Overview

• Surveys mapped rows of six-meter structures, columns, polished stone floors, anchors and amphorae about 12 meters deep that researchers date to Cleopatra VII’s era.
• Multibeam sonar and high-resolution imaging led by Robert Ballard, with assistance from the Egyptian Navy, produced detailed maps of the submerged harbor.
• Researchers identified several targets, including the Salam 5 feature, with underwater excavations slated to begin next week alongside continued work on land.
• Cleopatra’s tomb remains undiscovered, as Kathleen Martínez pursues a burial-route hypothesis linking a 4,300-foot tunnel from Taposiris Magna toward the sea with the newly mapped port.
• National Geographic’s Cleopatra’s Final Secret premiered September 25 and streams from September 26 on Disney+ and Hulu, spotlighting the latest findings and next steps.