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Evidence · Eye of the Sahara and Atlantis

Plato's date falls inside the African Humid Period, and streams were laying down gravels in the Richat across that span

Plato's date for Atlantis, about 11,600 years ago, lies inside the African Humid Period of about 14,800 to 5,500 years ago recorded off Mauritania, and the dated alluvium in the Richat's outer ring spans 15,000 to 7,730 BP: there was running water in the structure around the time Plato names.

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Plato's date falls inside the African Humid Period, and streams were laying down gravels in the Richat across that span [Evidence EVD0DCPAXJJMHT3]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCPAXJJMHT3
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