Ignatius Donnelly

Altantis: The Antediluvian World

The Aryan and Japhetic Colonies

According to Genesis, Japheth’s descendants include the Ionians, Cyprians, Iberians, Thracians, and others.

Ignatius Donnelly

The Deluge of the Chaldeans

Cronos (Ea) appeared to him in his sleep, and announced that on the fifteenth of the month of Daisios all men should perish by a flood.

Plato describes Atlantis as a highly civilized society skilled in metalworking and possessing vast fleets, which could explain the widespread distribution of bronze artifacts in Europe.

Ignatius Donnelly

The Colonies of Atlantis

Atlantean trading posts evolved into settlements, spreading into the interior regions and the highlands

Given that the indigenous American populations are generally beardless, the depiction of bearded individuals raises questions about their origin.

Simularities in architecture, metallurgy, sculpture and painting, engraving, agriculture, navigation, manufactures, music, weapons, religion and beliefs.

Material civilization is defined as the culmination of inventions and discoveries that allow humans to improve their condition and control nature for their benefit.