One of the New Divers on the team, Leonie Hoff, Just had an article published about her work  studying the fingerprints n ancient clay statuettes found recently by our team in Egypt.

The Science News Today Article says;
"A fascinating and groundbreaking study by Ph.D. student Leonie Hoff from the University of Oxford, recently published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, unveils how ancient fingerprints preserved on terracotta figurines provide compelling clues about the age, sex, and potential roles of the makers involved in their production. This research offers a rare glimpse into the lives of the artisans of Thonis-Heracleion, an ancient Egyptian port city that flourished between the seventh and second centuries BCE, shedding new light on a profession that has remained largely mysterious for centuries."

Silicone molded copy of imprints found on the interior of H20257, including measurements taken for ridge breadths (lines) and ridge densities (squares). Credit: Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation.

If you want the full article from The Oxford Journal of Archaeology, go Here

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Fascinating images that offer a glimpse into ancient Egypt: Photographer Christoph Gerigk talks about his work in the sunken ancient cities off the coast of Egypt and the challenges and developments in underwater photography.
Fascinating images that offer a glimpse into ancient Egypt: Photographer Christoph Gerigk talks about his work in the sunken ancient cities off the coast of Egypt and the challenges and developments in underwater photography.
Since the early 1990s Franck Goddio and the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM), in cooperation with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and the Hilti Foundation, have explored the submerged remains of the ancient sunken cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus off the coast of Egypt and the Portus Magnus of Alexandria and its sunken royal quarter.
Photographer Christoph Gerigk has been collaborating with the IEASM for more than 25 years. In this episode, he talks about his work in the sunken ancient cities and the challenges and developments in underwater photography. Christoph has been honored twice at the World Press Photo Contest.
For more information about the work of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM):
https://www.ieasm.org/
https://www.franckgoddio.org/
https://www.youtube.com/@Franck_Goddio
For more information about the OCMA: https://ocma.web.ox.ac.uk/
For more information about the Hilti Foundation: https://www.hiltifoundation.org/

 Director of Excavations Franck Goddio asked me to make some short videos of our Life On Board, during the current Underwater Archaeological mission in Alexandria Egypt.
Since these are "Shorts" the load differently than typical youtube videos. It may take me e few tries to figure this out.

Flint Dibble is an archaeologist at Cardiff University, and he wrote a very good article about how, and WHY, to take on conspiracy theorist in the archaeology/history space.

"In a world filled with people sceptical of science, we need to see these opportunities, not as debates but spectacles. We need to speak up strategically and share our expertise in our post-truth world."

Ironically, the image used in the article was of an AI generated sunken civilization, not unlike the fantasy images often used alongside images of the real work of Underwater Archaeologist Franck Goddio.

Thank you Professor, for inspiring me to struggle more against online disinformation of all types.

Oil lamps played important roles at Christian pilgrimage shrines all over the Byzantine world.

This gold finger ring appears to be fully functional, and might have been owned by a christian Pilgrim visiting a sacred site in Egypt during the Byzantine era, when many ancient sacred sites had been converted under Christianity.  You can find out about this and other finds by Underwater Archaeologists on the team of Franck Goddio by visiting https://www.franckgoddio.org/finds/

Egyptian Pharaohs:Immersive Exhibitions in France


Some of the amazing underwater pictures taken during excavations off the coast of Egypt by award winning photographer and IEASM team member Christoph Gerigk are currently presented in the exhibition "Egyptian Pharaohs" at the Atelier des Lumières in Paris. They form part of a fascinating immersive exhibition experience that allows visitors to dive into the history of the pharaohs and Egypt's ancient civilization. "Egyptian Pharaohs" will also be on display at the Carrières des Lumières in Les Baux de Provence from 19 April 2024.

The BBC World Service programme Witness History has published a new video featuring the podcast episode with Franck Goddio. In "Discovering the ancient city of Thonis-Heracleion" Franck explains to host Josephine McDermott how he and the IEASM team managed to discover this ancient port city in today's Aboukir Bay and what incredible artefacts they have recovered from the seabed from the Sunken Egyptian City.

Roland has made a new "Life on Board film for Youtube and I really like the style, and his narrative voice is so enchanting!

As Underwater Archaeologist Franck Goddio leads the team to new discoveries that highlight the relationship between ancient Egyptian culture with the Greeks who traded there for over a thousand years.

I hope you'll enjoy this 17 minute update!