The simultaneous development of agriculture around the world. The gift left by the survivors of Atlantis. The legend of Atlantis was first recorded by the Greek philosopher Plato. He relates how his ancestor Solon, the famous Athenian law-giver, received the legend from one of the most learned of the Egyptian priests. This description makes perfect sense when we view the world's geography from Antarctica.
Ancient maps depict the actual shape of parts of Antarctica that are today under ice.
One of these maps, Kircher's 1665 map of Atlantis, is an amazingly accurate map of Antarctica without its ice. The common assumption is that Antarctica has been under ice for millions of years and therefore the idea that people might have once lived on this island continent is absurd. But a little thought on the matter sheds doubt upon this assumption. We know that every place on the earth's surface has a corresponding spot on the opposite side of the globe. The North Pole is on the opposite side of the globe to the South Pole.