Archaeologists Nia and Eli explore why Plato's fictional Atlantis captivates us despite zero scientific evidence, examining debunked discoveries and what real lost civilizations teach us about separating myth from fact.
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Atlantis wasn't meant to be a treasure map—it was meant to be a warning. It's a morality tale about hubris dressed up as history.
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Atlantis and any evidence to its existence
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Eli
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