One of the sites is for the Egyptian god of air Amun, while the other is thought to have been for the Greek goddess of love Aphrodite. Temples for the Egyptian god Amun and the Greek goddess Aphrodite ...
A treasure trove of ancient Egyptian and Grecian artifacts has been uncovered in sunken temples in a mysterious underwater city off the coast of Egypt. A team of archaeologists made the discovery ...
Strong Mediterranean currents can churn the water near the mouth of the Nile river into a sea of mud. But when divers led by French explorer Franck Goddio plunged overboard into the Bay of Abukir one ...
It was the envy of the world, teeming with life, energy and grand human plans. A place where kings became gods in secret ceremonies, and where the Trojan prince Paris brought the kidnapped Helen of ...
Archaeologist eye to eye to with a sphinx underwater, Eastern Harbor, Alexandria, Egypt (1st century BCE, photo by Jérôme Delafosse © Franck Goddio/Hilti ...
Until 1996, two of Egypt’s greatest cities were missing. Then along came French archeologist Franck Goddio, who made an extraordinary discovery underwater. For 1,000 years, Thonis-Heracleion was ...
The world's first reference to Christ may have been discovered in a ceramic bowl found off the coast of Egypt. The "Jesus Cup" was uncovered in 2008 during an excavation of Alexandria's ancient ...
The finds include votives, jewelry, ritual instruments, and a duck-shaped pourer. A votive hand is emerging from the sediment during an archaeological excavation in Thonis-Heracleion. End of 5th ...