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Atlantis, isn't it just the lost Fourth Civilization?
This answer felt absurd, and I couldn't help but chuckle. When did Bald Qiang learn to boast like this?
Although Atlantis was a highly advanced prehistoric civilization, it seemed to have possessed nuclear weapons as early as the Lemurian Civilization period, and there was even a nuclear war between the two civilizations!
Similar accounts can be found in the Indian epic Ramayana, which describes ancient scenes resembling atomic bomb explosions, along with numerous flying machines wreaking havoc.
All signs indicate that some prehistoric civilizations indeed existed.
While mentioned in Aristotle's writings and passed down through various accounts, I find it more akin to Kunlun Mountain from Chinese mythology—a place that feels ethereal and elusive.
However, all of this is merely hearsay. Whether Atlantis ever existed on Earth remains a mystery to this day!
So, what kind of civilization was Atlantis?
According to the Mayan Calendar's prophecies, our planet has gone through five cycles of destruction and rebirth, known as the Five Sun Eras.
The first sun era is called Root Yada Civilization, which ultimately perished in a great flood. There is also a belief that the giants who ruled during this first sun era met their end due to famine.
The second sun era is known as Mesopotamian Civilization, established in Antarctica, which eventually fell due to the Earth's magnetic pole shift. Some believe that humans had already appeared during this era!
The third sun era is referred to as Mu Civilization, which ultimately succumbed to the sinking of its land. It is believed that the rulers of this civilization were primitive humans.
The Fourth Solar Era is known as the Zonderlic Civilization, also referred to as the Light Civilization. This civilization was once highly advanced and expansive, even attempting to invade ancient Athens. Unfortunately, it was destroyed before the invasion could commence. Plato referred to this civilization as Atlantis, a name that modern scientists have adopted as well. However, according to contemporary research and surveys, it has been confirmed that before the Great Flood on Earth, there may indeed have existed such an advanced civilization in the Atlantic.
To what extent was this civilization developed? It certainly surpassed our current level of civilization!
Before the Great Flood, the Earth's configuration was not the seven continents and five oceans we know today, but rather eight continents and five oceans. Unfortunately, Atlantis, which nurtured the highly developed Atlantis Civilization, ultimately sank and disappeared, leaving us with the current geographical layout of the Earth.
How did it disappear? There is still no definitive conclusion on this matter!
Some believe that the people of Atlantis Civilization were beings from Orion, essentially extraterrestrials who wielded the power of fire. They ultimately perished in internal conflicts fueled by their own abilities.
Others argue that the inhabitants of Atlantis were in a stage characterized by "sun and water," representing a form of humanity prior to our evolution. Just before their invasion of Athens, they coincidentally faced the Great Flood. Due to the instability of Atlantis's tectonic plates, it sank directly to the ocean floor, and this civilization vanished overnight.
Everything regarding Atlantis remains in a phase of speculation and conjecture!
For a long time, modern humans have underestimated the ability of our ancestors to conquer new worlds. For instance, standing on land and gazing at the Pacific Ocean can evoke feelings of despair due to its vastness, leading people to assume that humans thousands of years ago could not possibly traverse such a wide ocean.
However, once our ancestors mastered navigation techniques, everything changed. The ancient Polynesians possessed this capability. In the vast expanse of the South Pacific—stretching from Easter Island in the east to Hawaii in the north and New Zealand in the south—Polynesians were widespread. They were natural navigators who could determine the conditions of distant islands by observing tidal changes and ocean currents. Their profound understanding of waves and monsoons allowed them to sail across oceans in canoes and rafts, resulting in their migration to numerous islands throughout the Pacific. Even today, indigenous Māori people in New Zealand can converse with native Hawaiians thousands of kilometers away without needing translation, indicating they share a common ancestry—the ancient Polynesians.
Given that Polynesians could navigate across the vast Pacific Ocean and reach one island after another, it is reasonable to assume they also ventured southward to Antarctica. After all, faced with an immense unknown ocean where no one informed them about landmasses, they would randomly choose directions to explore—northward, eastward, and inevitably southward as well.
The southern tip of Tasmania and New Zealand's South Island lies near latitude 45°S, not far from Antarctica's coast at approximately latitude 66.5°S. Moreover, between Tasmania and New Zealand's South Island and Antarctica are many islands such as the Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Macquarie Island, and others. If ancient Polynesians chose a southern route, they would find it similar to other routes across the Pacific—hopping from island to island without anything obstructing their sailing.
From a distance perspective on land, the best departure point for ancestors heading to Antarctica would be Tierra del Fuego at South America's southernmost tip. Tierra del Fuego lies across the Drake Passage from Antarctica's Antarctic Peninsula; at its narrowest point, the strait is less than 900 kilometers wide and dotted with several islands along the way.
Tierra del Fuego has been inhabited by humans for a long time, once serving as the home of the Ona, Yaghan, and Alacaluf people. In the 1830s, British biologist Charles Darwin explored Tierra del Fuego and described its inhabitants in his travel writings. The Indigenous People of Tierra del Fuego likely migrated from Asia across the Bering Strait, traversing the continent to reach the southernmost tip of America. This migration is believed to have occurred around ten to twelve thousand years ago.
Given that these distant ancestors were able to trek thousands of miles to reach Tierra del Fuego, it seems reasonable that they would also attempt to cross the Drake Passage. Although this strait is notorious for its storms, it is conceivable that in ancient times, there were brave souls willing to attempt the crossing. While some sailors may have unfortunately encountered storms, others might have been fortunate enough to reach Antarctica. Over the span of ten thousand years, many stories would unfold.
Based on the current environment of Antarctica, it is unlikely that it could serve as a temporary residence for these early ancestors. The intensity of sunlight in Antarctica is high; however, about 80% of solar radiation is reflected by ice and snow. Thus, even during the warmest months, the average temperature along the coast hovers around zero degrees Celsius, while inland temperatures can drop to between -10 and -20 degrees Celsius. Such extreme cold would pose an insurmountable challenge for early civilizations with lower levels of development.
However, if we cast our gaze back six thousand years or even further, we find that Antarctica was not as harsh as it is today. In 1949, an expedition team investigated conditions at the bottom of the Ross Sea and retrieved core samples that included fine-grained rocks and well-mixed sediments, clearly formed from silt carried into the ocean by rivers. Scientists discovered that these sediment-forming rivers flowed in Antarctica around six thousand years ago. Historically, this period coincides closely with the emergence of Egyptian and Sumerian civilizations. At that time, rivers were still flowing across Antarctica.
(To be continued)
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