Divers Discover Ancient Underwater City That Had Been Lost For THOUSANDS Of Years

Some say the age of human exploration is dead. But that was before a sunken civilisation was discovered deep beneath the Mediterranean Sea, on the coast of Egypt.

Like the lost city of Atlantis,  Thonis-Heracleion was almost erased from memory and sight. But unlike the mythical Atlantis, this Egytian city has actually been found.

Frank Goddio is an underwater archaeologist and modern day Columbus. He and his team found an underwater world that will make your jaws drop. Take a look for yourself:

This sunken city, lost thousands of years ago, was found in the Mediterranean Sea.

That's right, a sunken city, lost thousands of years ago, was found in the Mediterranean Sea.

Thonis Heracleion served as an obligatory port entry for all Greek ships entering Egypt. It was founded in the 8th century B.C.

Thonis Heracleion was a port city for Egypt founded in the 8th century B.C.

Due to a series of natural disasters, the city was lost to the sea in the 8th century A.D.

Due to a series of natural disasters, the city was lost to the sea in the 8th century A.D.

The lost city had religious significance because of the temple of Amun. Frank Goddio and his team found literally tons of ancient artifacts and treasures.

Frank Goddio and his team discovered the lost city, along with tons of artifacts and treasures from the ancient world.

This looks like something out of a movie. But it’s very real. And very awesome.

Here are some divers inspecting this ancient statue of a pharaoh.

The team of divers had to be very careful bringing these ancient statues to the surface.

The team of divers were very careful when removing these ancient statues and bringing them to the surface.

These incredible objects will help archeologists piece together what life in this port city was like.

These really are incredible objects, and ones that give us information about this city and its culture.

That is one big head.

It's incredible how long these relics were lost deep in the Abu Qir Bay.

This monumental discovery is a dream for any explorer/discoverer.

This really was a monumental discovery, and certainly a dream for any underwater archaeologist.

Before being discovered in 2000, no trace of Thonis-Heracleion had been found. Its name was almost razed from the memory of mankind, only preserved in ancient classic texts and rare inscriptions found on land by archaeologists.

We’re so lucky that the intrepid Frank Goddio was on the case.

It also begs the question — given that 95% of the world’s oceans and seas are unexplored, how many more lost cities are out there?