Evidence · Eye of the Sahara and Atlantis

Proponents tie the catastrophe to the Younger Dryas, which off Mauritania was a dry break in the humid period

The 2018 case dates the destruction to the Younger Dryas, about 11,600 years ago; in the Mauritanian dust record the Younger Dryas is an arid interval that interrupts the humid period, not its wettest point.

Suggestive0

What it bears on 1 answer

Yes: around Plato's date of about 9600 BC, rivers filled the Richat's rings with water

Still possible

AGAINST

Cite it

Mysteries Department. (2026). Proponents tie the catastrophe to the Younger Dryas, which off Mauritania was a dry break in the humid period [Evidence EVD0DCPAXZ7QN6Q]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCPAXZ7QN6Q

@misc{mysteriesdept_evd0dcpaxz7qn6q,
  title     = {Proponents tie the catastrophe to the Younger Dryas, which off Mauritania was a dry break in the humid period},
  author    = {{Mysteries Department}},
  year      = {2026},
  note      = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DCPAXZ7QN6Q},
  url       = {https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DCPAXZ7QN6Q}
}