Atlantis, is that you? Archaeologists have discovered a 6000 year
old island settlement off Croatian coast.
Archaeologist Matt Perrico was examining satellite images when he spotted
something unusual,
a large shallow area on the seabed jutting out from
the Eastern Shore of Corsula.
Donning his scuba gear, he and a colleague decided to
check it out.
They didn't find the lost empire,
but they did find what they believed to be a
Neolithic settlement from around 4500 BC,
the small strip of land used to be connected to
the main island.
They unearthed treasures like ceramic objects,
Flint knives and spotting remains of stone walls surrounding the
settlement Parika,
calling the find a first of its kind.
Considering most Neolithic finds are in caves,
he says he's grateful the area is largely protected from
large waves,
safe from the waves in that case.
It probably isn't Atlantis.