Diving to the Pharaohs

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In the spring of 1992®ckjiowledged pioneer of nnodern nnaritime archaeology FrancJ^pd'lio set out to locate the port facilities and- palace quarte^^he ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria, founded in 331 B^ßfijFpped'with cutti^ng-edge sonar and nuclear magnetiÄpgönäTice'technology capable of detecting structures hiddap^p in sedinnent, never before had maritime archaeologists oKso m.uejxeffort and technology into uncovering the mysteri^^'human history. Years later Goddio extended his search to inJM^'the Bay of Aboukir, where he discovered cities that had h^n'^yj^ällöwed up by the sea more than 1,000 years before, alcj^ with huge temples, colossal statues and the world's largest ancient ship cemetery to date.
Diving to the Pharaöh.s offers a first-hand account of this thrilling journey into ^'pasf, following Goddio's divers on their underwater ventures. Ildepicts life on board a research vessel and provides exciting'insfghts into the scientific findings. What was life like for the... Tovább

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In the spring of 1992®ckjiowledged pioneer of nnodern nnaritime archaeology FrancJ^pd'lio set out to locate the port facilities and- palace quarte^^he ancient Egyptian city of Alexandria, founded in 331 B^ßfijFpped'with cutti^ng-edge sonar and nuclear magnetiÄpgönäTice'technology capable of detecting structures hiddap^p in sedinnent, never before had maritime archaeologists oKso m.uejxeffort and technology into uncovering the mysteri^^'human history. Years later Goddio extended his search to inJM^'the Bay of Aboukir, where he discovered cities that had h^n'^yj^ällöwed up by the sea more than 1,000 years before, alcj^ with huge temples, colossal statues and the world's largest ancient ship cemetery to date.
Diving to the Pharaöh.s offers a first-hand account of this thrilling journey into ^'pasf, following Goddio's divers on their underwater ventures. Ildepicts life on board a research vessel and provides exciting'insfghts into the scientific findings. What was life like for the peopte of the pharaonic kingdom more than 2,000 years ago? How did-they celebrate their feasts and festivals? Why did their cities vanish? These and more questions are answered in this book in the original text by accomplished science writer Jürgen Bischoff, and photos by one of the world's most respected underwater photographers Christoph Gerigk, many of which appear here for the first time in print. Vissza