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International Day of Underwater Cultural Heritage
21 August 2026 marks the first official International Day of Underwater Cultural Heritage! Proposed by Director-General of UNESCO, Prof. Khaled El-Enany, this day celebrates the 'essential contribution of underwater cultural heritage to science, education and the cultural identity of peoples, and…
Youtube Series
Our new series Finds in Focus presents a selection of discoveries from our underwater archaeological excavations off the coast of Egypt. Their study continues to yield fascinating new insights and stories about long-lost civilizations.
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…