{"id":7912,"date":"2015-08-04T13:15:12","date_gmt":"2015-08-04T13:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=7912"},"modified":"2015-08-04T15:30:09","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T15:30:09","slug":"egypt-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/egypt-discovery","title":{"rendered":"Ancient Egyptian Treasures\u00a0Are About To Be Unveiled"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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The cities were submerged by an earthquake and tidal waves.<\/p>\n<h2>Legendary Cities Rediscovered<\/h2>\n<p>The first city, Thonis-Heracleion, has both an Egyptian and a Greek name. It was founded sometime during the 700s BC and was very wealthy at one point. It was a maritime city &#8211; over 700 ancient anchors and 60 wrecks dating from the sixth to the second century BC were discovered. The city contained several canals and had easy access to a port, so it often came into contact with foreign ships. Before the ruins were finally found, all we knew about the city came from ancient literature. The famous Greek historian Herodotus mentions a great temple; he also wrote about Helen\u2019s visit with Paris before the Trojan War.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7914\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7914\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7914\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/safe_image-3.jpeg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/safe_image-3.jpeg 470w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/safe_image-3-85x44.jpeg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7914\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fbexternal-a.akamaihd.net\/safe_image.php?d=AQAbU5L2f95ZiaXy&amp;w=470&amp;h=246&amp;url=https:\/\/media.guim.co.uk\/2eadeb4006485574ece19dfb2d727c0ee0d4336d\/0_176_2658_1596\/master\/2658.jpg&amp;cfs=1&amp;upscale=1\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>{adinserter CNP5}<\/p>\n<h2>Famous In Mythology<\/h2>\n<p>The other city is called Canopus, and it is also mentioned in ancient literature. The poet Nicander wrote that Canopus, who piloted King Menelaus\u2019 ship during the Trojan War, died from a snake bite on the coast of Egypt. His master created a monument for him at the mouth of the River Nile, and the town of Canopus was later created. This city was the principal port in Egypt for Greek trade before Alexandria was founded. In addition to being mentioned in Greek mythology, it was also a notable place for Egyptian temples &#8211; it had sanctuaries dedicated to Osiris and other gods, where ritual ceremonies were performed. An oil lamp used during ceremonies and the remains of animal sacrifices were discovered.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7915\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7915\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-7915\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/thonis-24.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/thonis-24.jpg 605w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/thonis-24-383x300.jpg 383w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/thonis-24-600x470.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/thonis-24-85x67.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7915\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diaforetiko.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/thonis-24.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Incredible Artifacts<\/h2>\n<p>The exhibition, named Osiris, Sunken Mysteries of Egypt, will feature over 290 artefacts. It will be staged at the Arab World Institute in Paris from September 8th until January 31st. Along with the ceremonial lamp, a sculpted statuette of a pharaoh, a highly realistic black granite priest\u2019s head, a ceramic depicting the god Bes and a golden-eyed depiction of god Osiris were also found at the site. There are also several colossal statues, pieces of jewellery, coins, ancient texts, and inscriptions. One of the texts is the Decree of Canopus, a document that describes donations, sacrifices and a procession on water. Franck Goddio, a French marine archaeologist who led the excavation, said <i>\u201cThere will be many important artefacts which have never been seen before, even in Egypt, as they have been discovered recently during our underwater missions.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7916\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7916\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-7916\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/18.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"700\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/18.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/18-452x300.jpg 452w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/18-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2015\/08\/18-85x56.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7916\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/loveopium.ru\/content\/2013\/06\/Heracleion\/18.jpg\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/a-mass-grave-of-8-million-dogs-was-discovered-in-egypt\">SEE ALSO:\u00a0A Mass Grave of 8 Million Dogs Was Discovered in Egypt.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<!--CusAds0-->\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New artifacts from Ancient Egypt are going to be exhibited for the first time in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":7915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[45],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ancient 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