Discovery of the wreck of an ancient pleasure boat in Alexandria
In the Port of the Royal Island of Antirhodos, in the great Portus Magnus of Alexandria, now totally submerged, excavations by the Institut Européen d’Archéologie Sous-Marine (IEASM) under the direction of Franck Goddio and in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, have…
Official Opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum
Sunken Treasures on display
Today, the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on the Giza Plateau near Cairo officially opens its doors. We are delighted that a selection of 132 finds from our research in the sunken cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus and the eastern harbour of Alexandria is now permanently on display at the GEM and…
New Documentary on PBS
Cleopatra's Last Temple
Today's episode of the Secrets of the Dead series on PBS is featuring our research on the sunken Island of Antirhodos in Alexandria's eastern port. The documentary gives rare insights into our work on the temple to Isis which was part of the city's ancient royal quarters and functioned as a…
New Publication
The Iseum of the Royal Island of Antirhodos
A new publication “The Iseum of the Royal Island of Antirhodos” by Franck Goddio presents the results of 30 years of research by the European Institute of Underwater Archaeology (IEASM) on the sunken island of Antirhodos in the eastern port of Alexandria and how the archaeological finds of the…
Open Lecture:
The Temple to Poseidon in the Portus Magnus of Alexandria
Join us for an exploration of Alexandria’s ancient Portus Magnus and one of its enigmatic sacred sites, the Temple to Poseidon. Franck Goddio presents the latest research on this place of divine protection and seafaring power in the ancient Mediterranean, which submerged over a thousand years ago…
New Documentary
Cleopatra's Sunken Treasures
A new documentary "Le trésor englouti de Cléopâtre" featuring our research in the port of Alexandria and the discovery of a temple airs in France today, Friday, 13 June at 9:10 pm on RMC découverte.
Our recent excavations have revealed the mysteries of a temple of Isis built on the royal island of…
OCMA conference
Alexandria and the Sea II
The conference "Alexandria and the Sea II - Continuity and Change from Ptolemaic to Roman Alexandria" is held by the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA), 25th-27th September 2025, Harris Manchester College, Oxford, UK.
Programme at: https://ocma.web.ox.ac.uk/alexandria-and-the-sea2
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Fascinating finds from Thonis-Heracleion provide new archaeological evidence
One-armed wooden anchors
