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  • The Search for America’s Atlantis

    It’s not about what it might sound like it’s about.

    https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine...lantis/619819/

    “…..new modeling suggests that the ancient coastline was not uniformly icebound. Instead, North America’s west coast appears to have been a complex fractal of microenvironments, including some ice-free zones along the mainland, and even more on offshore islands, which were outside the ice sheet’s reach. A coastal people would have known to look for bountiful ecologies where major rivers came to the sea. Ancient bear bones have been found near some Ice Age estuaries, suggesting rich food webs capable of supporting apex predators”.

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    Rhode Island

  • #2
    That's a great article!
    Hong Kong, but from Indiana/Florida

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    • #3
      An interesting read, thanks for posting it. The usage of "Atlantis" is kind of a strange inclusion though, maybe a well meaning editor's input?
      Coastal Plain of Maryland

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      • clovisoid
        clovisoid commented
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        I think it's in reference to the likelihood some of the potential sites are currently sunken off the coast.
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