Treasures from sunken Egyptian city of Canopus emerge from the sea

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Treasures from sunken Egyptian city of Canopus emerge from the sea

This statue is one of many artefacts pulled from below the waves near Alexandria and may have belonged to the ancient city of Canopus, which sank due to rising sea levels

27 August 2025

TOPSHOT - Divers watch as a crane pulls an artifact from the waters at Abu Qir bay in Alexandria on August 21, 2025, as part of an event organized by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities to recover sunken antiquities. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images) — Khaled Desouki/AFP via Getty Images

After thousands of years submerged in the Mediterranean, this sunken statue was returned to the surface on 21 August. Thought to be from the ancient Egyptian city of Canopus, it was one of several artefacts pulled from the water at Abu Qir Bay in Alexandria last week by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. Once an important trading site, Canopus sank due to earthquakes and rising sea levels.

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