Frank Joseph has published more books (nine) about the lost civilization of Atlantis than any other writer in history. A member of the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, he is a Professor of World Archaeology at Japan's Savant Society. His work has received public recognition from Ohio's Midwest Epigraphic Society, Michigan's Ancient American Artifact Preservation Society, and other archaeological organizations. Joseph has conducted underwater research in North America, the Bahamas, Eastern Mediterranean, the Canary Islands and Polynesia, having traveled around the world several times on behalf of his investigations. He was the editor-in-chief of "Ancient American," a popular science magazine, from its inception in 1993 until his retirement fourteen years later. He lives today with his wife, Laura, in the Upper Mississippi Valley.