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Ancient Treasures Unearthed from Egyptian Underwater City

8/22/2025

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Marine archaeologists in Egypt recovered treasures from a 2,000-year-old underwater city near Alexandria.
This is the first major retrieval since Egypt signed UNESCO's underwater cultural heritage treaty in 2001.
Significant finds include a quartz sphinx with Ramesses II's cartouche and a damaged granite sculpture from the late Ptolemaic era.
The site may extend from the ancient city of Canopus, which thrived during Ptolemaic and Roman periods.

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Marine archaeologists in Egypt recovered treasures from a 2,000-year-old underwater city near Alexandria.
This is the first major retrieval since Egypt signed UNESCO's underwater cultural heritage treaty in 2001.
Significant finds include a quartz sphinx with Ramesses II's cartouche and a damaged granite sculpture from the late Ptolemaic era.
The site may extend from the ancient city of Canopus, which thrived during Ptolemaic and Roman periods.