Underwater Archaeologist Finds 1,600-Year-Old City that Vanished 1,200 Years Ago

http://www.core77.com/blog/object_culture/underwater_archaeologist_franck_goddio_finds_1600-year-old_city_that_vanished_1200_years_ago_25008.asp

by chrbutler • 13 years ago

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andrewcooke• 13 years ago

if anyone else is confused by the title: it was used for 1,600 years, and has been submerged for 1,200 years (so you might say it's 2,800 years old...)

Samuel_Michon2• 13 years ago

That was my first thought when I saw the figurines in those photos: ”No way those are from 400-800AD, those are way older!”.

The first figurine looks like it’s wearing a Pschent (Ancient Egyptian double crown), much like the one on this statue: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossal_red_granite_statue_of_...

The fourth figurine looks like it’s wearing a Khepresh: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khepresh

Gravityloss• 13 years ago

The headline is misleading, he found it already in 2000.

cleverjake• 13 years ago

whats misleading about the title?

intrazoo• 13 years ago

maybe "finds" instead of "found" or "in 2000, found", here on a news (at least its in the URL) site.

That said, I have no problem, cool post OP!

Samuel_Michon2• 13 years ago

It’s baiting. Look at this similar title:

“Technology company Apple introduces entirely new user interface for its computers”

(Title for a 2013 article, referring to Apple’s 1984 original Mac)

grannyg00se• 13 years ago

I'm interested to hear more about how this guy quit his finance job and founded an institution so that he could do what he loved doing most full time. Power move!

cdooh• 13 years ago

Anyone esle read this title and think Atlantis?

RVijay007• 13 years ago

YES! Ha, I totally thought this...

webwanderings• 13 years ago

I don't know, I recall watching similar images in the Cleopatra excavation documentary they showed at one of the museum I attended not too long ago.

What kind of a source is core77.com?

seanmcdirmid• 13 years ago

core77 is mostly a design blog. This excavation dates back to 2000, so its not really new news.

SonicSoul• 13 years ago

i want that under water pen! tired of having to write while on land.

chrisphonk• 13 years ago

Yeah, writing on land's a real bummer.

JoeAltmaier• 13 years ago

Im interested in how long these treasures will last now that they are on dry land. War, greed, weather. Will they last another 1200 years? Why excavate them? I'm thinking Indiana Jones, not responsible archaeology.

alexsilver• 13 years ago

After reading the headline, a part of me was hoping that they found Atlantis! Alas...

Good find!

diroussel• 13 years ago

Atlantis has already been identified. It's most probably Thera, on Santorini.

Underwater Archaeologist Finds 1,600-Year-Old City that Vanished 1,200 Years Ago

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