> 00:37:07,225
about where we might find
the lost civilization.
692
00:37:07,268 --> 00:37:10,053
People talk about Ireland,
Cuba, Jamaica--
693
00:37:10,097 --> 00:37:12,447
I mean, places
all over the world, right?
694
00:37:12,491 --> 00:37:14,841
You can't even believe
that there's people in India,
695
00:37:14,884 --> 00:37:16,582
Indonesia, China,
696
00:37:16,625 --> 00:37:17,887
Israel-- Mm-hmm.
697
00:37:17,931 --> 00:37:19,280
...Finland, Sweden--
698
00:37:19,324 --> 00:37:21,761
I mean, Antarctica--Right.
699
00:37:21,804 --> 00:37:24,807
People all over the world
establish their own location--
700
00:37:24,851 --> 00:37:27,593
Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. ...as the Atlantis.
What they're trying to do is,
701
00:37:27,636 --> 00:37:29,290
they're trying
to connect themselves.Right.
702
00:37:29,334 --> 00:37:31,161
I believe that
the island of Atlantis
703
00:37:31,205 --> 00:37:33,860
is very close
to my original theory--
704
00:37:33,903 --> 00:37:35,949
right off
the Eastern Mediterranean.
705
00:37:35,992 --> 00:37:40,258
I believe that there is indeed
706
00:37:40,301 --> 00:37:42,608
an underwater civilization
707
00:37:42,651 --> 00:37:46,394
that's very sophisticated
here in the Bermuda Triangle.
708
00:37:46,438 --> 00:37:48,788
There were
Spanish archaeologists who were working on this project
709
00:37:48,831 --> 00:37:51,051
in a marsh
in southern Spain,
710
00:37:51,094 --> 00:37:53,923
and they identified--
with a photograph from space--
711
00:37:53,967 --> 00:37:55,316
[camera shutter clicking]
712
00:37:55,360 --> 00:37:58,885
a very clear circular area
713
00:37:58,928 --> 00:38:01,714
that goes out
all the way to the Atlantic.Uh-huh.
714
00:38:01,757 --> 00:38:03,846
These had to be created.Mm.
715
00:38:03,890 --> 00:38:08,068
There's no such thing
as a pure circle like that.Right. Right.
716
00:38:08,111 --> 00:38:10,505
[Quinto]
Is there a real Atlantis? I mean,
717
00:38:10,549 --> 00:38:14,074
we're talking about
this incredible, legendary empire.
718
00:38:14,117 --> 00:38:18,034
And from everything I've seen,
I believe it really could have existed.
719
00:38:18,078 --> 00:38:22,735
But where was
this massive empire located? I don't know yet.
720
00:38:22,778 --> 00:38:26,086
I feel like there are certainly
721
00:38:26,129 --> 00:38:28,393
more historical underpinnings
to the myth
722
00:38:28,436 --> 00:38:30,177
than I ever thought
before I started this journey.
723
00:38:36,444 --> 00:38:40,143
And I think that's actually
part of what makes the myth of Atlantis so incredible,
724
00:38:40,187 --> 00:38:44,496
so exciting,
and, uh, so powerful.
725
00:38:44,539 --> 00:38:47,368
And I've grown certain
that the day is coming soon
726
00:38:47,412 --> 00:38:50,110
when the true location
of the Atlantis empire
727
00:38:50,153 --> 00:38:53,243
will finally come to light.
728
00:38:53,287 --> 00:38:56,899
And I can't wait to see
what else we'll learn.
729
00:38:56,943 --> 00:38:59,424
Maybe one day
it'll turn up.
730
00:38:59,474 --> 00:39:04,024
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