Sunken Ancient Egyptian City Discovered After 1500 Years Myths are turning out to be HISTORY! So far, 64 ancient shipwrecks and more than 700 anchors have been unearthed from the mud of the bay, the news outlet notes. Other findings include gold coins, weights from Athens (which have never before been found at an Egyptian site) and giant tablets inscribed in ancient Greek and ancient Egyptian. Researchers think that these artifacts point to the citys prominence as a bustling trade hub. Researchers have also uncovered a variety of religious artifacts in the sunken city, including 16-foot stone sculptures thought to have adorned the citys central temple and limestone sarcophagi that are believed to have contained mummified animals. Experts have marveled at the variety of artifacts found and have been equally impressed by how well preserved they are. “The archaeological evidence is simply overwhelming,” Professor Sir Barry Cunliffe, a University of Oxford archeologist taking part in the excavation, said in a press release obtained by The Huffington Post. “By lying untouched and protected by sand on the sea floor for centuries they are brilliantly preserved.” A panel of experts presented their findings at an Oxford University conference on the Thonis-Heracleion excavation earlier this year. But despite all the excitement over the excavation, one mystery about Thonis-Heracleion remains largely unsolved: Why exactly did it sink? Goddios team suggests the weight of large buildings on the regions water-logged clay and sand soil may have caused the city to sink in the wake of an earthquake.
Posted on: Tue, 27 May 2014 10:35:35 +0000
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