- Underwater archaeologists have made stunning new discoveries during excavations at the sunken ancient port city of Thonis-Heracleion.
- Thônis-Heracleion was one of the two primary access points to ancient Egypt from the Mediterranean. (The other, Canopus, was discovered in 1999.)
- Heracleion "Thonis" Lost Egyptian Underwater City Documentary. Egypt’s Atlantis: Major Discoveries at the Lost Sunken City of Heracleion | Ancient Architects.
- This project was a response to the sunken city Thonis-Heracleion (Egypt) which was re-discovered in 2000. It was founded 8 BC and submerged in 8 AD.
- Then the city vanished around 1,200 years ago. Thonis-Heracleion was thought to be a legend for centuries when… lo and behold!
- Experts believe soil liquefaction and a gradual rise in sea level eventually led to the abandonment of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus.
- Vanished beneath the waters of the Mediterranean, the lost cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus lay at the mouth of the Nile.
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- O zamana kadar, akademisyenler Heracleion ve Thonis’in tek ve aynı kent olduğuna bile emin değildi.
- Heracleion, also known as Thonis, was an ancient Egyptian city near Alexandria whose ruins are located in Abu Qir Bay, 2.5 km off the coast, under 10m of water.