Marking a stunning discovery, a team of archaeologists from the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM) uncovered a trove of historical treasures.
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Archaeological treasures, including 2,400-year-old fruit, discovered at ancient Egyptian city
Archaeological treasures, including Greek ceramics and 2,400-year-old wicker baskets filled with fruit, have been discovered at the site of the ancient sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion, off Egypt s coast. Thonis-Heracleion was Egypt s largest Mediterranean port before Alexander the Great founded Alexandria in 331 BCE. A team from the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM), led by French marine archaeologist Franck Goddio, have been studying the area for years. Along the north-east entrance canal of the submerged city the team found the remains of a large tumulus a Greek funerary area.