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PETER: Well, Malta was definitely much larger in the not so distant past
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Atlantis Rising

Well, Malta wasdefinitely much larger inthe not so distant past

PETER: Well, Malta was
definitely much larger in
the not so distant past

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PETER: Well, Malta was definitely much larger in the not so distant past.
Duration
6 seconds
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28
Timestamp in Movie
00:11:41
Uploaded
Jul 09, 2025
Genres
documentary, adventure, mystery
Production
National Geographic

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James Cameron and Simcha Jacobovici go on an adventure to find the lost city of Atlantis by using Greek philosopher Plato as a virtual treasure map.
If we take this table as an example, if we took Malta and put Malta there, - Atlantis Rising 00:15
If we take this table as an example, if we took Malta and pu...
-If you look around the Maltese Islands, there are areas where you can actually - Atlantis Rising 00:05
-If you look around the Maltese Islands, there are areas whe...
You've got a ridge here across which is really shallow with depths of as - Atlantis Rising 00:07
You've got a ridge here across which is really shallow ...
-In your mind there's no question that this shallow area was once above water? - Atlantis Rising 00:04
-In your mind there's no question that this shallow are...
-Definitely, something cataclysmic must have happened in the past. - Atlantis Rising 00:05
-Definitely, something cataclysmic must have happened in the...
SIMCHA: Suddenly, incredible. - Atlantis Rising 00:06
SIMCHA: Suddenly, incredible.
Oh this is magical. - Atlantis Rising 00:05
Oh this is magical.
We dock in Gozo, one of the five islands that make up Malta. - Atlantis Rising 00:05
We dock in Gozo, one of the five islands that make up Malta.
Right away, Peter takes me to the cliffs. - Atlantis Rising 00:04
Right away, Peter takes me to the cliffs.
He wants to show me more evidence that Malta was once a much bigger island. - Atlantis Rising 00:06
He wants to show me more evidence that Malta was once a much...
He starts with mysterious tracks called cart ruts that criss-cross the entire island. - Atlantis Rising 00:07
He starts with mysterious tracks called cart ruts that criss...
-Well, as you can see these are clearly man-made ruts, which were hewed - Atlantis Rising 00:07
-Well, as you can see these are clearly man-made ruts, which...
They put large stones, round stones, very good stones in the ruts. - Atlantis Rising 00:05
They put large stones, round stones, very good stones in the...
Then, they would put the large boulders on top of the spheres and push, - Atlantis Rising 00:09
Then, they would put the large boulders on top of the sphere...
When I heard about ruts, I thought we're dealing with some scratches in the stone, - Atlantis Rising 00:13
When I heard about ruts, I thought we're dealing with s...
-It's probable that, uh, there was a large civilization that lived on a - Atlantis Rising 00:09
-It's probable that, uh, there was a large civilization...
SIMCHA: 6,000 years ago, the cart ruts seem to have been - Atlantis Rising 00:08
SIMCHA: 6,000 years ago, the cart ruts seem to have been
DAPHNE: The oldest part of this building dates to 2600 BC, - Atlantis Rising 00:10
DAPHNE: The oldest part of this building dates to 2600 BC,
We think that the main function of these sites was sacred. - Atlantis Rising 00:05
We think that the main function of these sites was sacred.
SIMCHA: The advanced architecture on an island that has been partially submerged, - Atlantis Rising 00:08
SIMCHA: The advanced architecture on an island that has been...