A tsunami may have been responsible for the downfall of the Minoans. In 2004, a tsunami that originated near Sumatra claimed nearly a quarter-million lives in 12 countries. Could this happen again?

Investigate the three major classifications of sedimentary rock in comparison with the bizarre deposit Sandy McGillivray discovered in the cliffs at Palaikastro.

Some archaeologists have begun to believe the legend of Atlantis may have origins in the Minoans, Europe’s first great civilization which once flourished on the island of Crete.

Sinking Atlantis digs deep into the Minoan soil and history, following archaeologists who are finding evidence of a massive tsunami that devastated the Minoans – and may have spawned the myth of Atlantis.