In 2023, Franck Goddio and his team have succeeded in discovering amazing new artifacts at Thonis-Heracleion in Egypt. Some of the beautiful and ancient objects found below the sea are now part of the world’s largest archaeological collection in the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza. Furthermore, we also celebrate the 20th anniversary of the cooperation with the University of Oxford.

The sunken temple of Thonis-Heracleion has unveiled its long-held treasures and secrets as an underwater archaeological team, led by Franck Goddio in collaboration with the Department of Underwater Archaeology of Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, made significant discoveries in the Bay of Aboukir off the Egyptian coast.

Two colossal statues retrieved by Franck Goddio and his team from the ancient sunken city of Thonis-Heracleion (Aboukir Bay), are now on display at the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza, near Cairo. They are part of one of the world’s largest underwater archaeological research projects, supported by the Hilti Foundation.