Posted on 03/29/2013 9:49:41 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
The stele of Thonis-Heracleion (1.90m) had been ordered by Pharaoh Nectanebo I (378-362 BC) and is almost identical to the stele of Naukratis in the Egyptian Museum of Cairo. The place where it was supposed to be erected is explicitly mentioned: Thonis-Heracleion. ©Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation, photo: Christoph Gerigk
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Hi, just a test ping to see if the doubling/tripling problem has been solved. |
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“The port city, situated 6.5 kilometres off todays coastline”
So has the sea risen or did the port sink? That stele is in remarkable condition. Good post.
This got me thinking about if they ever found chariots in the Red Sea. Appears they found wheels, if true.
Thank you. It’s great to see one of these again!
Yes, they found them, along with pillars on both sides of the crossing to commemorate the event: anchorstone.com
Thanks.
Now this really IS a sunken civ...great post...thanks!
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After the inspection by the insurers and the vessel was declared to be un seaworthy, the vessels were placed in the grave yard for salvage of hardware and other items of use.
Wow, awesome stele. You’ve got to love soft mud!
Wow, seeing the GGG logo again is like the rediscovery of an ancient civilization. It fills me with awe and delight.
It’s not known for sure, but the best guess is, a big quake in the Middle Ages (the one that knocked down the Pharos) caused the soil under some of those coastal towns slide north, taking the whole works into the drink.
Thanks! Maybe the pings can resume.
This port is in the Mediterranean, not the Red Sea. And no, wheels have not been found. One of the crockumentary makers had a brass wheel made to take some footage of a chariot wheel on the bottom; there’s also some modern machinery from 19th- and 20- century wrecks and things. No chariots.
That many ships, I would guess that they got swamped by the backsplash after the liquefaction slide of the towns. The dating of the vessels will tell one way or the other.
It’s in great shape!
My pleasure, maybe it’s time to resume the pings. Not sure I’ll resume the Digest, but might in an abbreviated different form.
I saw a site that showed what looked like wheels.
As I said, there’s some machinery from modern (100-150 years) wrecks. Wood submerged in shallow seawater, even if buried, would not survive 3450 years, and yet a web search will turn up all kinds of claims that even the axles are intact.
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