underwater exploration

Egypt recovers ancient sphinx from Mediterranean seabed

Egypt successfully recovered three ancient artifacts from the Mediterranean Sea on Thursday, marking the country's first underwater antiquities retrieval operation in 25 years. The massive sculptures, including a sphinx bearing the cartouche of Pharaoh Ramses II, were hoisted from the…

Underwater Roman bathhouse may be Cicero’s lost villa

Marine archaeologists working in the submerged ruins of Baiae have uncovered a remarkably preserved Roman bathhouse that may provide the first physical evidence of Cicero's private villa. The thermal complex, discovered just 10 feet below the surface in the Gulf…