Egypt's sunken antiquities threatened by ship waste
6/27/2017 10:00:00 PM
A sunken red granite tower, part of a pylon of the Isis temple, is lifted out of the Mediterranean Sea
off the archaeological eastern harbour of Alexandria, Egypt. December 17, 2009 [Credit: AP]
A team of Egyptian archaeologists is working to preserve sunken antiquities – nearly 11,000 of them – on the sea floor off Alexandria. The site is part of the submerged palace complex believed to have been the home of Queen Cleopatra.
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