News Archive
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
For…
Fascinating finds from Thonis-Heracleion provide new archaeological evidence
One-armed wooden anchors
New Podcast Series
Maritime Archaeology
Together with our partner, the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA) at the University of Oxford, we have published the new podcast series "Maritime Archaeology: Research from the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA)".
In the series we discuss the fascinating discoveries and…
Webinar:
Latest Discoveries in Egypt
As part of the employee events our partner, the Hilti Foundation together with the Hilti Family Trust, invited Franck Goddio to talk about his achievements and discoveries off the coast of Egypt. Franck's presentation gives some pretty interesting new insights and aspects of the team's latest…
"Egyptian Pharaohs":
Immersive Exhibition in France
Some of the amazing underwater pictures taken during excavations off the coast of Egypt by award winning photographer and IEASM team member Christoph Gerigk are currently presented in the exhibition "Egyptian Pharaohs" at the Atelier des Lumières in Paris. They form part of a fascinating immersive…
20th anniversary of OCMA
Maritime Archaeology at the University of Oxford
This year marks the 20th anniversary of the co-foundation of the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA). We are very happy about this long-term cooperation with the University of Oxford and the Hilti Foundation. With OCMA we succeeded in establishing a specialist research project within the…