Tracks the origins of the Atlantis legend through volcanology, paleontology, literature, history, the Bible, and outer space, and relates what is known about the supposedly mythical island to the archaeological discoveries being made at Thera, a Greek island which has been buried in volcanic ash since 1628 B.C.
year: 1991, 1993
call number/section: 939
subjects: minoans, thera island, atlantis (legendary place), thera island (greece), thera island (greece), antiquities
Editions
Pellegrino, Charles R
Random House (1991)
Recounts the findings of an archeologist excavation site on the island of Thera, near Crete.
Schools: 1
Pellegrino, Charles R
Vintage Books (1993)
Tracks the origins of the Atlantis legend through volcanology, paleontology, literature, history, the Bible, and outer space, and relates what is known about the supposedly mythical island to the archaeological discoveries being made at Thera, a Greek island which has been buried in volcanic ash since 1628 B.C.
Schools: 1