Overview

• Egypt’s antiquities council says analysis shows the site constitutes a complete Roman-era urban area that extends the ancient city of Canopus.
• Three major pieces were recovered and exhibited in Alexandria: a sphinx bearing Ramses II’s cartouche, a late Ptolemaic statue, and the base of a Roman noble’s statue.
• Archaeologists documented temples, homes, workshops, cisterns, fish ponds, a merchant ship, stone anchors, a port crane and a 125‑meter quay, which largely remain on the seabed.
• Divers used harnesses and careful sediment removal before cranes lifted selected artifacts intact, with officials emphasizing criteria-based recoveries only.
• The display in Alexandria marked Underwater Cultural Heritage Day and was led by Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathi, with authorities announcing further exploration in Abu Qir Bay.