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Atlantis-like City Mapped Off Greek Coast

Lost city dates back to the days of Homer

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 17, 2009 6:06 AM CDT

(Newser) – Marine archaeologists have uncovered a sunken city that may have inspired the myth of Atlantis. Located off the coast of southern Greece, Pavlopetri dates back more than 5,000 years and is thought to have been engulfed by the sea around 1,000 BC, making...   Read full story »

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