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Thirty years after its discovery, pieces of the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which stood watch long ago in the harbors of ancient Egypt, are being pulled from the depths of the Mediterranean.
After centuries beneath the waves, 22 massive stone blocks from the ancient Lighthouse of Alexandria have been recovered from ...
Three decades after the waters of Alexandria’s bay revealed the first submerged vestiges of the seventh wonder of the world, ...
An exceptional archaeological mission lifts 22 massive blocks of the Alexandria Lighthouse in Egypt out of the water, to study and scan them as part of the “PHAROS” program to digitally reconstruct ...
Planning a trip to Egypt? These 21 insider tips, gathered from a deeply memorable mother-daughter trip, will help you make ...
As a major port of the Roman empire, Puteoli was connected to a vast network of commerce, bringing peoples from across the ...
Locating a historic shipwreck is only the beginning. One ancient Egyptian vessel may take us literally hundreds of years to ...
Egypt is considering building an underwater museum in Abu Qir Bay to display its submerged ancient cities, part of a broader push to turn sunken antiquities into a cultural tourism draw.
The rediscovery of ancient Alexandria began 14 years ago, when Empereur went for a swim. ... An Underwater Museum in Egypt Could Bring Thousands of Sunken Relics Into View. December 29, 2015.
Taposiris Magna happens to be on the coast and parts of Ancient Alexandria are now underwater. Particularly notable to Marín, who is writing a book on Ancient Egyptian coinage, are the 337 coins ...