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Heracleion (Ancient Greek: Ἡράκλειον Hērákleion), also known as Thonis (Ancient Greek: Θῶνις Thônis; from the Ancient Egyptian: Tȝ-ḥn.t; Coptic: Ⲧϩⲱⲛⲓ Thōni, Coptic pronunciation: [dəˈhoːni]) [1] and sometimes called Thonis-Heracleion, was an ancient Egyptian port city located near the Canopic Mouth of the Nile, about 32 km (20 mi) northeast of Alexandria on ...
The first stele, the Stele of Naukratis was uncovered at Naukratis in 1899, and was subsequently translated. Only recently, its twin stele was recovered from the underwater site of Heracleion, an ancient Egyptian city that was discovered by archaeologists in 2000. Heracleion was also located on the Canopic branch of the Nile.
Franck Goddio (born 1947 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a French underwater archaeologist who, in 2000, discovered the city of Thonis-Heracleion [1] 7 km (4.3 mi) off the Egyptian shore in Aboukir Bay. [2]
In 2015–2016, Masson-Berghoff is the lead curator for Sunken Cities: Egypt's Lost World, which featured materials from the sunken cities of Thônis–Heracleion and Canopus in Aboukir Bay, Egypt, discovered by Franck Goddio. [1] [2] She is a research associate at the Université Libre de Bruxelles and the University of Cambridge. [1]
Prior to any archaeological excavation, IEASM carries out state-of-the-art geophysical surveys, which id then verified during excavation. This approach has led to several significant and historically important discoveries such as the display of the antic harbour of Alexandria or the city of Thonis-Heracleion. [5]
Heraklion or Herakleion (/ h ɪ ˈ r æ k l i ə n / hih-RAK-lee-ən; Greek: Ηράκλειο, Irákleio, pronounced), [4] sometimes Iraklion, is the largest city and the administrative capital of the island of Crete and capital of Heraklion regional unit.
Stele, with Decree of Nectanebo I. [1] ( Lunette of the top 1/3 of stele.) Frosting is a decorative effect named after its resemblance to the appearance of frost.It involves making very small marks in a surface so that it appears matt rather than polished, and in glass opaque rather than optically transparent.
Nectanebo was an army general from Sebennytos, son of an important military officer named Djedhor and of a lady whose name is only partially recorded, [...]mu. [6] A stele found at Hermopolis [7] provides some evidence that he came to power by overthrowing, and possibly putting to death, the last pharaoh of the 29th Dynasty Nepherites II. [8]