Underwater survey of the Pharos site begins off Qaitbay
A team led by the French archaeologist Jean-Yves Empereur began systematic underwater mapping of the seabed off the Citadel of Qaitbay, identifying around 3,500 architectural items including column capitals and bases, sphinxes, obelisks and colossal statuary in both Greek and Egyptian styles. It is the first archaeological engagement with the wonder that had been known only from texts.
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Subjects
- Lighthouse of Alexandria (the Pharos) · lighthouse · Egypt
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Underwater excavations at the Qaitbay site, Alexandria
That the Pharos site off the Citadel of Qaitbay has yielded some 3,500 recorded architectural items, providing physical evidence for a wonder previously known only from texts.
Centre d'Études Alexandrines (CEAlex), with the French Ministry of Culture underwater archaeology department · 1994 onwards · Partly verified
Centre d'Études Alexandrines, Qaitbay underwater excavation programme directed by Jean-Yves Empereur from 1994, pharos.cealex.org/archaeological-excavations/ ; French Ministry of Culture, archeologie.culture.gouv.fr, Alexandria underwater archaeology dossier
Recorded on Lighthouse of Alexandria (the Pharos)
- The earthquake and tsunami of 1303 extinguish the Pharos
- Underwater survey of the Pharos site begins off Qaitbay
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