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The Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA) and the University of Zurich held a conference on Religious Landscapes of Egypt – Late to Greco-Roman Period from 16 – 18 February 2017 at the University of Zurich.

Far-reaching changes were happening in the religious life of Egypt during the latter part…

Osiris, Egypt’s Sunken Mysteries (German title: „Osiris - Das versunkene Geheimnis Ägyptens“) opens 10 February 2017 at Museum Rietberg in Zurich. The exhibition features some 300 objects, many of them on display for the first time outside Egypt.

The focus of the exhibition is on finds that have…

The exhibition "Sunken Cities, Egypt's Lost Worlds" with discoveries from our underwater archaeological expeditions off the coast of Egypt is on display at the British Museum in London from 19 May - 27 November 2016. It is the first large-scale exhibition of underwater archaeology at the museum. The…

Oxford University’s Centre for Maritime Archaeology (OCMA) has published a new book on Thonis-Heracleion and the archaeology in the Canopic region in Egypt. The volume “Thonis-Heracleion in Context”, edited by Damian Robinson and Franck Goddio, presents 16 papers that explore the port-city from the…

A fascinating new exhibition featuring latest underwater archaeological discoveries of Franck Goddio and his team will be on display soon:

Osiris. Egypt's Sunken Mysteries will open its doors at the Arab World Institute in Paris on September 8th 2015 with over 250 artefacts, many of them never…

Our site in the Bay of Abu Kir is exposed to winds from the North East, which bring a large swell to the mother ship and all our smaller feluccas, making working conditions difficult on the surface, and a wet daily ride from the fisherman's port for our Egyptian Colleagues.

But the swell isn’t so…

Roland and Pascal are our underwater videography and lighting crew. They have been capturing the excitement of Franck’s discoveries from the beginning, and translating those hard to capture underwater moments for dramatic documentary films.

And although their job sets them slightly apart, they are…

"I have been asked if we have any idea how big Heracleion was before it was swallowed by the sea. I can tell you it seems huge when you try to swim, or walk along the bottom from one side to the other, you might use all the air in your tanks for the trip.

But we do have a pretty good idea where it…

After a hard day's work underwater, and the subsequent work of recording, photographing, and mapping the day's discoveries, it's great to be able to unwind and watch a film together.

Thanks to Roland, our resident movie maker and afficionado, we have a wide selection of new releases and older…

"When people see the beautiful underwater photography that accompanies the exhibitions of artifacts that we recover during excavations, they remark that the visibility must always be good.

But in fact the normal visibility is generally poor, and sometimes downright bad. Like today, for example.…