Naukratis excavations

[Duncan Head]

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

[Patrick Waterson]

All to the good, and as a useful by-product it incidentally underpins Herodotus' general reliability as a source.