Evidence of people on the Azores archipelago 700 years earlier than thought

Re:Evidence of people on the Azores archipelago 700 years ea... by napier on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @08:16AM (#28851190)

Only tangentially connected to the article; but contemporary Azoreans believe the archipelago comprises the last remnants of Atlantis and if you ever take an opportunity to visit, you might see why.

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Re:Evidence of people on the Azores archipelago 700 years ea... by rodelrod on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @09:49AM (#28852014)

They "believe it" about as much as modern Englishmen believe King Arthur pulled a magical sword from a rock. It's a nice story to tell tourists.

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Re:Evidence of people on the Azores archipelago 700 years ea... by jaclaz on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @02:15PM (#28855504)

Or as much as Italians believe to the legend of San Galgano, but at least we have the sword, he didn't throw it in a lake ;-):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galgano_Guidotti

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Re:Evidence of people on the Azores archipelago 700 years ea... by throw_smig on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @09:57AM (#28852117)

> Only tangentially connected to the article; but contemporary Azoreans believe the archipelago comprises the last remnants of Atlantis and if you ever take an opportunity to visit, you might see why.

Azorean here (smiguel, Melo&Abreu, Santo Cristo, etc) and I have to call bullshit on this. We believe in Atlantis inasmuch as we believe that the Sete Cidades lagoon sprouted from the tears of a princess.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lagoa_das_Sete_Cidades

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