Robert Sarmast Interview on Coast-To-Coast, August 7-8, 2006

Explorer and author Robert Sarmast ("Discovery of Atlantis; the Startling Case for the Island of Cyprus")
discussed discoveries of underwater structures off Cyprus which he believes are the remnants of Atlantis.

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Sarmast, in an interview by George Noory on Coast-To-Coast on Monday night, August 7-8, 2006 revealed that it was the Urantia Book's 54-year-old description of a sunken rectangular land mass, its accounting of its sinking, and its location as having once been "a long narrow peninsula--almost an island--projecting westward from the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea," . . . "the neck connecting with the mainland by only twenty-seven miles at the narrowest point" that actually inspired him to quest to gather hard data and evidence within the scientific arena, and to correlate anecdotal information from ancient cultures and mythologies of the surrounding lands, in order to actually physically find this sunken land mass. It was during his research that he discovered the many points of correlation between the Urantia Book's account and description of the sunken land mass and Plato's account and description of "Atlantis" within his writings, "Critias" and "Timaeus."

Sarmast thereafter attacked the project of gathering scientific and logical proof demonstrating that the physical site indicated by the Urantia Book is the very site of Plato's legendary, "Atlantis." Sarmast confirms that he believes not only the Urantia Book's account of the catastrophic event that it says occurred approx. 33,800 years ago, but also its claim that this sunken land mass was once the site of the original Garden of Eden, as he has gathered together a wealth of correlative indicators from the many ancient mythologies. Sarmast further alluded to a correlation in timing between the Urantia Book's claim of the arrival of Adam and Eve on this island-peninsula (37,923 years ago) and the scientific observation of the sudden acceleration in the physical evolution of the human species coincident with marked technological advances.

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Robert Sarmast write-up, at one time appearing on Coast-To-Coast website:
(approx. August, 2006)

"What if one of humankind’s greatest mysteries could be solved by a single geographical and archaeological discovery – that of the actual location of the legendary Atlantis? What if for the first time in history, the possibility of the existence of the famed island could come alive both through 3D maps and models showing a stretch of sunken land one mile beneath the waters of the Eastern Mediterranean sea, and through images from the seafloor which reveal structures that are evidently man-made? And what if this underwater landmass and these man-made structures perfectly matched Plato’s detailed descriptions of the lost city of Atlantis? "

"The legend of Atlantis made its way to the West through the works of Plato about 2,400 years ago, but this story is actually much older. Roughly 2,600 years ago, the Greek statesman, Solon (known as the “father of democracy”), traveled to Egypt and met with the high priests of the land. This trip was widely documented by Greek historians as Solon was a legendary figure even in his own time; consequently we know for certain that the trip did take place and even where the meeting was held."

"The Egyptian priests were known in those days as the best keepers of ancient history and they presented Solon with their most ancient historic records, or what may be considered as their version of the biblical “Genesis.” Here, Solon first learned about the lost island where civilization had begun. He was so taken by the story that he spent the rest of his life compiling and translating the records to the Greek tongue, changing all the Egyptian names to Greek, and naming this island “Atlantis”. At the time however, it was also known by various other names throughout the ancient world, and it is important to note that [therefore] many people even today wrongly assume that Atlantis must have been in the Atlantic Ocean; in fact no one knows the original name before Solon’s translations – the “prehistoric” world would not have even known what an ocean is (names like the "Atlantic" Ocean and the "Pillars of Hercules" are actually relatively modern Greek names and the original names used have been long lost). "

"About two hundred years later, Plato got hold of this treasured text and relayed the legend in the form of dialogues in [his literary works,] “Timaeus” and “Critias.” The Egyptians had told Solon that this was the island where the art of civilization truly began, and that the Greek and the Egyptian cultures were merely off-shoots of that original civilization. They also said that the island was submerged around 9,600 BC and had been in existence for many thousands of years before the great flood. "

"While the modern world continues to wonder about whether Atlantis was real or not, one thing is for certain. To the Egyptian priests, Solon, and Plato, and in fact all of our distant ancestors, the story was based on real events that took place on a real island. What strikes one most when reading Plato’s Critias is the astounding number of physical clues, dimensions and detailed descriptions provided about the island, the great plain at its southern foothills, and the sacred Acropolis Hill located at the heart of the island’s capital, Atlantis City."

"Today’s generation is the first in history that has the technological capability to search the ocean depths, and the world’s first detailed underwater map of the eastern Mediterranean seafloor was produced especially for the Cyprus-Atlantis Project."

"After ten years of research and the creation of proprietary maps and 3D models, Robert Sarmast has discovered astounding evidence of the sunken isle of Atlantis (or some might call it Eden), a lost land mass that many believe to be the prehistoric cultural source of Western civilization. The theory put forth in Robert Sarmast's book: "Discovery of Atlantis: the Startling Case for the Island of Cyprus," published by Origin Press in October of 2003, caused a news sensation as it was the first time a real underwater landmass had been matched with Plato's detailed description of Atlantis. Over fifty physical matches were provided. "

"Shortly after the publication of the book, Robert traveled to Cyprus and spent the next year preparing for a scientific expedition, which occurred in November of 2004. The astonishing results of this expedition (sonar generated images of the seafloor) created headlines around the world as the images showed clear evidence of man-made structures fifty miles from the nearest shore, and one mile under water, exactly where Robert had predicted they would be."

"Cyprus in its current form appears to be the mountaintop of what used be a larger island, most of which is currently under water. An underwater valley stretching between Cyprus and Syria appears to be the "great plain" of Atlantis, and an underwater mountain in the middle of this valley appears to be the Acropolis Hill of Atlantis City, our main target area."

"The first Atlantis expedition succeeded in gathering sonar-generated images of the seafloor where the purported man-made structures were found. Robert and his team are now working towards organizing a second expedition where an ROV (Remote Operated Vehicle) will be sent to the depths to actually film the great wall of Atlantis. A sub-bottom profiler will also be used to see what lies beneath the mud sitting on top of these massive structures. The team plans to execute the second expedition sometime in the summer of 2006. "