The city of Heracleion sits 10 meters under the sea in Aby Qir Bay. About 1,200 years ago, the ancient Egyptian city submerged underwater for reasons yet to be discovered. Archaeologists and scientists have been exploring the lost city for over the past decade and the discoveries they have made are incredible
Heracleion is also known as Thonis. The lost city used to be a city of great wealth and was home to the main station where all trade from Greece and other spots of the Mediterranean entered Egypt. The city was a very important port at the time, but now the city’s ruins sit under the sea off the coast of Alexandria.
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More then 64 buried ships and 700 anchors have been discovered along with gold coins and stone. Archaeologists have also discovered giant statues that are as tall as 16 feet and hundreds of smaller statues of gods. Large stones inscribed in ancient Egyptian and ancient Greek are some of the ancient items scientists have brought to the surface. One of the greatest discoveries is a huge temple to the god Amun-Gerab, which happened to be one of the supreme gods of the Egyptians.
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Luckly, the site has incredible preservation. But scientists still have no idea what caused Heracleion to submerge underwater. It is possible that the sea level rose and combined with unstable sediment it caused the city to collapse around 12 feet.
There is still so much more to discover of Heracleion. Scientists continue to study and observe the area in hopes of finding out more answers. They are even working on a documentary exploring the lost city.
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