The discovery of a sunken archaeological treasure in Egypt .. the authorities clarify the details
Underwater excavations will also be completed during the season to uncover more evidence and archaeological evidence and the ship's secrets.
The Egyptian authorities have found an archaeological treasure sunk in the waters of the Mediterranean Sea off the city of El Alamein in the north of the country.
And the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities announced that the Egyptian archaeological mission from the Central Department of Sunken Antiquities found in a sunken site in the Mediterranean Sea, which is about 650 meters from the shore of the El Alamein area, the remains of a sunken ship and a number of tractors dating back to the third century BC.
Dr. Mustafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said that the El Alamein region and the northern coast in the third century BC had great importance, and there were many commercial ports, in addition to the scientific importance. Where the discovery provides new evidence of the status of Egypt and the region in terms of trade, economy and tourism.
Dr. Ayman Ashmawy, Head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, indicated that during the archaeological survey work in the region, remains of the sunken ship's wood were found, and hundreds of pottery artifacts, including a large number of "amphoras" jars imported from the island of Rhodes in Greece, which were It was used in the past to store and transport wine, indicating that these jars were found resting on a sunken island next to the ship, which confirms that the reason for the ship's sinking during its commercial voyage is likely to be the impact of its bottom on the island at the bottom of the sea.
from his side Islam Selim, head of the Central Department of Sunken Antiquities, explained that this archaeological site was reached through engineer Hussein Mosharafa, owner of a marine survey company, who saw the remains of the sunken ship while his company was conducting survey work in this area, and in turn notified the Supreme Council of Antiquities, where he did, on Al-Fur, an archaeological scientific team from the Central Department of Submerged Antiquities to go to the El Alamein area and start diving and archaeological survey work to explore the site and determine its historical and archaeological importance.
He added that the studies conducted by the work team indicate that the ship that was found is a merchant ship, dating back to the third century BC, which explains the progress of the commercial movement. Between Egypt and the Mediterranean countries at that time, as it is known that the northern coast included about 30 villages, cities, and ports during the Greek and Roman eras, the most important of which are the ports of Marsa Matruh, El Dabaa, and Marina El Alamein, explaining that these ports were stations on the way of ships Coming from North Africa and southern Europe to Alexandria, food products such as wine, olives, and grains were exported from the ports of the northern coast to North Africa, southern Europe, and the eastern Mediterranean.
He stated that the mission had completed archaeological documentation of the finds using 3D imaging technology, and a study is currently underway to determine scenarios for dealing with archaeological finds, preserving them and removing them from the site, and underwater excavations will be completed during the season to reveal more archaeological evidence and evidence and the ship's secrets. .
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