NARRATOR: Lost civilizations. Mysterious sunken cities.

失落的文明 神祕的沉沒城市

And legendary Atlantis itself.

而傳說中的亞特蘭蒂斯本身。

Vanished beneath the waves.

消失在海浪之下。

PATRICK: There is a huge amount of unrecorded human history beneath the

有大量未被記錄的人類歷史在地下。

ocean's surface that we don't know very much about at all.

我們對海洋表面的情況並不瞭解。

NARRATOR: Imagine if we could empty the oceans, letting the water drain away

想象一下，如果我們能把海洋清空，讓海水流走，那就好了

to reveal the secrets of the sea floor.

以揭開海底的祕密。

Now we can, using the latest underwater technology.

現在我們可以了，使用最新的水下技術。

Piercing the deep oceans and turning accurate data into 3D images.

穿透深海，將精確數據轉化為3D影像。

Is this a huge underwater temple carved by a mysterious lost civilization?

這是一個神祕的失落文明所雕刻的巨大水下神廟嗎？

NARRATOR: Why are these perfectly circular stones

為什麼這些完美的圓形石塊...

lying at the bottom of a bay in the Aegean Sea?

躺在愛琴海的一個海灣底部？

SIMON: There are shapes on the seabed that just don't make sense.

海底有一些形狀，只是沒有意義。

NARRATOR: Are these just rocks, or the remains of an ancient city?

這些只是石頭，還是一座古城的遺蹟？

JON (over radio): Parts of this are just beginning to be revealed for the first time.

JON（通過無線電）：部分內容才剛剛開始被首次披露。

Wow.

哇哦

NARRATOR: And is the real site of Atlantis finally about to be revealed?

那亞特蘭蒂斯的真正遺址是否終於要被揭開了呢？

-People want to believe in places like Atlantis.

-人們願意相信有亞特蘭蒂斯這樣的地方.

They want to believe in other worlds.

他們想相信有其他的世界。

(waves crashing)

（海浪碰撞）

NARRATOR: Stories of sunken cities have fascinated for millennia.

千百年來，關於沉沒城市的故事一直令人著迷。

The most tantalizing of all: Atlantis.

最誘人的。亞特蘭蒂斯。

First described by ancient philosopher, Plato, a dazzling civilization

最早是由古代哲學家柏拉圖描述的，一個耀眼的文明

destroyed by the gods as punishment for human pride.

被眾神摧毀，作為對人類驕傲的懲罰。

-People connect to that story, and it's because of this idea of an ancient civilization,

-人們之所以會聯想到這個故事，就是因為這個古代文明的概念。

a utopia, that we've evolved from.

一個烏托邦，我們已經從進化。

NARRATOR: 2,000 years later, the idea of Atlantis

2000年後，亞特蘭蒂斯的概念出現了

continues to fascinate A-list archaeologists.

繼續吸引著A級考古學家。

And the producers of B-list movies.

還有B級片的製片人。

MAN (over TV): Atlantis is the story of those who, like today,

男人（在電視上）：亞特蘭蒂斯是關於那些像今天這樣的人的故事：

would use the marvels of science to conquer and enslave.

將利用科學的奇蹟來征服和奴役。

Atlantis, a world that worships strange gods of science,

亞特蘭蒂斯，一個崇拜奇怪的科學之神的世界。

of science, a science gone berserk.

的科學，一個瘋狂的科學。

-Plato would have loved this okay?

-柏拉圖會喜歡這個的，好嗎？

He would have had a great time.

他一定會很開心的。

He would have said, 'at last, you know, people are listening to me.

他會說，'終於，你知道，人們在聽我說話。

People are taking my story seriously.'

人們對我的故事很重視'。

And he would have enjoyed this immensely.

他一定會非常喜歡這個。

NARRATOR: Using science, not science fiction, draining the oceans

用科學，而不是科幻小說，讓海洋枯竭。

exposes new evidence about Atlantis.

揭露了關於亞特蘭蒂斯的新證據。

And other stories of great sunken cities, around the world.

和其他偉大的沉沒城市的故事，世界各地。

As the waters recede from around the remote Japanese island of Yonaguni,

隨著海水從遙遠的日本米國島周圍退去。

a mysterious formation begins to appear.

一個神祕的陣法開始出現。

Could it be the creation of an advanced, ancient people?

難道是一個先進的古人所創造的？

Yonaguni lies in the East China Sea.

米國位於東海。

The waters here are perilous.

這裡的水是危險的。

Schools of hammerhead sharks patrol, amid powerful currents.

成群的雙髻鯊在強大的洋流中巡邏。

Typhoons frequently batter the island.

颱風頻頻襲擊該島。

For divers, it's the ultimate challenge.

對於潛水員來說，這是一個終極挑戰。

Kihachiro Aratake is one of the pioneers of diving here.

荒竹喜八郎是這裡的潛水先驅之一。

KIHACHIRO: The water was crystal clear.

紀曉嵐：水很清澈。

I felt as though I was looking down from the seabed from the sky.

我感覺自己彷彿是從海底從天上往下看。

NARRATOR: Searching for a new dive site, he makes a startling discovery.

在尋找一個新的潛水點時，他有了驚人的發現。

-I saw a steps-like formation, like terraced fields.

-我看到一個階梯狀的陣型，就像梯田一樣.

I thought for a moment it was similar to the Machu Picchu ruins.

我一度認為它和馬丘比丘遺址相似。

So, I named the spot the submarine ruins.

所以，我把這個地方命名為潛艇遺址。

NARRATOR: It's an extraordinary spectacle.

這是一個非同尋常的場面。

The size of five football fields.

五個足球場大小。

Smooth-sided walls rise up to the summit, the height of an eight-story building.

光滑的邊牆升到山頂，是八層樓的高度。

Flights of stone steps climb up from the base.

石階從基地爬上去。

And on every side, the shapes and forms are strikingly regular.

而在每一個側面，形狀和形態都是驚人的規律。

-It can't be formed naturally, without human involvement.

-沒有人類的參與，它不可能自然形成。

It couldn't be like that.

不可能是這樣的。

NARRATOR: So, what could it be?

那麼，會是什麼呢？

It's impossible to investigate the structure fully by diving.

潛水是不可能完全調查結構的。

The only way is to conduct a survey using the latest scanning technology.

唯一的辦法就是利用最新的掃描技術進行調查。

HIRONOBU: Although the shallow waters around Yonaguni Island are close to human habitation,

HIRONOBU。雖然米國島周圍的淺水區離人類居住區很近，但

we don't know much about them.

我們對他們瞭解不多。

It's an unknown frontier.

這是一個未知的疆域。

NARRATOR: Using sonar scans, Hironobu Kan records a

菅義偉利用聲納掃描，記錄下了一個 "小 "字。

complete digital map of the sea floor.

完整的海底數字地圖。

Using this data, it's possible, for the very first time,

利用這些數據，可以第一次。

to drain away the waters and reveal what lies beneath in exact detail.

瀝乾水分，準確地揭示出下面的內容。

The summit of the mysterious structure begins to appear.

神祕結構的頂峰開始出現。

(waves crashing)

（海浪碰撞）

Water pours off its smooth terraced layers, exposing them once again to the sky.

水從它光滑的梯田層上傾瀉而下，再次暴露在天空中。

And with the monument left high and dry, its true scale becomes clear.

而隨著紀念碑的高高在上，它的真實規模也變得清晰起來。

Vast, imposing and spectacular.

浩浩蕩蕩，氣勢恢宏，蔚為壯觀。

The incredible discovery attracts worldwide attention.

這一不可思議的發現引起了全世界的關注。

Divers, journalists and TV crews flock to Yonaguni, all asking:

潛水員、記者和電視攝製組湧向米國，都在詢問。

what could this mysterious structure be?

這個神祕的建築會是什麼？

And scientists come here too.

科學家也來這裡。

Among them is Professor Masaaki Kimura, one of Japan's top marine geologists.

其中有日本頂級海洋地質學家木村正明教授。

KIMURA: When I dived underwater to explore it I felt right away that it must

木村：當我潛入水下去探索的時候，我就覺得這一定是個好地方

be a man-made structure.

是一個人造的結構。

NARRATOR: He finds several features that he believes indicate human activity.

他發現了幾個特徵，他認為這表明人類的活動。

-Here, you'll see something that looks like the front gate of a castle.

-這裡，你會看到一些看起來像城堡前門的東西。

It's like a tunnel, and you go through it.

這就像一個隧道，你穿過它。

NARRATOR: On the far side of the tunnel, a road loops around to a flight of steps.

在隧道的遠處，一條道路繞到了一個臺階上。

Watched over by two mysterious stone objects.

被兩塊神祕的石物看管著。

-There are mound-like bulges here and here, and if you look at them,

-這裡和這裡都有丘陵狀的隆起，如果你看著它們，

you'll find turtles with their necks extended, on both sides.

你會發現烏龜的脖子是伸開的，在兩邊。

NARRATOR: According to ancient Japanese folklore, the dragon god, Ryujin,

旁白：據日本古代民間傳說，龍神，龍神。

lives in an underwater palace, watched over by turtles.

住在一個水下宮殿裡，由海龜看管。

To Professor Kimura, this indicates that the monument

在木村教授看來，這說明這個紀念碑

is so important it needs guarding.

它是如此重要，需要守護。

And that's not all.

這還不是全部。

-If you go up this path you get to this place.

-如果你走這條路，你就會到這個地方.

This portion is triangular.

這一部分是三角形的。

That's why it's called the triangle pool.

所以叫三角池。

Since this is fairly big and shallow as well, you can relax in it.

因為這裡也相當大，也很淺，你可以在裡面放鬆。

Also, the sea surface is very close to it and it's warm due to the sunlight.

而且，海面離它很近，由於陽光的照射，它很溫暖。

You feel chilly after you come out of the deeper area down there,

從下面更深的區域出來後，你會覺得很冷。

and you can warm up here.

你可以在這裡熱身。

NARRATOR: But the monument's most striking feature is its wide, flat terraces,

旁白：但這座紀念碑最引人注目的是它寬闊平坦的梯田。

Large enough to support thousands of people.

足夠大，可以支持數千人。

Professor Kimura believes the gateway, stairs, turtles and terraces

木村教授認為，門戶、樓梯、海龜、梯田。

all point towards one purpose.

都指向一個目的。

-Judging from its shape, I think they used it as a castle.

-從它的形狀來看，我想他們是把它當作城堡來用的.

NARRATOR: But to prove his theory, Professor Kimura needs more:

但是為了證明他的理論，木村教授需要更多的東西。

the artifacts of those who once lived here.

曾經生活在這裡的人的文物。

He scours the structure looking for clues, and

他在結構中尋找線索，並且... ...

discovers what look like primitive tools.

發現了看起來像原始工具的東西。

Then, hidden behind one of the great walls, the most remarkable find of all.

然後，隱藏在一座長城後面的，是最了不起的發現。

-Look at this, a symbol is inscribed here and here's a hole.

-你看，這裡刻著一個符號，這裡有個洞。

Probably, they hung this article like this.

可能，他們把這篇文章掛成了這樣。

And here's something looking like a letter.

而這裡的東西看起來像一封信。

Maybe it could be a kind of a talisman to protect people from evil.

也許它可以成為一種護身符，保護人們免受邪惡的侵害。

NARRATOR: For Professor Kimura, the case is closed.

對木村教授來說，這個案子已經結束了。

The artifacts and the monument's regular shapes prove that humans lived here,

文物和紀念碑的規則形狀證明了人類在這裡生活過。

8,000 years ago.

八千年前。

After that, rising sea levels claim the territory of this lost race of master builders.

之後，不斷上升的海平面奪走了這個失落的建築大師種族的領地。

But is that the real story of Yonaguni?

但這是米國的真實故事嗎？

NARRATOR: Professor Kimura believes that this extraordinary structure

旁白：木村教授認為，這種非凡的結構... ...

off the coast of Japan is a gigantic castle, built long before the pyramids of Egypt

在日本沿海，有一座比埃及金字塔還早的巨大城堡。

by a mysterious lost civilization.

由一個神祕的失落文明。

But is it?

但它是嗎？

With the water drained away, it's possible to scrutinize the monument in forensic detail.

隨著水的排幹，可以對紀念碑進行詳細的鑑別。

The edges appear regular and straight, as if made from blocks carved by human hand.

邊緣顯得規整而筆直，彷彿是由人工雕刻而成的積木。

But closer examination reveals something else.

但仔細觀察，卻發現了另外一些問題。

The surfaces are smooth and unbroken.

表面光滑無破損。

The monument is not assembled from handmade blocks,

紀念碑不是用手工塊組裝而成的。

but is in fact one solid mass of rock.

但實際上是一團堅實的岩石。

HIRONOBU: The pyramid area and the headland behind it are connected with each other.

HIRONOBU：金字塔區域和後面的岬角是相互連接的。

The surface of the terrain has a lot of grooves, so you may think they are separate,

地形表面有很多的溝槽，所以你可能會認為它們是分開的。

but since they consist of the identical stone, they are originally connected.

但由於它們是由相同的石頭組成的，所以它們原本是相通的。

NARRATOR: The basic form of the monument is clearly natural.

旁白：紀念碑的基本形態明顯是天然的。

But what about the gateway, steps, turtles and pool?

但大門、臺階、烏龜和水池呢？

Could it be that an ancient people carved into this huge rock,

難道是古人在這塊巨石上雕刻。

transforming it into a great castle or temple?

把它改造成一座偉大的城堡或寺廟？

Studying the headland on shore provides the answer.

研究岸上的岬角就有了答案。

The shapes here are strikingly similar to those found on the monument,

這裡的形狀與紀念碑上的形狀驚人地相似。

and that's because they were formed in exactly the same way.

那是因為它們的形成方式是完全一樣的。

Both are made of sandstone which, when subjected to stress,

兩者都是由砂岩製成，當受力時。

such as during an earthquake, can fracture along vertical faults,

如地震時，可沿垂直斷層斷裂。

forming angular shapes and what look like steps.

形成角形和看起來像臺階的東西。

PATRICK: Put something like that underwater, have the water wash over the top of it

把這樣的東西放在水底，讓水衝過它的頂部。

and clear away all the debris, and you've got very, very fine step-like structures.

並清除所有的碎片， 你已經得到了非常，非常精細的階梯狀結構。

But they're no more human made than any other structure down there.

但它們並不比下面的其他結構更像人類製造的。

NARRATOR: The lack of tool marks is further confirmation.

旁白：沒有工具痕跡是進一步的證實。

The forces which shaped this remarkable place are geological.

塑造這個非凡的地方的力量是地質學上的。

But what of the artifacts?

但文物呢？

Perhaps the monument, if not built by ancient people, was inhabited by them.

也許這塊碑，如果不是古人所建，也是他們所居住的。

Walking these steps.

走這幾步。

Crowding these natural terraces.

擠滿了這些天然梯田。

But so far, no other objects have been found, suggesting that the talisman and tools

但到目前為止，還沒有發現其他物品，這說明符籙和器物

were dropped from a boat passing overhead, landing on the monument simply by chance.

是從一艘從頭頂經過的船上掉下來的，落在紀念碑上只是偶然。

-The clear thing for Yonaguni for me is there's no pottery,

-對我來說，米國明確的是沒有陶器。

there's no evidence of actual human occupation.

沒有任何證據表明人類實際佔領了這裡。

There's not a single wall from the site.

現場沒有一堵牆。

There's nothing on it, that indicates human activity.

上面沒有任何跡象表明人類的活動。

NARRATOR: The Yonaguni Monument is an extraordinary natural formation,

旁白：米國紀念碑是一個非凡的自然形成。

created by epic geological forces.

由史詩般的地質力量創造的。

But its shapes appear so regular that many still believe

但它的形狀看起來很有規律，以至於很多人仍然相信... ...

it holds a secret, ancient purpose.

它有一個祕密的，古老的目的。

JIM: You can take that leap if you have an imagination and say yes,

吉姆：如果你有想象力，說好的，你就能實現這個飛躍。

this could be an ancient city beneath the sea but in the case of Yonaguni

這可能是一座海底的古城，但米國的情況下，這可能是一座海底城市

I'm in those ranks that feel that it's not.

我在這些隊伍中，覺得不是這樣的。

It's geology.

這是地質學。

-We want to believe that science doesn't have all the answers.

-我們想相信科學並沒有全部的答案。

We want to believe innately that there is something out there that we can connect with

我們希望先天地相信，有一些東西是我們可以聯繫的

spiritually and that hasn't really been polluted by

在精神上，這並沒有真正被汙染。

being the subject of scientific discovery.

是科學發現的主題。

NARRATOR: And still amongst the believers is Professor Kimura.

而木村教授仍然是信徒中的一員。

He remains convinced that the monument was inhabited by his ancestors and continues to

他仍然相信，這個紀念碑是他的祖先所居住的，並繼續。

search for evidence to prove the doubters wrong.

尋找證據來證明懷疑者的錯誤；

Beneath the oceans of the world lie many more

在世界的海洋之下，還有很多的東西

tantalizing traces of possible lost civilizations.

可能失落的文明的誘人痕跡。

As the water continues to drain away, in the Eastern Mediterranean,

隨著水的不斷流失，在東地中海。

astonishing structures emerge in a quiet island harbor.

在一個安靜的島嶼港口，出現了一個驚人的建築。

Is this jumble of shaped stones the architectural debris of a once great city?

這些亂七八糟的異形石塊是一座曾經偉大城市的建築殘骸嗎？

Alikanas Bay, a tourist hotspot on the island of Zakynthos, Greece.

阿利卡納斯灣，是希臘扎金索斯島上的旅遊熱點。

Diver, Pavlos Voutos, sets out to take some underwater photos.

潛水員Pavlos Voutos開始拍攝一些水下照片。

NARRATOR: Pavlos swims farther out into the bay in search of clearer water.

帕夫洛斯游到更遠的海灣，尋找更清澈的水。

Then, out of the gloom, he sees something that will change his life.

然後，從陰霾中，他看到了一些將改變他一生的東西。

NARRATOR: The debris stretches out for hundreds of yards in all directions.

殘骸向四面八方延伸數百碼

The area is so large that Pavlos is convinced he's found the remains of an entire town.

這片區域如此之大，以至於Pavlos確信他找到了整個城鎮的遺蹟。

NARRATOR: The discovery sends a bolt of electricity through the world of archaeology.

這一發現給考古界帶來了一陣電光石火。

Professor Michael Stamatakis, immediately travels to Zakynthos to investigate.

邁克爾-斯塔馬塔基斯教授，立即前往扎金索斯調查。

NARRATOR: Stamatakis recalls seeing similar shapes on land,

斯塔馬塔基斯回憶說，他在陸地上看到過類似的形狀。

at the site of an ancient settlement built over 2,000 years ago.

在2000多年前建造的古聚落遺址上。

NARRATOR: If the same shapes lie on the sea bed, they could indicate an ancient settlement

如果同樣的形狀躺在海床上，它們可能表明一個古老的居住地。

just offshore concealed under the bay and forgotten about for centuries.

就在近海隱藏在海灣下，被人遺忘了幾個世紀。

Comparing the images is not enough.

比較影像是不夠的。

The only way to reveal a complete picture of the structures

唯有如此，才能揭示結構的全貌。

is a detailed underwater survey.

是一個詳細的水下調查。

Simon Brown is an expert in 3D modelling.

Simon Brown是3D建模專家。

But the task facing him is immense.

但他面臨的任務是艱鉅的。

SIMON: Right now we're not quite sure how big the area is.

現在我們還不太確定這個區域有多大。

I've estimated it's about 16 acres, which will be

我估算了一下，大概有16畝，這將會是

more than double the largest subject I've ever covered to date.

是我迄今為止所涉及的最大課題的兩倍多。

It's a weird place.

這是一個奇怪的地方。

There is definitely features here that I have never seen anywhere else before.

這裡絕對有我在其他地方從未見過的特色。

They look out of place.

他們看起來不合適。

But then I started to see more regular shapes that looked that cut stone.

但後來我開始看到更多有規律的形狀，看起來是切割的石頭。

So my mind then starts to think, is it...

所以我的腦子裡就開始想，是不是......。

is it manmade?

是人為的嗎？

NARRATOR: Can draining the waters of the Mediterranean provide the answer?

講解員：把地中海的水抽乾能提供答案嗎？

NARRATOR: Simon Brown is mapping mysterious

西蒙-布朗正在繪製神祕莫測的地圖。

underwater structures discovered in a Greek bay.

在希臘海灣發現的水下結構。

Could they be the remains of an ancient town?

會不會是一座古鎮的遺蹟？

He takes nearly 4,000 high resolution photographs of the sea floor tracking each with

他拍攝了近4000張高分辨率的海底照片，每張照片都用

pinpoint accuracy through GPS.

通過GPS實現精準定位。

Using these images, it's now possible to do something which has never been done before: