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Egypt pulls relics of 2,000-year-old sunken city

A sunken city's treasures are pulled from the depths after 2,000 years

Archaeologists and divers retrieved a trove of ancient treasures Thursday from a 2,000-year-old sunken city off the coast of Alexandria, Egypt. Cranes carefully lifted these ancient artifacts from the shallow seawater of Abu Qir bay throughout the day, in front of gathered reporters.

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Egypt pulls relics of 2,000-year-old sunken city from deep sea near Alexandria

The operation revealed buildings, artefacts, and a dock dating back over 2,000 years, spanning Egypt’s Ptolemaic and Roman eras. According to Agence France-Presse, as reported by The Guardian, divers who helped locate the items watched from shore as cranes lifted them to the surface.

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2,000-Year-Old Statues Resurface From Sunken City Off Alexandria, Egypt

Archaeologists recover ancient statues from underwater ruins near Alexandria, Egypt, shedding light on Ptolemaic and Roman-era life.

Horror as six students drown on school trip to Egypt beach as 24 more injured

The students had gone down to Abu Talat Beach in Alexandria as part of a school trip when they got into trouble in the water ...

Egypt retrieves submerged ancient artifacts from Alexandria

Ancient artifacts from a more than 2000-year-old city were lifted from the sea off the coast of Alexandria in Egypt, ...

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Ancient artifacts of sunken city likely destroyed by earthquake or tsunami plucked from seafloor

Ancient 2,000-year-old artifacts were recovered from the Mediterranean Sea near Alexandria, Egypt, possibly from the sunken ...

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Photos show 2,000-year-old artifacts pulled from waters off Egypt's coast

Ancient statues, Roman coins and other artifacts from a sunken city were pulled from the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of ...

Photos from Egypt show archaeologists and divers recovering ancient artifacts from the seabed

Archaeologists and divers worked together to retrieve statues, Roman coins and other relics from the Mediterranean seabed in ...

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Alexandria Renames Borg El Arab Airport to Alexandria International Airport

Alexandria Governorate, in coordination with the Ministry of Civil Aviation, announced on its official Facebook Page on 20 ...

Six students drown on school trip to beach in Egypt after ‘struggling in water’ as 24 more injured

AT least six students have reportedly drowned and 24 others have been injured on a school trip to a beach in Egypt.

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Egypt retrieves submerged artifacts at Alexandria shore

Egypt retrieved on Thursday (August 21) submerged artifacts at the shore of the coastal city of Alexandria. “The artifacts ...

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China, Egypt sign MoU on maritime archaeology

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- China and Egypt have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to cooperate on maritime archaeology and the protection of underwater cultural heritage.

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