#778 - Bernie Taylor. Was Malta Atlantis?

Key topics

• Bernie Taylor lays out his case that Malta belongs inside the broader Atlantis tradition, even if Malta was not Atlantis itself.
• He argues Plato's Atlantis story draws on earlier writers like Herodotus and Sanchuniathon, not just Plato alone.
• The group discusses Plato's "9,000 years before Solon" as likely metaphorical rather than a literal date.
• Malta's megalithic temples are presented as especially important because they have no clear living cultural memory explaining who built them.
• The conversation contrasts archaeological dating of temple use with the possibility that older foundations or floors could predate the visible walls.
• Bernie highlights archaeostronomical work by Tor Lomsdalen and Leni Redig showing alignments tied to Sirius, equinoxes, and solstices.
• Darren and Graham push the idea that reused sites, buried structures, and later contamination could blur the true dates of Malta's temples.
• The hypogeum is raised as a major unanswered question, especially because it may indicate a larger underground complex.
• The episode repeatedly returns to the idea that Atlantis, Malta, Gobekli Tepe, and other ancient sites may belong to a shared long-range tradition rather than isolated local inventions.
• The practical travel angle comes through too, with Bernie recommending compasses and printed temple maps for the Malta trip.

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