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In Hollywood adventure films, you must have often seen stories of mysterious cities buried in the ocean, sunken ships and glittering treasures of gold and silver. Now scientists and international archaeologists have completely turned this imaginary story into reality. A team of divers has discovered a lost ancient city, which is being called ‘Egyptian Atlantis’, in the abyssal depths of Abu Qir Gulf, about 7 kilometers away from the coast of Egypt.
Gleaming gold ornaments, silver sacred objects, ancient weapons and a huge secret temple have been found from the debris of this very ancient and historical city ‘Thonis-Heraklion’, which suddenly disappeared into the sea more than 2000 years ago. This surprising and historic discovery under the sea has shaken scientists, historians and archaeologists all over the world.
Egypt’s richest city slept in the lap of the sea
According to history books, Thonis-Heraklion was Egypt’s busiest, most modern and wealthy port, long before the famous city of Alexandria was founded. Every small or big merchant ship coming through the Mediterranean Sea had to pass through here to pay taxes and do business. But around the second century BC, nature took such a turn that everything got destroyed. Due to a terrible earthquake, a devastating tsunami and rising sea levels, the ground beneath this coastal city suddenly caved in.
Within no time, the entire luxurious city, its big houses and grand temples of gods and goddesses sank into the depths of the sea and with time a thick layer of sand got deposited on it. Now a high-tech team of divers led by the famous French explorer Frank Godio has shocked the world by uncovering one of the biggest and unsolved mysteries of this sunken city.
Centuries-old treasure unearthed from secret vault of Amun’s temple
Archaeologists got the biggest success in this mission during the excavation of the ruins of the ‘Temple of Amun’, considered the most sacred of ancient Egypt. A secret vault, buried safely for centuries under layers of heavy stones and thick soil several feet thick, has been found. When this safe was opened, the researchers were stunned. Inside, very beautiful and finely carved gold ornaments, silver religious ritual utensils and a magnificent ‘Dead Pillar’ made of precious blue stone like lapis lazuli were found. In ancient Egyptian culture, this pillar was considered a symbol of stability and prosperity. The thick and oxygen-free mud of the sea kept these precious things completely protected from rust and rot for thousands of years.
The mystery of 2500 years old wood and the secret temple of the goddess of love
While digging deep into the floor of the temple, scientists were shocked when they found huge wooden beams and pillars deep below the ground. When their carbon dating was done in the lab, it was found that these woods belonged to the 5th century BC. This simply means that even before the construction of this grand temple, a very old and developed civilization or population lived here, about which there is no mention in the existing history books. The survival of wood intact in salt water for so many years is no less than a miracle.
This process of discovery did not stop here. Just to the east of the Temple of Amun, divers have found the remains of another unknown temple. Investigation revealed that this temple belonged to ‘Aphrodite’, the goddess of love of Greek culture. Greek style pottery, bronze sculptures and a very beautiful artistic vessel in the shape of a duck have been found here which is about 2300 years old. This discovery provides historical evidence that in Thonis-Heraklion the people of Egypt and Greece not only traded together, but also worshiped each other’s gods and goddesses.
Deadly ancient weapons of Greek soldiers found underground
While exploring the ashes of this sunken city, scientists have also recovered a large quantity of ancient Greek weapons. Historians speculate that these weapons belonged to Greek soldiers hired by the Egyptian kings to guard their northern border and protect the port. This discovery is also important because this time is several hundred years older than Alexander the Great’s arrival in Egypt. Scientists have used state-of-the-art underwater scanning and satellite technology to look into this depth of the ocean. Experts believe that a large part of this mysterious city is still yet to be discovered, which may lead to even bigger and shocking revelations in the coming days.