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The Lost City of Heracleion was Egypt s largest harbor, their mythological origins date back to the 12th century BC, and it has numerous ties to Ancient Greece.
Archaeologists found an ancient shipwreck as well as the burial grounds of an African funerary place dating from the early fourth century.
A shipwreck going back 2,200 years has been unearthed beneath the Mediterranean Sea in a buried underwater metropolis. They also discovered the ruin of an ancient Egyptian galley along with a golden amulet at the site of Thônis-Heracleion the underwater city.
What caused the ancient ship to sink?
This photo was taken by Sam Moghadam Khamseh in 2017.
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Underwater City in Egypt Reveals Ancient Ship And Burial Site Hidden Below The Waves
OWEN JARUS, LIVE SCIENCE
27 JULY 2021
Archaeologists have discovered the 2,200-year-old wreck of an ancient Egyptian ship that sank after being struck with giant blocks from the famous temple of Amun.
The so-called galley, along with a burial ground, were discovered beneath the Mediterranean Sea in Thonis-Heracleion, a city that fell into the water long ago.
The ship is called a fast galley, a type of vessel with a large sail that would have been propelled to relatively high speeds by a team of oarsmen. The recently discovered fast galley is 82 feet (25 meters) long with a flat keel, a feature that is commonly found among ancient vessels that navigated the Nile River.
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