Heraclion was named after the legendary Heracles. The ancients believed that he had indeed been to this city, which was a prosperous metropolis at that time. When it was built in the 8th century BC, it was located on the Nile River near the Mediterranean Sea. Cleopatra was even crowned in one of its temples. Then, it was flooded about 1500 years ago, and now it is about 150 feet (45 meters) underwater.
Since archaeologists discovered it in 2000, Heraclion (also known as Tonis) has slowly revealed its ancient secrets. According to the report of the Greek Ministry of Culture, during the excavation in the past two months, archaeologists were glad to find the remains of a large temple, including its stone pillars, and the remains of a small Greek temple, which was buried under the sediment 3 feet (65,438+0 meters) deep at the bottom of the sea. Photo: Teenage bones buried next to Egyptian pyramids.
The excavation team of Egyptian and European archaeologists was led by underwater archaeologist Frank Gao Diao, who discovered Heraclion 19 years ago. The research team used a scanning tool, which can transmit images of cultural relics lying and buried on the seabed.
Gold earrings found underwater. (Christoph Gerigk/Hilti Foundation/Egyptian Ministry of Cultural Relics) The scanning tool shows a part of a ship. In the past excavations, archaeologists found 75 ships, although not all of them were complete. The Ministry of Cultural Relics said in a statement that this new discovery is the missing part of the ship 6 1, and it is likely to be used for the ceremony.
This is not a boat either. When archaeologists pieced together the ship 6 1, it was 43 feet long and 16 feet wide (13 meters by 5 meters).
There are some little treasures on board-coins of bronze and gold, and jewels. The copper coins discovered by Heraclion can be traced back to Ptolemy II who ruled from 283 BC to 246 BC. The archaeological team also found pottery in the 3rd and 4th centuries BC, and the Ministry pointed out that,
This is one of the coins found when digging underwater. (Christoph Gerigk/Hilti Foundation/Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities) The team also visited the underwater site of Kanopus, which, like Hera Clion, is located in Abu Zil Bay in Alexandria. According to the Ministry, in Kanopus, archaeologists discovered an ancient building complex, which extended the footprint of the city to the south by about 0.6 miles (65,438+0 kilometers).
Canopus has other treasures; Archaeologists discovered an ancient port, Ptolemy and Byzantine coins, Ptolemy's rings and earrings. All these cultural relics show that Kanupus was a busy city from the 4th century BC to the * * * era.
Seven pictures of amazing archaeological discoveries from Egypt: pictures of beautifully preserved ancient tombs found in segala: ancient Egyptian settlements found in Wadaril, Hudi, were originally published in Field Science.