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Diving to the Pharaohs: The Discovery of Sunken Egypt

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In the spring of 1992, acknowledged pioneer of brand new maritime archaeology Franck Goddio got down to locate the port facilities and palace quarter of the ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria, founded in 331 BC. Equipped with state of the art sonar and nuclear magnetic resonance technology capable of detecting structures hidden deep in sediment, never before had maritime archaeologists put such a lot effort and technology into uncovering the mysteries of human history. Years later Goddio extended his search to include the Bay of Aboukir, where he found out cities that had been swallowed up by the sea more than a thousand years before, along side huge temples, colossal statues and the world’s largest ancient ship cemetery to this point.
Diving to the Pharaohs offers a first-hand account of this thrilling journey into the past, following Goddio’s divers on their underwater ventures. It depicts life on board a research vessel and provides exciting insights into the scientific findings. What used to be life like for the people of the pharaonic kingdom more than 2,000 years ago? How did they celebrate their feasts and festivals? Why did their cities vanish? These and more questions are answered in this book in the original text by accomplished science author Jürgen Bischoff, and photos by one of the most world’s most respected underwater photographers Christoph Gerigk, many of which appear here for the first time in print.

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