Troy and Atlantis are both places with a mythically story behind it, Troy is where the Trojan War took place and Atlantis is an ancient island that was submerged under water. Both places have a variety of websites each of which have their own opinion on if they exist, if the stories are true and, what happened when they were at their peaks. Looking at a few specific websites that are focused on each place, Troy and Atlantis, I will look for a bias and see if any of the sites have value in teaching students about archaeology.
After reviewing the Troy website thoroughly, it has the bias that the Trojan War did not happen. Even though it includes the possibility that the war did happen, on the Facts page under myths and legends, it says the Trojan…show more content… The legend of Atlantis was brought up roughly 2,600 years ago by Solon, also known as the “father of democracy.” He had learned about in from the Egyptian priest. About two hundred years later Plato got hold of the texts and relayed the legend in his dialogues Timaeus and Critias. Critias has multiple physical clues and dimensions provided about the island, the great plain at its southern foothills, and the sacred Acropolis Hill located at the heart of the island’s capital, Atlantis City. On the about the project page, says today Robert Sarmast has discovered astounding evidence of the sunken isle of Atlantis, or some might call it Eden, a lost land mass that many believe to be the prehistoric cultural source of Western civilization. The land mass has been matched with Plato’s detailed description of Atlantis, with over fifty physical matches provided. Cyprus in its current form appears to be the mountaintop of what used be a larger island, most of which is currently under water. An underwater valley appears to be the “great plain” of Atlantis, and an underwater mountain in the middle of this valley appears to be the Acropolis Hill of Atlantis
