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Underwater remains of an originally coherent formation of coquina limestone have been misinterpreted as an “enigmatic” stonework emplaced by prehistoric men. Marble and cement cylinders are found nearby. People who require the cylinders to be “pillar fragments” of an Olmec or Atlantean culture might consider a more mundane explanation.
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HARRISON, W. Atlantis Undiscovered — Bimini, Bahamas. Nature 230, 287–289 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1038/230287a0
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