Is it possible that civilisation has been in the Americas for tens of thousands of years? More and more scientifically enlightened readers want to know what effect new sciences and new discoveries have had on our interpretation of ancient sites. What part have myths and tales of cataclysms played in our past, and what they may hold for the future? Atlantis in America, an intensive examination of the archaeological sites of the Americas, reveals answers to some of these intriguing questions.