Three
Roman shipwrecks and an ancient Egyptian votive bark to the god Osiris were
discovered earlier this week on the Mediterranean seabed near the Egyptian city
of Alexandria, along with a collection of smaller Artifacts. Written By/ Nevine
El-Aref.
The
finds were discovered during underwater excavations carried out by a joint
mission from the Ministry of Antiqiuties' Underwater Archaeology Department and
the European Institute of Underwater Archaeology in Abu Qir Bay and
Alexandria's eastern harbour.
Mostafa
Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, told Ahram
Online that the mission also uncovered a crystal Roman head probably depicting
the Roman army commander Marc Antony and gold coins from the reign of Emperor
Augustus.
Osama
Al-Nahas, head of the Underwater Archeology Department at the ministry,
explained that the eastern harbour still hides many treasures, and that
evidence suggests a fourth shipwreck could yet be identified during the
mission's next archaeological season in 2018.
The
evidence, he told the Ahram Online, consists of large wooden beams and remains
of pottery vessels, which may have been the cargo of a fourth ship.
In
September the mission began its archaeological survey of the sunken city of
Heraclion, which is located under Abu Qir Bay. The mission has also continued
the restoration of those objects recovered from the seafloor during their
previous archaeological seasons.
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