The city of Heracleion, home of the temple where Cleopatra was inaugurated, sunk into the Mediterranean sea off the coast of Egypt nearly 1,200 years ago, but has now been brought to life with the help of 3D imagery. Heracleion was one of the most important trade centres in the Mediterranean before it plunged into the sea more than a millennium ago. For centuries, the city was believed to be a myth, much like the city of Atlantis is viewed today. But in 2001, an underwater archaeologist searching for French warships stumbled across the sunken city. After removing layers of sand and mud, divers uncovered the extraordinarily well preserved city with many of its treasures still intact including, the main temple of Amun-Gerb, giant statues of pharaohs, hundreds of smaller statues of gods and goddesses, a sphinx, 64 ancient ships, 700 anchors, stone blocks with both Greek and Ancient Egyptian inscriptions, dozens of sarcophagi, gold coins and weights made from bronze and stone. What do you think? ~ Tom Retterbush SOURCE Ancient Egyptian Mythical City Raised from the Depths in all its Glory ancient-origins.net/news-archaeology/ancient-egyptian-mythical-city-raised-depths-all-its-glory-00391
Posted on: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 09:30:04 +0000
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