Alexandria Archive

Ptolemaic-Era Warship Discovered Near The Sunken City Of Heracleion In Alexandria By Underwater Archaeologists

AncientPages.com | July 20, 2022

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - The sunken city of Heracleion off the shores of Alexandria, Egypt, was once part of the kingdom of Cleopatra. In recent years, underwater

Archaeology

Ancient Greco-Roman Amphora Workshop Discovered In Alexandria, Egypt

AncientPages.com | April 17, 2022

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - Archaeologists excavating at Tabba Matouh in west Alexandria, Egypt have unearthed an ancient workshop dating back to the Roman era. This was a

Archaeology

Ancient Egyptian Mummies With Golden Tongues Discovered In Alexandria

AncientPages.com | February 3, 2021

Jan Bartek - AncientPages.com - While excavating at Taposiris Magna temple in Alexandria, Egypt archaeologists unearthed several rock-cut tombs. Inside them were 2,000-year-old mummies who had been given

Artifacts

Attempt To Smuggle Three Artefacts From Alexandria Port – Failed

AncientPages.com | October 28, 2020

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - An attempt to smuggle three artifacts made of porcelain and glass at Alexandria port - failed, according to the authorities. The head of

Granite columns and a Greek temple were found during recent dives and studies in the ancient sunken harbour city Heracleion, off Egypt 's north coast. Image credit: Ministry of Antiquities

Archaeology

New Discoveries In Underwater Excavations Of Sunken Cities Of Canopus and Heracleion

AncientPages.com | July 29, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - Ahram Online reports that underwater archaeologists discovered more secrets of the sunken cities of Heracleion and Canopus in Abu Qir Bay, in Alexandria. Archaeologists

A new mosaic was found in Alexandria by Polish archaeologists

Archaeology

Beautiful Mosaic Dated To Graeco-Roman Times Discovered In Alexandria, Egypt

AncientPages.com | July 22, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - The ancient urban complex of Kom el-Dikka has been excavated by Poland’s Centre for Mediterranean Archaeology (CAS since 1960. Polish archaeologists work in

Buried and forgotten for centuries, the foundation walls of a monumental building dating to the era of Alexander the Great have been uncovered in the Egyptian city named in his honor. PHOTOGRAPH COURTESY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC

Archaeology

New Hope To Finally Find Tomb Of Alexander The Great

AncientPages.com | March 6, 2019

Conny Waters – AncientPages.com - There is a new hope to finally unearth the lost tomb of Alexander the Great. Greek archaeologist Calliope Limneos-Papakosta had been digging in Shallalat

he sarcophagus discovered in the Ptolemaic tomb. Image credit/ Ahram Online/El-Aref

Archaeology

Ptolemaic Granite Sarcophagus Found In Alexandria, Egypt

AncientPages.com | July 6, 2018

AncientPages.com - A granite sarcophagus and a marble bust were found in a tomb during excavation work on private land in Sidi Gaber, Alexandria, reports Ahram Online. The black

Decorations - Hellenistic toms. Image credits: Ahram Online

Archaeology

Hellenistic Decorated Tombs And Tombstone Probably Used As A False Door Unearthed In Egypt

AncientPages.com | January 10, 2018

AncientPages.com - Several Greco-Roman tombs, including a tombstone, have been uncovered at the Al-Abd archaeological site, in the eastern cemetery of the ancient city of Alexandria, Egypt. Hellenistic tombs

Archaeology

Stunning Ancient Roman Artifacts And Three Shipwrecks Discovered Underwater Off The Coast Off Alexandria, Egypt

AncientPages.com | November 26, 2017

AncientPages.com - Three shipwrecks packed with stunning artifacts dating back to the Roman era have been found underwater on the seabed of northern coastal province of Alexandria. The findings