You may have heard of the city of Atlantis, the story of a civilization that sank to the bottom of the ocean and disappeared. Well, thousands of years after the legend first appeared, we are still talking about the famed city.
Bimini Road is an underwater road of limestone blocks near North Bimini Island, Bahamas, which some believe to be the lost city of Atlantis.
According to Greek Legend, somewhere around 11,000 years ago, the entirety of Atlantis sank into the ocean. The story has sent scientists, philosophers, and historians on a literal deep dive for any evidence of the city.
The hyper-fixation on the tale of Atlantis has treasure hunters attributing anything comparable to a manmade structure in the slightest bit to the lost city, which many believe is the case for Bimini Road.
The road itself was discovered in 1968 and gained global attention because the limestone blocks were rectangular shapes and evenly spaced. Two more roads were discovered soon after this, which added to the frenzy.
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However, when referring to science, it was concluded that the roads were not manmade. Carbon dating and structural examinations led to the conclusion that the stones had actually formed over time through erosion, per Atlas Obscura.
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Don’t get caught in pseudoscience.
According to The Guardian, alot of the conversation about Atlantis in the media is controversial. It doesn’t all have to do with Bimini Road, but a lot of conspiracy theories start with people questioning science and verified data, and then spiral into something bigger. Something like Graham Hanco*ck.
In 2022, writer and journalist Graham Hanco*ck’s series, Ancient Apocalypse, was released on Netflix. Like many of Hanco*ck’s books, the series covered his theories of ancient civilizations —pseudoscientific theories.
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His take on the legend of Atlantis includes a comet crashing into Earth that destroyed the city, leaving few willful survivors that relocated to all parts of the world, bringing new knowledge and technology. Hanco*ck believes we are in debt to these people and refers to them as godlike.
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Hanco*ck’s imagination and broadcasting abilities are one part of the problem, the other is that he is arguing that scientists are covering up the truth. This puts scholars, scientists, and the whole basis of human scientific reasoning credibility at risk. The thought pattern of pseudoscience, often pivoting off of a personal anecdote or belief to build an entire narrative, can be dangerous, and come with a lot of harm and disrespect.
One of the most damaging components of Hanco*ck’s tale of Atlantis is that it is rooted in white supremacist ideologies. Archaeologist at Cardiff University, Flint Dibble, told The Guardian when referring to claims like Hanco*ck’s, “They strip indigenous people of their rich heritage and instead give credit to aliens or white people.”
There is a line between asking questions and falling into pseudoscientific theories. However, in the age characterized by the constant influx of information, some false, some true, be sure to check where your information is coming from, and if the claims come with credibility.
Bimini Road, located in the Bahamas, is an underwater rock formation that stretches for about half a mile along the shallow waters of Bimini's western shore. Ever since its discovery in 1968, it has been speculated that this particular underwater road could be the road to the Lost City of Atlantis.
Located in waters west of the bluff of North Bimini are beautiful square blocks and perfectly straight alignments of stones referred to as The Bimini Road. Fifteen hundred feet long, these stones lie in an orderly row. It is believed that this was part of the road system of the Lost Continent of Atlantis.
According to Menzies, half of the fleet, under the command of admiral Zhou Wen, was caught in a hurricane near Bimini and built the Bimini Road from beach rock and the ships' ballast as a slipway to haul damaged junks ashore for refitting and repairs of damage caused by the hurricane.
Some 6 meters (20 feet) below the water's surface off the North Bimini coast in the Bahamas sits a surprising geological structure that looks remarkably like an ancient 457-meter-long (1,500 feet) cobbled road.
Referred to by many as the Big Game Fishing Capital of the World, the waters of Bimini have since been made world famous by anglers and divers. The Lost City of Atlantis and the Fountain of Youth are just some of the legends that are believed to exist in Bimini.
The consensus among conventional geologists and archaeologists is that the Bimini Road is a natural feature composed of beachrock that orthogonal and other joints have broken up into rectangular, subrectangular, polygonal, and irregular blocks.
So where was Atlantis? Plato gave only one clue to the city's location. He wrote that it sat “in front of the Pillars of Hercules.” This places the city near the Strait of Gibraltar at the western edge of the Mediterranean Sea.
Port Royal is located at the vulnerable end of the Palisadoes spit which is formed as loose sand and gravel from rivers in the Blue Mountains is deposited into the Caribbean Sea.
The Bimini Road, or the Lost City of Atlantis, is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Bimini because of the mystery surrounding the site. In the 1930s, an American psychic named Edgar Cayce reported that he had spoken with a person who had lived in the Lost City of Atlantis in a former life.
The best dive sites are found in the south and there is something to suit every skill level. The Bimini Wall, also known as the Bimini Road, plunges 4,000 feet beneath the waves. Perfectly cut steps underwater are believed to be remnants of the road to long-lost city of Atlantis.
To avoid becoming a victim of crime, be sure to keep your valuables locked up and out of sight, and don't leave your hotel room unlocked when you're not there. Overall, Bimini is an incredibly safe destination for travelers who want to experience its unspoiled beauty without worrying.
Its spectacular palette of blues is created by the variations of shelf depths on which Bimini sits in the warm Bahamian waters of the Atlantic Ocean. A snorkel and bottle of sunscreen will take you far in the fun-in-Bimini department.
Jimmy Buffett spent time here while writing his book, and Martin Luther King, Jr. even composed parts of his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech while sailing with local boat builder, Ansil, who still lives on the islands today. Howard Huges, Richard Nixon and Adam Clayton Powell Jr.
The Bahamas, archipelago and country on the northwestern edge of the West Indies. Formerly a British colony, The Bahamas became an independent country within the Commonwealth in 1973.
The Healing Hole is located in the mangrove swamps and accessible by boat only. This pond is known as the Healing Hole because of the healing properties reported by those who have been swimming in it. It has fresh water percolating up inside a salt water swamp.
The “Jersey Shore” star, born Michael Sorrentino, was granted permission to travel to Bimini, Bahamas, from Feb. 9 to 11 “for filming in connection with his employment,” according to U.S. District Court documents obtained by Page Six on Friday.
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