A diver from Franck Goddio's team examines artifacts on the seabed at the submerged city of Heracleion. The site, discovered in 2000, has yielded over 64 s
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A diver from Franck Goddio's team examines artifacts on the seabed at the submerged city of Heracleion. The site, discovered in 2000, has yielded over 64 ships, 700 anchors, gold coins, giant statues, and the remains of a grand temple to the god Amun, all preserved beneath meters of sediment in Abu Qir Bay.
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