The sinking of the different ridges was a slow, gradual, but accelerating one. This slow sinking did not preclude the possibility of sudden collapses in a step-like fashion progressed of parts of the coastland or of whole tracts. As the sinking progressed, the marine currents, previously hindered by land-bridges, could penetrate between the islands that may have remained, and take a new course in accordance to their natural trend. When the land bridge between Greenland and Iceland sank the Gulf Stream was no longer compelled to turn west, but could proceed north into the Arctic Ocean. More and more warm water was transported into the ocean, and the surface ice melted in its southern part. With a deep incision into the frozen brim caused by the warm water the strong east wide blowing south of this frozen brim ceased or moved further north. The humidity from the warm North Atlantic fell then no longer in the ice fields of Kewateen and Labrador wit the result that these ice fields withered away. We may thus assume the sinking of the land bridge between Greenland and Iceland constitute on of the main causes to the ending of the Quaternary Ice Age. It is quite probable the sinking of the ridges on both sides of Iceland were approximately contemporary. When the warm water began to enter the Arctic Basin through Denmark Straits and blocked it, the main body of cold water from this basin changed to another place for an outlet. Either an outlet already existed as a river between the Faroe and the Shetland Islands and now had been transferred into a marine channel or the ridge there only quite recently had sunken below the general sea-surface, the Arctic Ocean now temporarily tapped its main surplus of cold water through this easterly channel. When the lowest part of the Atlantis Continent also had sunken, e.g. that north of the still existing Faraday Hills, the main current of the Gulf Stream could cross the Ridge there. It abandoned then the Straits of Denmark and continued north, east of Iceland with a more straight course. The Denmark Straits became then again the principle outlet of the Arctic Ocean. The main part of Atlantis extending north and south of the Azores, prevented then still the Gulf Stream to divide and branch off the Canary Current. The Stream was therefore more concentrated and could push further north into the Arctic Ocean than today. With an increase of warm waters entering this ocean, the climate became genial in the entire Northern Hemisphere. This Postglacial Climatic Optimum has been dated from 5,000 to about 1,500-1,000 B.C. It is but logical to connect the entering of the Gulf Stream into the Arctic Ocean east of Iceland with the Climatic Optimum. We have in this way got a rather reliable date for the sinking of the lowest point of Atlantis when its main parts still remained above water level. Our narrow Atlantis Continent sank later also further south and broke up into a garland of islands. This row of islands, against which the Gulf Stream had been pushing before bending north, could no longer keep out all the waters, and gradually increasing quantity penetrated east between the islands. This sapped the strength of the warm current entering the Arctic Ocean, and ice covered again the Arctic Basin further from the influx. This development became more and more accentuated as the row of islands sank deeper and deeper below the surface of the sea with increasing speed. We know that in Scandinavia, according to Linden 1913, the elevation of the land immediately the ice had melted away after the ice age had a speed about 20 meters in 100 years, but that this speed decreased rapidly. Odhner has extrapolated the obtained curve and got an earlier speed of about 30 meters. The reversed development must have occurred in Atlantis. A comparable speed may have reached there only when the ridge was entirely submerged and the constricting influence of the ice cold water could have its full effect. In any way, the sinking must have been noticed by the inhabitants. To think the Atlantis Continent was not inhabited by Man would be unrealistic. According to an ancient belief the European culture had its cradle in Atlantis. This old myth may be correct? Myths contain frequently a kernel of truth. Commercial or other communications existed most probably between Europe and Atlantis some two thousand years B.C., and we know the Egyptians had large ships for us upon the open sea already 2,700 B.C."

Malaise then goes on about the Egyptian war with the North Sea People at around 1,195 B.C., he believed it was around this time the last Atlanteans who moved into the North Sea from the few islands remaining into Germany. They then blended with the Germanic, and Libyan tribes to move more inland resulting in their well-known German Migration. Amber seems to have been the impulse to gather which for many centuries before Atlanteans capitalized upon. He points out the American Indian connection of its culture as well moving into the America’s.

He goes onto say,

"Parts of these sinking islands may have had a similar geological structure as the Liparian Islands west of Italy, which islands consist of loose pumic of different sizes. If such an island would be subject to a fairly rapid sinking, the surface of the sea around these islands would be covered by floating pumic. This pumic would drive with the prevailing westerly winds and blockade the coasts of Western Europe. The pumic will grind against each other and gradually diminish in size like floating ice, but at the same time calm down the waves. A pumic large as an egg may remain blocking the coasts for perhaps a centuries. The sea would then be un-navigable by the small vessels of the time. Pumic will be decomposed by atmospheric or humic influences in a few hundred years and we may hardly expect to find today any traces of ancient pumic along the former Atlantic beaches. As long as the Atlantis Continent remained above sea-level the direction of the marine currents made it possible for the inhabitants of Atlantis to mae long voyages, even with so primitive vessels as rafts, and always be able to return with the same raft to their home island. Rafts were probably used for longer voyages where much cargo and provisions were needed and sailing boats were used for shorter trips or for war purposes. It was probably merchant rafts with elevated platforms and coming from Atlantis that have been depicted on Scandinavian rock-paintings from the Bronze Age. The arrival of rafts with merchandises must have been regarded by the inhabitants as enough important to be kept in remembrance. Finds of ancient bronzes are more numerous in the coast provinces of Western Germany, Denmark, and Scandinavia, than anywhere else in spite of a complete lack of indigenous copper and tin. All the finds must have imported, probably traded for fur and amber."

Author goes on in regards to America where it was invaded long before 1,200 B.C., and where they moved into America was,

"they moved away from the vicinity of the malignant sea towards the interior and the higher country, there to found different communities. To begin with their bronze weapons brought along and their high culture made them lords of the primitive natives. As a ruling class they put their stamp on different peoples from the Great Lakes in the North to the high plains of Mexico, Peru, and the interior of Brazil. Their number was always a limited one compared to the main stock of Mongoloid natives. Their rule lasted almost 2,000 years. Eventually, their rule was overthrown, but the ancient culture was taken over by one succeeding people after another and lasted until the Spanish Conquest."

Author continues about the reason for the American migration from Atlantis-

"In America the emigrants from Atlantis were certainly from the beginning intent upon the search for useful metals. Gold and silver they found already at an early date. Copper they mined from ancient times both in Peru and as far north as on Royale Island in Lake Superior, but not tin could be found. As to weapons and edge tools they had accordingly to return to the stone age. Shortly before the Spanish Conquest also tin was found in Peru, and it must be regarded as most remarkable the natives almost at once knew how to mix copper and tin in the right proportions to obtain bronze. Can it be, the ancient knowledge had been kept latent for more than two millenia? It will certainly still be denied the American High Cultures originated in Atlantis, but almost everything is speaking in favor of this theory and no other place can be pointed at it. The very existence of a Continent Atlantis cannot seriously be denied any more, and most probably it was contemporary with at least the Old Egyptian Culture. During the Bronze Age a Megalithic Culture left traces along all the coasts of Western Europe and a contemporary Megalithic Culture has been found also in America.

In England and Scandinavia the bearers of this culture are regarded as belonging to a foreign people coming form the sea from an unknown place (Glyn E. Daniel 1950). In America we know from sculptures, wall paintings, and mummies the carriers of the original high-culture were white Caucasian-like dolicocephalians (with long heads) with long beard and aquiline nose, and the color of their hair varied from yellow, red, to brown. The majority of the contemporary American Indians were beardless Mongoloid brachycephalics with dark complexion and black hair. In North America the Mound Builders of the Mississippi Valley of Early, Middle, and Late Woodland Cultures were most probably descendants from Atlantis immigrants, and their distinctive features, the aquiline nose, and the dolicocephalic form of their head may still be recognized in some tribes of the High Plains, viz. The Mandans, the Sioux, etc. From Carbon 14 tests we know their oldest mounds or earthen pyramids are 2,000-3,000 years old, and still older ones may be found. In Mexico the pyramids are built of stones. A lack of suitable stone material in the Mississippi Valley may have induced the new comers to erect first temporary earthen pyramids. These may then have remained in use, were later copied, and earthen pyramids became the local standard?"

Author goes on about Cortez and Montezuma connection of the circle with a cross capital like atlantis’s about the building structure found in Mexico. He also sums up the need for more proofs on the subject in various sciences to finally solve this enigma.

Webmaster Notes- What Rene Malaise has written has been the crux of many Atlantis disciplines to be explained through Atlantology, and along with other more serious sciences. He represents one of the better attempts to explain the possibility of Atlantis as real and has enough plausible founding of a tale to be followed up on. Though he was only working with information as of 1959, his exploration into patterns is closer to the truth then most scholars I have read or have seen. You may note that when he is not sure he says ‘possibly’ and in regards to descendants of Atlanteans he is very careful to note descendants not the people originally themselves who escaped Atlantis. His suspicion was that they or Atlanteans were contemporary with Egyptian Old Kingdom or Culture which is pre-3,000 B.C., and he did question Plato’s dating that may have been mistaken of months for years, but this was a theory circulating by other scholars in Dr. Rene Malaise 1959 period. The best point he has is the climate circumstances of that time prior to 2,000 B.C. back to the last Ice Age and showed that yes there was land well above the water before 5,000 B.C. in the Atlantic that today no longer exists above water!!!!!!