Submerged Settlement Beneath the Waters of Lake Atitlan in Guatemala

[Kevin Christensen]

I heard about this kind of thing in Lake Atitlan before, something notably relevant to the Book of Mormon.

"According to the study published in the Journal of Maritime Archaeology, the settlement likely flooded quickly and stayed submerged for centuries, protecting its fragile wooden elements from decay."

https://indiandefencereview.com/maya-settlement-lake-atitlan-guatemala/

FWIW,

Kevin Christensen

Tooele, UT

[bluebell]

4 hours ago, Kevin Christensen said:

I heard about this kind of thing in Lake Atitlan before, something notably relevant to the Book of Mormon.

"According to the study published in the Journal of Maritime Archaeology, the settlement likely flooded quickly and stayed submerged for centuries, protecting its fragile wooden elements from decay."

https://indiandefencereview.com/maya-settlement-lake-atitlan-guatemala/

FWIW,

Kevin Christensen

Tooele, UT

Have they dated the settlement?

[Calm]

Between 350 BCE and 250 CE…maybe, not sure of the credibility of the site as it uses as a reference an article calling it the Maya Atlantis and asking if there was a connection  

https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/lake-atitlan-maya-00102663

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A shallow test excavation, 41 centimeters deep and located 20 meters west of Monument 1, cut through five stratigraphic layers and preserved the clearest timeline yet. At a depth of 15.55 meters below the modern lake surface, a paleosol - an ancient buried ground layer - marked the land surface that people once walked on. Ceramic fragments and an obsidian flake recovered from the deeper sediments were dated to the Late Preclassic period, confirming occupation between 350 BC and AD 250. The layers also suggest the island flooded rapidly and stayed wet, which helped shield even organic materials from erosion. "Site A4 clearly corresponds to a submerged site that fits the definition of a 'submerged cultural landscape'," wrote Barba-Meinecke.

 

Edited April 9 by Calm

[blackstrap]

Hmmm   I heard rumors of this when I was working in the area over 50 years ago. Maybe just a " faith promoting rumor " , however .. I guess there was evidence behind it.