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Does metal found in a 2,600-year-old shipwreck prove that Atlantis DID exist?
Mythical red alloy said to be from the lost island is discovered off coast of Sicily
Mythical red alloy said to be from the lost island is discovered off coast of Sicily
the story at DM link above⁍ Marine archaeologists found 39 ingots of 'orichalcum' off the town of Gela
⁍ They were discovered on the sandy sea floor in a wreck under 10ft of water
⁍ Experts say they are the mythical metal Plato claimed was from Atlantis
⁍ Analysis has shown they are an alloy of copper, zinc, lead, iron and nickel
⁍ Shipwreck is a 2,600 year old cargo vessel thought to be from Greece
⁍ Researchers believe it was sunk in a storm just 1,000 feet from shore