Evidences of Indonesian Atlantis location

After a comprehensive research, the author discloses a new theory hypothesizes that the lost island and city of Atlantis is located in Java Sea, Indonesia, as written in a book Atlantis: The lost city is in Java Sea, published in April 2015. The works include over 5-year research and analysis of references as well as some site observations. These resulted in accurate evidence to the hypothesis that the story fits the location in question.

The following table shows summary of the evidence. Some other less important evidence are not included.

No	Description	Plato’s account		Evidence
No	Description	Section in Timaeus	Section in Critias	Evidence
A	THE COUNTRY
1	At a distant point in the “Atlantic Ocean” (ancient Greek understanding)	24e		√
2	Larger than “Libya” and “Asia” (Asia Minor) combined (ancient Greek understanding)	24e	108e	√
3	The way to other islands	24e		√
4	Might pass to opposite continent encompasses true ocean	24e		√
5	The landscape of the whole country, at the region on the side of the ocean, was very lofty and precipitous		118a	√
6	A small hill and a vast level plain near the sea, accessible by ships, vessels and boats from the sea; waterways on the plain discharge to the sea		113c, 113e, 118d	√
7	Beyond bordering monuments, the (ancient) Greek called monuments of “Heracles”	24e, 25c	108e, 114b	√
8	In front of a strait	24e, 25a		√
9	A sea surrounded by a boundless continent, the other is a real ocean	25a		√
10	Some islands in the sea	24e	114c	√
11	Two-season climate – “summer” (dry) and “winter” (wet)		112d, 118e	√
12	Hot and cold springs available		113e, 117a	√
13	Abundant of water benefit of the annual rainfall		111c	√
14	Excellently attempered climate		111e, 112d	√
15	Fertile, best soil for agriculture and farming		111e, 113c	√
16	Vast diversity of flora and fauna		114e, 115a, 115b	√
17	Elephant, horse, “bull” and dolphin		114e, 116e, 117c to 117e, 119b, 119d to 120a	√
18	Abundant of food to sustain a civilization and to create an army (about 20 million people)		111e, 118e, 119a	√
19	Advanced civilization in the era	24e, 25a		√
20	Earthquakes and “floods” from the sea (tsunami)	25c, 25d	108e, 111a, 112a	√
21	Sunken ceaselessly (post-glacial sea level rise)		111b, 111c	√
22	The sea at the Atlantis capital “is now” (Solon’s time) impassable and impenetrable because of a “reef of clay” (coral reef), caused by “subsidence” of the island (sea level rise)	25d		√
23	The “Atlantis City” is now under the sea	25d		√
B	PRODUCES (“FRUITS”)
24	Two harvests each year, in “winter” fed by rains and in “summer” by irrigation from the canals		118e	√
25	Roots, herbage, woods and essences distilled from “fruit” and flower		115a	√
26	Cultivated “fruit”, dried, for nourishment and any other, used for food – common name pulse		115a	√
27	“Fruits” having a hard rind, affording drinks and meats and ointments		115b	√
28	Chestnuts and the like, which furnish pleasure and amusement		115b	√
29	“Fruits” which spoil with keeping, consoled after dinner		115b	√
30	Wondrous and in infinite abundance		115b	√
C	VAST PLAIN NEAR THE CAPITAL
31	Immediately about and surrounding the city was a level plain		118a	√
32	Surrounded by mountains which descended towards the sea		118a	√
33	Smooth and even		118a	√
34	General shape was rectangular and oblong		118a, 118c	√
35	Extending in one direction 3,000 stadia (± 555 km), across the center inland 2,000 stadia (±370 km)		118a	√
36	Looked towards the south, sheltered from the north		118b	√
37	Surrounded by mountains celebrated their number, size and beauty, there were many wealthy villages of country folk		118b	√
38	Rivers, lakes and meadows – abundant food supply for every animal, wild or tame		118b	√
39	Plenty of wood of various sorts – abundant for each and every kind of work		118b	√
D	WATERWAYS ON THE PLAIN
	Perimeter ditch
40	Incredible in size, unexpected that they were artificial		118c	√
41	100 ft (±30 m) deep, 1 stadium (±185 m) wide, 10,000 stadia (±1,850 km) long		118c	√
42	Received streams from the mountains		118d	√
	Inland canals and transverse passages
43	Inland canals were straight, about 100 ft (±30 m) wide, 100 stadia (±18.5 km) intervals and let off into the perimeter ditch		118d	√
44	Transverse passages were cut from one inland canal into another		118e	√
45	Means for transporting wood and products in ships		118e	√
	Irrigation streams
46	Tapping from the canals		118e	√
47	Supplied water to the land in “summer” (dry) but rainfall in the “winter” (rainy) yielding two crops in a year		118e	√
E	MINERALS AND ROCKS
48	“Brass”/“bronze” (copper, tin and zinc)		116b, 116c	√
49	Tin		116b, 116c	√
50	“Orichalcum”, more precious mineral than anything except gold, flashing, red color, abundant resources		114e, 116c, 116d	√
51	Gold		114e, 116c, 116d, 116e	√
52	Silver		116d, 116e	√
53	White, black and red stones		116a, 116b	√
54	Hollowed out rock for double docks		116a, 116b	√
F	MYTHS AND CUSTOMS
55	“Poseidon” (sea or water god, law founder)		113c to 113e, 116c, 116d, 117b, 119c, 119d	√
56	“Heracles” (son of a supreme god, outrageous birth, has insatiable appetites and being very rude, brutal and violent)	24e, 25c	108e, 114b	√
57	“Bull” sacrifice		119d to 120c	√
58	Temple or pyramid		116c, 116d, 116e, 117c, 119c	√
59	Maritime activities		114d, 115c to 116a, 117d, 117e, 119b	√
60	Transportation by waterways		118e	√

Phrases or names in double quotes are, wherever possible translated into English, as given by Plato, either Greek translation from the original account or terms not found in Greek. Phrases in parenthesis are interpretations by the author.

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