What if we’ve been searching for Atlantis in the wrong place?

In this episode, I take you with me into one of archaeology’s most intriguing possibilities: maybe Atlantis didn’t sink into the sea at all… maybe it vanished beneath the sands of the Sahara.

At the center of this mystery sits one of the most striking formations on Earth — the Richat Structure in Mauritania. A perfect, 25-mile-wide bullseye carved into the desert.

Scientists still can’t agree on how it formed… and maybe that’s because it wasn’t shaped by nature at all.

And when you compare it to Plato’s description of Atlantis?

The similarities are impossible to ignore.

In this episode, I connect the threads of myth, geology, and ancient memory — and together, we’ll explore the possibility that Atlantis didn’t sink… it dried up.

The Sahara Event

This is exactly the kind of idea that gets under my skina nd shows up in my fiction. My new book, The Sahara Event, takes the question we’ve been asking — what if we’ve been looking for Atlantis in the wrong place? — and runs with it.

Here's what The Sahara Event is all about:

When an archaeologist dies protecting an impossible secret, her final message sends Eden Black racing to uncover an ancient crystal encoded with the knowledge of a lost civilization — a power that once turned a paradise into a wasteland.

From high-speed chases through Marrakech to an underground chamber older than recorded history, Eden must face a rogue scientist determined to use the crystal to reshape the world.

The last time it awakened, the Sahara was born.

This time… it could end everything.

Available in paperback and eBook.

Takeaways:

• The Richat Structure, located in Mauritania, may hold the key to Atlantis's location.
• Plato's description of Atlantis aligns remarkably well with the features of the Richat Structure.
• Ancient civilizations may have thrived in the Sahara when it was a lush green landscape.
• Legends such as Zerzura suggest that historical memories may echo through time, connecting cultures.

If you have a mystery, legend, or adventure you’d like me to explore, drop a comment or email me at [email protected]. I’d love to hear from you!

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