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Even Business Insider is getting in on the exciting news of the recent finds of Franck Goddio's Team in Egypt  One of the Team with a very interesting find
© Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation. Photo Christoph Gerigk
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This statue of a Queen of Egypt, emerging from the sea in a wet, transparent tunic clinging to her body, is attributed to Arsinoé II. Can you imagine the desire amongst the divers on Franck's team to find the remaining pieces of this beautiful statue in the submarine desert sands of Canopus? I'm re-watching these videos Franck Goddio made about some of the greatest finds during the ongoing underwater archaeological excavations of Sunken Egyptian Cities.  After a millenium under the sea, and a few years on tour of the worlds cultural capitals as part of exhibitions of the finds of the IEASM, the colossal statues of an Egyptian Queen dressed as Isis and her double-crowned Pharaoh King have found a permanent home at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt. The long anticipated Museum opening has not yet occurred, but eager visitors can already see the Royal Couple in their place of prominence. So far from where Franck Goddio's team of divers found them. I am so proud to be part of that team, and remember the discovery like it was yesterday. CNN just covered the opening in a video clip here. I hope you enjoy it.  New Project; Researching all the Sunken Cities of the World, (and calling out the internet fakes)8/4/2023 Seeing as I spent over 20 years diving on the most important sunken cities in history as part of the team of legendary Underwater Archaeologist Franck Goddio, I ought to know what the competition is, right?
But there are a lot of sites with "Submerged Cultural Resources" (as the experts call them) out there, and with new technology and interest, new ones pop up regularly. Not to mention the plethora of malignant videos and articles offering photoshopped and AI produced images of fantastical underwater scenes that never existed. So I'm doing some digging, for my own interest, and will be plopping the interesting bits in here as posts. Step one; A google search of the words "Sunken Cities" results below: Inconceivably, Heracleion did not come in first place! Scandalous! Maritime archaeologist Franck Goddio gave interesting insights into his amazing work via livestream on January 24. He shared latest developments from Ancient Egypt on the ongoing excavations of Thonis-Heracleion, located seven kilometers from the current coast of Egypt. For centuries, this city was Egypt's largest port on the Mediterranean before Alexander the Great founded Alexandria in 331 BC. Supported by the Hilti Foundation, the French underwater archaeologist Franck Goddio began his excavations near the Egyptian Mediterranean coast in 1996. With meticulous research and boundless energy, he and his team found the sunken cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus. Since then, not a year goes by without further sensational discoveries and unique artifacts being lifted from beneath the waves. In 2003 Franck Goddio founded the Oxford Centre for Underwater Archaeology with the support of the Hilti Foundation. This institute documents and supports scientific research. Since 2006, regular exhibitions have been held around the world to present the remarkable finds and research results to the global public Souvenirs de l'exposition « Osiris, mystères engloutis d’Égypte », Institut du Monde arabe, Paris, du 8 septembre 2015 au 6 mars 2016. Cette grande exposition présentait 293 objets dont 250 issus des fouilles sous-marines menées par l’archéologue Franck Goddio auxquels s’ajoutait une quarantaine d'œuvres provenant des musées du Caire et d’Alexandrie. Certaines d'entre elles étaient présentées pour la première fois. L'exposition abordait l’un des grands mythes fondateurs de la civilisation égyptienne: la légende d'Osiris et la célébration des "Mystères d'Osiris" qui commémorait la mort et la renaissance d’Osiris lors de cette importante cérémonie secrète annuelle.
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Current Mission: Underwater Archaeology in Egypt Oct/Nov 2025
Recent Mission; Joining Underwater Archaeological Expedition Diving in the Mekong River, Spring 2025
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