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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Duncan Head on December 27, 2015, 09:03:39 PM

Title: Naukratis excavations
Post by: Duncan Head on December 27, 2015, 09:03:39 PM
BM-led excavation suggests that Naukratis was twice as big as previously thought, and could be directly accessed by sea-going ships. Finds to feature in the "Sunken Cities" exhibition next year.

http://www.theguardian.com/science/2015/dec/26/ancient-egypts-version-of-hong-kong-is-unearthed-by-british-team
Title: Re: Naukratis excavations
Post by: Patrick Waterson on December 28, 2015, 10:11:01 AM
All to the good, and as a useful by-product it incidentally underpins Herodotus' general reliability as a source.