Treasures found in a 2,200-year-old shipwreck in Egypt’s Atlantis

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July 27, 2021, 08:55 PM 2 minutes to read

Treasures still to be found in sunken Egypt. Photo/Hilti Foundation via the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiques

Archaeologists have found a 2,200-year-old shipwreck buried at the bottom of the Mediterranean Sea.

The wreck of a military ship has been found under the ancient city of Heraklion (also known as Thonis), which fell into the sea after being destroyed by earthquakes in the 2nd century BC.

Besides the remains of a burial ground, it was noted that the 25-meter-long shipwreck was a boat shared to sail the Nile.

The amazing discovery in the ocean. Photo/Frank Goddio, Hilti Foundation via the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiques

“[The ship sunk] As a result of the collapse of the temple and the fall of huge blocks on it during the second century BC due to a devastating earthquake. A statement issued by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said that the fall of these stone blocks contributed to keeping the ship under the deep channel, which is now filled with the wreckage of the temple.

Archaeologists found the wreck under 5 meters of mud and debris with a burial site that was covered with a pile of rocks.

Egyptian treasures from two thousand years ago. Photo/Frank Goddio, Hilti Foundation via the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiques

It was discovered using a type of sonar by an Egyptian-French expedition led by the European Institute of Underwater Archeology (IEASM).

“This discovery beautifully illustrates the presence of Greek merchants who lived in that city,” the ministry told Reuters.

Gold engraving of fertility deity Bess, uncovered from wreckage. Photo/Frank Goddio, Hilti Foundation

“They built their own shelters near the huge temple of Amun. It was destroyed at one time and its remains were found mixed with the remains of the Egyptian temple.”

Egyptian Atlantis

The city of Heraklion, where Cleopatra was opened, was said to have been one of the most important commercial centers in the Mediterranean before disappearing into what is now Abu Qir Bay.

The Egyptian Atlantis in the modern Abu Qir Bay. Photo by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiques

Heraklion, which was located off the northern coast of Egypt, fell into the sea about 2,200 years ago and was lost for thousands of years until divers found its remains in 2000.

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In 2019, a mysterious temple was discovered among the ruins of a sunken ancient city described as the “Egyptian Atlantis”.

Studies of its sprawling ruins have continued ever since, although we still don’t know much about the once fascinating port city.

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