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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…