A fascinating showcase of some of the ancient world’s richest archaeological finds in recent years
Beneath the waters of Abukir Bay, at the edge of the Nile Delta, lie the submerged remains of ancient Egyptian cities that sank over 1,000 years ago only to be rediscovered in the late twentieth century. Pioneering underwater excavations have yielded a wealth of ancient buildings and artifacts, including temples, harbor installations, and no fewer than sixty-nine shipwrecks. Some of the greatest of these treasures will be exhibited in London for the first time in 2016.
Through these spectacular finds, this book explains how two monumental ancient civilizations, Egypt and Greece, interacted in the late first millennium bc, from the founding of Thonis-Heracleion, Naukratis, and Canopus as trading and religious centers to the conquest of Egypt by Alexander the Great; the ensuing centuries of Ptolemaic (Hellenistic) rule; the suicide of Cleopatra, the last active pharaoh of Ptolemaic Egypt; and the ultimate dominance of the Roman Empire. Throughout, Greeks and Egyptians lived alongside one another in these lively cities, sharing their politics, religious beliefs, languages, and customs.
Sunken Cities showcases a spectacular collection of artifacts, coupled with an insightful presentation of the history by world-renowned experts in the subject. 250 color illustrations

Sunken Cities: Egypt's Lost Worlds (British Museum, 1)

Arts & Photography

Goddio, Franck

Masson-Berghoff, Aurelia

Collections, Catalogs & Exhibitions

Thames&Hudson

Sunken Cities: Egypt's Lost Worlds

Biographies & Memoirs

This book presents the first topographic outline of the city of Heracleion and the nearby Ptolemaic and Byzantine sites, all currently being excavated underwater in the Bay of Aboukir. This volume is the product of ten years of survey and excavation.

Topography and Excavation of Heracleion-Thonis and East Canopus (1996-2006): Underwater Archaeology in the Canopic region in Egypt (OCMA Monograph)

History

Ancient Civilizations

Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology

Mapping the remains of the submerged royal quarters of ancient Alexandria is a huge undertaking. The first part of this book details the sophisticated survey techniques used to survey, map and excavate the seabed and the remains hidden within it. Selected accounts on the Great harbour and Palaces of Alexandria are discussed along with epigraphical documents, sculptural and architectural pieces recovered during the undertakings of the project. An important book recording one of the most significant and enigmatic sites in the Mediterranean.

Alexandria, Egypt: The Submerged Royal Quarters (Underwater Archeology)

Periplus Publishing Ltd

In this publication, Franck Goddio presents the results of fifteen years patient research, restoration and preservation work on the thousands of items found on the wreck of the Honourable East India Company ship, the Griffin. The ship was part of a convoy sailing along a little-known sea route sometimes used as a shortcut. It was charged with a clandestine mission crucial to the expansion policy which the East India Company was aggressively, if discreetly, pursuing at that time. The minute restoration, documentation and comparison of the remains of this shipwreck cast new light on European trading patterns, but above all on our knowledge of the great Chinese art of porcelain manufacture and decoration and its master artists. The excavation proved a massive undertaking, requiring a sizeable team, 420 days of work onsite and a total of 15 years to complete. The book is lavishly illustrated with photographs, maps and archival material, and contains a complete inventory of the porcelain found on the wreck site.

Griffin - On the Route of an Indiaman

Jay, Evelyne

de Saint Michel, Guyot

Periplus Publishing London

Lost at Sea: The Strange Route of the Lena Shoal Junk

Book by Goddio, Franck, Crick, Monique, Lam, Peter, Pierson, Stavey, Scott, Rosemary

Crick, Monique

Scott, Rosemary

Lam, Peter

Pierson, Stavey

'The wreck of a Chinese junk discovered in 1997 on the Lena Shoal, northeast of Palawan in the Philippines, yielded a remarkable trove of Ming Dynasty ceramics'. This book accompanies an exhibition held at the Percival David Foundation of Chinese Art at the School of Oriental and African Studies in London in 2001, featuring ceramic artefacts from the late 15th century wreck.

Sunken Treasure: Lena Cargo

History & Criticism

Book by Goddio, Franck, Crick, Monique, Lam, Peter, Pierson, Stacey, Scott, Rosemary

Pierson, Stacey

Following the underwater archaeologist, Franck Goddio's discovery of the ruins of three ancient cities in Aboukir Bay off the coast of Egypt, this book provides comprehensive documentation on the marvels that were found.

Egypt's Sunken Treasures

Clauss, Manfred

Prestel-Verlag

In this book for young readers, one of the world’s leading marine archaeologists tells the incredible story of his adventures discovering ancient treasures at the bottom of the sea. This remarkable children’s book takes readers on an undersea adventure as they follow Franck Goddio and his daring team of underwater archaeologists searching for artifacts from lost cities. Spellbinding photographs show how, like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, finds from the seabed provide a new picture of what life was like in Egypt during the age of Cleopatra. Goddio and his team invite young readers to accompany them in their exciting work, and to experience the difficulties, successes and surprises of a present-day adventure. Children will enjoy hours of entertaining and informative reading as they learn exactly what it’s like to discover history at the bottom of the sea.

The Treasures of the Seven Seas: Cleopatra and the Myster of the San Diego

Bianchi, Marianne Meyer

Reference

Prestel

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Sunken Cities: Egypt's Lost Worlds (British Museum, 1)

Sunken Cities: Egypt's Lost Worlds

Topography and Excavation of Heracleion-Thonis and East Canopus (1996-2006): Underwater Archaeology in the Canopic region in Egypt (OCMA Monograph)

Alexandria, Egypt: The Submerged Royal Quarters (Underwater Archeology)

Griffin - On the Route of an Indiaman

Lost at Sea: The Strange Route of the Lena Shoal Junk

Sunken Treasure: Lena Cargo

Lost at Sea: The Strange Route of the Lena Shoal Junk

Egypt's Sunken Treasures

The Treasures of the Seven Seas: Cleopatra and the Myster of the San Diego