Re: Cumbre Vieja

> > (d) The excavation of Atlantis (or its dependent settlements) has
> > already begun. I think it's where we've long thought it was
> (Thera?),
> > and the culture looks Minoan.
> Yes, the culture on Thera looks Minoan. Have they found inscriptions
> to the effect that "This is Atlantis"?

Would a faked tablet to that effect be a noble lie? :)

> > (e) Why would tsunami damage force people to emigrate long
> distances
> > other than as pirates?
> I think their island slipping from under their feet would make
> anybody emigrate. Haven't you watched Superman?
> But seriously, Plato places Atlantis just outside of the pillars of
> Hercules. There's no telling how much of Canaria already disappeared
> under the waves.

I think an Atlantic Atlantis would have no relevance to Indo-European
languages.

Richard.