The sunken ancient city of Thonis-Heracleion 1, ©Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundation

Underwater archaeological excavations at the sunken site of Thonis-Heracleion in today’s Aboukir Bay off the coast of Egypt. The research is performed by the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM) in co-operation with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities and with the support of the Hilti Foundation. For further information on the work of Franck Goddio visit: Franck Goddio: (English and Chinese) Institut Européen d’Archéologie Sous-Marine (IEASM) : Oxford Center for Maritime Archeology (OCMA) : and for fun, TIKTOK: @franckstales