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Ancient Alexandrian harbor finds 2500-year-old submerged cities
Archaeologists led by Franck Goddie announced the discovery of preserved ruins of Herakleion Canopus and Menothis off Egypt’s northern coast. The submerged cities, dating to the seventh to fifth centuries B C, reveal houses temples and colossal statues, with artifacts including a basalt pharaoh head and Serapis statue. The sites will remain largely underwater with only select pieces recovered for museums.
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Sy Vijay Joshi
Wee Ae Press
Alexandria
Egypt
Mediterranean
Herakleion
Canopus
Meneuthis
Herekision
Alexander the Great
Franck Goddie
Associated Press
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Gaballa Abi Gaballa
Supreme Council of Antiquities
Sie
Serapis
Isis
Menenthis
Gabalia