Ġebel ġol-Baħar

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by Ayla Schwartz

Ġebel ġol-Baħar is an alleged underwater megalithic site in Malta, located off the coast of St. George's Bay. [1] It was discovered by pseudoarchaeologist and unaccredited academic Hubert Zeitlmair on April 13th, 1999 and announced at a "Paleo-Astronauts" conference later that same year. [2]

Photograph of supposed site of Ġebel ġol-Baħar

What is Ġebel ġol-Baħar?

Malta and Pseudoarchaeology

Map of Malta

Background

Hubert Zeitlmair

Hubert Zeitlmair

Atlantis Narrative

Ġebel ġol-Baħar and Pseudoarchaeological Narrative

Hubert Zeitlmair's "Theories"

Ancient Astronauts

Genesis Flood Story

Atlantis and Hyperdiffusionism

Underwater tracts in the Ġebel ġol-Baħar site

The Archaeological Response

Malta's temples and archaeological record

The Evidence (or lack thereof) for Atlantis

References

  1. Malta Dives N.d. Gebel gol-Bahar. Electronic document, https://maltadives.com/sites/gebelgolbahar/en, accessed November 4, 2019
  2. Rose, Mark 2013 Archaeological Institute of America. Electronic document, https://archive.archaeology.org/online/news/aliens.html, accessed November 4, 2019.