New Evidence Atlantis Was in the Atlantic

Summary

Randall Carlson hosts forensic geologist Scott Wolter, who shares materials he received from collector Hamilton White. The materials include photographs of objects reportedly recovered by divers from 60–90 feet underwater, as well as a sealed package containing Portuguese documents, maps, and images of apparent structures on the seafloor.

The objects may include a “Baghdad battery,” graphite fused to slag, ceramic-like material fused to slag, and a drilled stone with marine growth. Carlson and Wolter discuss what the objects might be, while emphasizing that proper material analysis would be needed to identify them.

The documents and images appear to point to a site off the Portuguese coast, near Lisbon. Carlson and Wolter examine apparent straight-edged features and possible building-like forms in underwater photographs, though the images are unclear and their scale and location require confirmation. They note that if structures now 60–90 feet underwater were once on land, sea-level rise means they must have been submerged thousands of years ago. This provides only a minimum age for when they were underwater, not a date for when they were built.

The discussion then broadens to Ice Age geography. Carlson describes how lower sea levels exposed much more of the continental shelf and may have made the Azores Plateau shallower or partly above water. He suggests that the region could have supported settlements and travel between islands.

Both speakers consider whether the reported site could be part of an ancient settlement or an outer colony associated with a larger Atlantic civilization, as described in Plato’s account of Atlantis. They present this as a possibility to investigate, not a proven identification.

They agree that next steps would include obtaining clearer images and documentation, asking Hamilton White for more information, and conducting scientific testing of the artifacts and site. The conversation also touches on catastrophic geological change, including Ice Age meltwater and deposits near Mount St. Helens, before briefly discussing possible future field trips.

Speakers

• Randall Carlson
• Scott Wolter