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Buried underwater, Ancient Egyptian artifacts rise to the surface in Paris
September 12, 2015 at 5:08 PM EDT
An exhibition of ancient Egyptian artifacts found buried underwater has opened to the public in Paris. Hari Sreenivasan reports.
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HARI SREENIVASAN: An exhibition of Egyptian artifacts discovered in ancient cities buried underwater has opened to the public in Paris.
The exhibit at the Arab World Institute features 250 artifacts from a pair of ancient cities discovered 15 years ago.
It took seven years of underwater excavation to retrieve the artifacts, from a 40 square mile area of the Mediterranean Sea near Alexandria, Egypt.
The objects – covered in sediment – and partially protected by the sea, date back 2,800 years.
Like this giant tablet with hieroglyphic writing. Some objects came out of the water only last year.
The French marine archeologist who discovered the cities believes they became submerged 1,200 years ago.
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Buried underwater, Ancient Egyptian artifacts rise to the surface in Paris
Buried underwater, Ancient Egyptian artifacts rise to the surface in Paris
September 12, 2015 at 5:08 PM EDT
An exhibition of ancient Egyptian artifacts found buried underwater has opened to the public in Paris. Hari Sreenivasan reports.
TRANSCRIPT
HARI SREENIVASAN: An exhibition of Egyptian artifacts discovered in ancient cities buried underwater has opened to the public in Paris.
The exhibit at the Arab World Institute features 250 artifacts from a pair of ancient cities discovered 15 years ago.
It took seven years of underwater excavation to retrieve the artifacts, from a 40 square mile area of the Mediterranean Sea near Alexandria, Egypt.
The objects – covered in sediment – and partially protected by the sea, date back 2,800 years.
Like this giant tablet with hieroglyphic writing. Some objects came out of the water only last year.
The French marine archeologist who discovered the cities believes they became submerged 1,200 years ago.
Continue reading at:
Buried underwater, Ancient Egyptian artifacts rise to the surface in Paris
