article_snippet: But a computer expert has challenged these theories after a computer expert claimed Atlantis did not sink at all, and said a computer expert had tracked down the site - to an area on land in Morocco.
article_snippet: A German computer expert claimed remains of Atlantis Atlantis may not lie beneath the sea, but instead on the coast of Morocco after the ancient metropolis was overwhelmed by a large wave 2,000 years ago .
article_snippet: Other clues were that Atlantis was not in ancient Europe or Asia and had very high and big mountains, with Morocco having the Atlas mountains.
article_snippet: Also Morocco has historically not been examined by archaeologists, suggesting many undiscovered remains that may hold the key to a city could exist.
article_snippet: Earlier this year orichalcum, a form of metal, was found beneath the sea off the coast of Sicily and is believed to have come from the lost metropolis.
article_snippet: A total of 39 ingots were found in the wreck of a 2,600 year old cargo vessel thought to be from Greece.
article_snippet: This date would make the city nearly as old as the end of the last ice age and pre-dates the earliest recorded city states, found in what is now Iraq, so seems rather unlikely.
highlights_snippet: But Michael Hubner claimed remains of city were actually on land .
  