The Antediluvian World | Atlantis

: He pointed to similarities in architecture (pyramids in both Egypt and Central America), customs, and symbols as proof of a common Atlantean origin.

: He argued that the universal "Flood Myth" found in nearly every culture (Noah, Deucalion, Manu, etc.) was a collective memory of the catastrophic sinking of Atlantis. Atlantis The Antediluvian World

is a seminal pseudoarchaeological book published in 1882 by Ignatius L. Donnelly , a Minnesota politician and author. The work is credited with launching the modern "lost civilization" genre and remains the foundational text for many alternative history theories. Core Thesis: Hyperdiffusionism : He pointed to similarities in architecture (pyramids