In addition to the legendary and mysterious Atlantis (which everyone knows about, but no one has yet found), there are still a good hundred myths and legends that also claim to be true. So, one of these myths was confirmed, namely, archaeologists found the missing city of Heraklion!
It is believed that the ancient Heraklion was destroyed by a strong earthquake and disappeared from the face of the earth literally overnight. This is the similarity of the myth with the legend of Atlantis, which also disappeared in a matter of hours. And now, after millennia, the legendary city was discovered. Here's what we know about him now.

The ruins were hidden from researchers under a layer of water and silt at a depth of about 10 meters in the bay of Aboukir, which is about three kilometers from the coast of Alexandria. During one of the dives, the French archaeologist Franck Godio suddenly stumbled upon a black granite slab on which the word "Heraclion" was carved in white on black.

In addition to the well-preserved stele, thousands of other objects were discovered that left no doubt: this is the same legendary city, about which little is known to contemporaries, although it often appears in the writings of the ancients. Diodorus wrote that Hercules, the son of Zeus, blocked the course of the Nile and thereby saved the lives of the people who lived on its banks. In gratitude, the inhabitants erected a temple dedicated to the hero, and named the city in his honor.

Heraklion was assigned an important role - it was the main seaport at the mouth of the Nile. The inhabitants of the city were well educated due to contacts with foreign merchants and sailors who often visited the city on their way to Egypt. The main temple of the city was dedicated to the god Amon.

But one day Heraklion disappeared. In the 1st century BC e. happened strong earthquake which razed him to the ground. Most of the townspeople died, the survivors fled, leaving all their belongings. Then the ruins were covered with water, and the city turned into a myth...

Near the collapsed walls, archaeologists found three huge statues of pink granite, which supposedly collapsed during the earthquake. Two statues depict an unknown pharaoh and his wife. The third statue is Hapi, the Egyptian god of the Nile.

Inside the main temple is a monumental pink granite tomb covered with hieroglyphs. Her upper part still difficult to read, but a preliminary translation of the text of the lower part proves that this is undoubtedly the temple of Heraklion.

But the greatest impression is made by a two-meter black granite stele - an almost complete copy of a stele found in 1899. This is the first case of duplication of stelae in Egyptology. A text on a stele from Nokratj, now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, states that Pharaoh Noctanebus I imposes a 10 percent tax on Greek artisans.

The text ends with the words: "Let this be carved on a stele erected in Nokratzh, on the banks of the Anu Canal." The recently found stele is no different from the first one, except for the last sentence, which says: "Let this be carved on the stele, installed at the entrance to the Greek Sea in Heraklion-Thonis."
Share this story with others! After all, it is not every day that archaeologists find disappeared cities, and even covered with ancient myths. And we are looking forward to new finds from Heraklion, which can tell us a lot!

In 1995, near Japanese island Amamioshima in the East China Sea, divers discovered amazing symmetrical figures on the ocean floor. They had the shape of a circle with direct rays radiating from the center at regular intervals. Later, similar formations were found in other places near the Japanese coast, and scientists could not understand whether this phenomenon owes its origin to a living organism or is it some kind of a natural phenomenon. Divers have nicknamed the strange figures magic circles at the bottom.

After 18 years, the mysterious craftsmen managed to figure out.

They turned out to be small fish from the pufferfish family (Tetraodontidae), whose unusual habits Hiroshi Kawase, curator of the Museum of Natural History in Tibo Prefecture, published in the journal scientific reports .

A team of divers managed to photograph the males of these fish at work: quickly moving their fins along the sandy bottom, the fish step by step draw amazing circles of the correct shape on its surface.

Despite the fact that the length of the fish themselves does not exceed 12 cm, they make truly gigantic circles - up to 2 m in diameter.

During two observation seasons, scientists observed several males at work, and some of them were busy at several "objects" at once. It turned out that it takes seven to nine days for a fish to build one circle. First, with the help of fins, they create an outer ring, then, moving from the edge to the center, they create radial furrows that repeat at regular intervals. Moreover, the number of such rays in different buildings can vary from 24 to 32.

Soon, scientists learned the meaning of this mysterious ritual: naturally, all this was done for the sake of females.

Females come with the inspection of the object at the very end of the work. Seeing them, the male picks up grains of sand from the bottom and rushes towards the chosen one. She can examine the creation for a couple of minutes, then move away and return again. If the nest built by the male corresponds to her ideas of beauty, the female lays her eggs in the central part of the circle, and the male fertilizes her.

True, while scientists do not know what criteria females use when evaluating the quality of the structure.

After spawning, the females disappear, while the males remain near the circles for about six more days, probably guarding the eggs. After the eggs mature, the males leave the place, setting off to create a new nest. At the same time, they always build new and never ennoble old buildings, scientists have established. The experiments performed showed that the combination of radial beams is selected in such a way that the velocity of the bottom water flow in the central part of the nest decreases by about a quarter.

Previously, scientists were aware of some species of cichlids that lure females by creating crater-like mounds. However, the strange figures erected by Japanese puffer fish have surprised biologists for three reasons. First, radial depressions and mounds are created by them outside the very place of egg laying. Secondly, the nests themselves are decorated with selected fish shells. And finally, using sand, the fish create unique features of each new building that distinguish it from others.

"This is an exciting discovery because it provides a clear answer to a question that is not often found in biology," said Alex Jordan, a biologist at the University of Texas who was not involved in the study.

In addition to the legendary and mysterious Atlantis (which everyone knows about, but no one has yet found), there are still a good hundred myths and legends that also claim to be true. So, one of these myths was confirmed, namely, archaeologists found the missing city of Heraklion!
It is believed that the ancient Heraklion was destroyed by a strong earthquake and disappeared from the face of the earth literally overnight. This is the similarity of the myth with Atlantis, which also disappeared in a matter of hours. And now, after millennia, the city-legend was discovered. Here's what we know about him now.

The ruins were hidden from explorers by silt and water at a depth of about 10 meters in the bay of Aboukir, which is about three kilometers from the coast of Alexandria. At one point, the French archaeologist Franck Godio suddenly stumbled upon a black granite slab on which the word "Heraclion" was carved in white on black.

In addition to the well-preserved stele, thousands of other objects were discovered that left no doubt: this is the same legendary city about which little is known to contemporaries, although it appears often and a lot in the writings of the ancients. Diodorus wrote that Hercules, the son of Zeus, blocked the course of the Nile and thereby saved the lives of people who were on the banks. In gratitude, they erected a temple and named the city in his honor.

Heraklion was assigned an important role - it was the main seaport at the mouth of the Nile. The inhabitants of the city were well educated due to contacts with foreign merchants and sailors who often visited the city on their way to Egypt. The main temple of the city was dedicated to the god Amon.

But one day Heraklion disappeared. In the first century BC. there was a strong earthquake that destroyed it to the ground. Most of the townspeople died, the survivors fled, leaving all their belongings. Then the ruins were covered with water, and the city turned into a myth...

Near the collapsed walls, archaeologists found three huge statues of pink granite, which supposedly collapsed during the earthquake. Two statues depict an unknown pharaoh and his wife. The third statue is Hapi, the Egyptian god of the Nile.

Inside the main temple is a monumental pink granite tomb covered with hieroglyphs. Its upper part is still difficult to read, but a preliminary translation of the text of the lower part proves that this is undoubtedly the temple of Heraklion.

But the greatest impression is made by a two-meter black granite stele - an almost complete copy of a stele found in 1899. This is the first case of duplication of stelae in Egyptology. A stele from Nokratj, now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, says that Pharaoh Noctanebus the First imposes a 10 percent tax on Greek artisans.

The text ends with the words: "Let this be carved on a stele erected in Nokratzh, on the banks of the Anu Canal." The found stele is no different from the first one, with the exception of the last sentence, which says: "Let this be carved on the stele, installed at the entrance to the Greek Sea in Heraklion-Thonis."

Underwater searches have just begun, and Godio's group has already found a wide variety of items. All of them date back to the first century BC. and earlier and are in very good condition, although they have been under water for 2 thousand years. These are gold earrings, bracelets, studs, rings, hundreds of coins with only a slightly scratched surface ...

Share this story with others! After all, it is not every day that archaeologists find disappeared cities, and even covered with ancient myths. And we are looking forward to new finds from Heraklion, which can reveal a lot of new things!

In addition to the legendary and mysterious Atlantis (which everyone knows about, but no one has yet found), there are still a good hundred myths and legends that also claim to be true. So, one of these myths was confirmed, namely, archaeologists found the missing city of Heraklion! Reports http://www.tyosoblyva.in.ua

It is believed that the ancient Heraklion was destroyed by a strong earthquake and disappeared from the face of the earth literally overnight. This is the similarity of the myth with Atlantis, which also disappeared in a matter of hours. And now, after millennia, the city-legend was discovered. Here's what we know about him now.

The ruins were hidden from explorers by silt and water at a depth of about 10 meters in the bay of Aboukir, which is about three kilometers from the coast of Alexandria. At one point, the French archaeologist Franck Godio suddenly stumbled upon a black granite slab on which the word "Heraclion" was carved in white on black.

In addition to the well-preserved stele, thousands of other objects were discovered that left no doubt: this is the same legendary city about which little is known to contemporaries, although it appears often and a lot in the writings of the ancients. Diodorus wrote that Hercules, the son of Zeus, blocked the course of the Nile and thereby saved the lives of people who were on the banks. In gratitude, they erected a temple and named the city in his honor.

Heraklion was assigned an important role - it was the main seaport at the mouth of the Nile. The inhabitants of the city were well educated due to contacts with foreign merchants and sailors who often visited the city on their way to Egypt. The main temple of the city was dedicated to the god Amon.

But one day Heraklion disappeared. In the first century BC. there was a strong earthquake that destroyed it to the ground. Most of the townspeople died, the survivors fled, leaving all their belongings. Then the ruins were covered with water, and the city turned into a myth...

Near the collapsed walls, archaeologists found three huge statues of pink granite, which supposedly collapsed during the earthquake. Two statues depict an unknown pharaoh and his wife. The third statue is Hapi, the Egyptian god of the Nile.

Inside the main temple is a monumental pink granite tomb covered with hieroglyphs. Its upper part is still difficult to read, but a preliminary translation of the text of the lower part proves that this is undoubtedly the temple of Heraklion.

But the greatest impression is made by a two-meter black granite stele - an almost complete copy of the stele found in 1899. This is the first case of duplication of stelae in Egyptology. A stele from Nokratj, now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, says that Pharaoh Noctanebus the First imposes a 10 percent tax on Greek artisans.

The text ends with the words: "Let this be carved on a stele erected in Nokratzh, on the banks of the Anu Canal." The found stele is no different from the first one, with the exception of the last sentence, which says: "Let this be carved on the stele, installed at the entrance to the Greek Sea in Heraklion-Thonis."

Underwater searches have just begun, and Godio's group has already found a wide variety of items. All of them date back to the first century BC. and earlier and are in very good condition, although they have been under water for 2 thousand years. These are gold earrings, bracelets, studs, rings, hundreds of coins with only a slightly scratched surface ...

Share this story with others! After all, it is not every day that archaeologists find disappeared cities, and even covered with ancient myths. And we are looking forward to new finds from Heraklion, which can reveal a lot of new things!

Scientists have found at the bottom of the ocean, something that will destroy all ancient myths! June 22nd, 2018

In addition to the legendary and mysterious Atlantis (which everyone knows about, but no one has yet found), there are still a good hundred myths and legends that also claim to be true. So, one of these myths was confirmed, namely, archaeologists found the missing city of Heraklion!

It is believed that the ancient Heraklion was destroyed by a strong earthquake and disappeared from the face of the earth literally overnight. This is the similarity of the myth with the legend of Atlantis, which also disappeared in a matter of hours. And now, after millennia, the legendary city was discovered. Here's what we know about him now.

The ruins were hidden from researchers under a layer of water and silt at a depth of about 10 meters in the bay of Aboukir, which is about three kilometers from the coast of Alexandria. During one of the dives, the French archaeologist Franck Godio suddenly stumbled upon a black granite slab on which the word "Heraclion" was carved in white on black.

In addition to the well-preserved stele, thousands of other objects were discovered that left no doubt: this is the very legendary city about which little is known to contemporaries, although it often appears in the writings of the ancients. Diodorus wrote that Hercules, the son of Zeus, blocked the course of the Nile and thereby saved the lives of the people who lived on its banks. In gratitude, the inhabitants erected a temple dedicated to the hero, and named the city in his honor.

Heraklion was assigned an important role - it was the main seaport at the mouth of the Nile. The inhabitants of the city were well educated due to contacts with foreign merchants and sailors who often visited the city on their way to Egypt. The main temple of the city was dedicated to the god Amon.

But one day Heraklion disappeared. In the 1st century BC e. there was a strong earthquake that destroyed it to the ground. Most of the townspeople died, the survivors fled, leaving all their belongings. Then the ruins were covered with water, and the city turned into a myth...

Near the collapsed walls, archaeologists found three huge statues of pink granite, which supposedly collapsed during the earthquake. Two statues depict an unknown pharaoh and his wife. The third statue is Hapi, the Egyptian god of the Nile.

Inside the main temple is a monumental pink granite tomb covered with hieroglyphs. Its upper part is still difficult to read, but a preliminary translation of the text of the lower part proves that this is undoubtedly the temple of Heraklion.

But the greatest impression is made by a two-meter black granite stele - an almost complete copy of a stele found in 1899. This is the first case of duplication of stelae in Egyptology. A text on a stele from Nokratj, now in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, states that Pharaoh Noctanebus I imposes a 10 percent tax on Greek artisans.

The text ends with the words: "Let this be carved on a stele erected in Nokratzh, on the banks of the Anu Canal." The recently found stele is no different from the first one, except for the last sentence, which says: "Let this be carved on the stele, installed at the entrance to the Greek Sea in Heraklion-Thonis."

Underwater searches have just begun, and Godio's group has already found a wide variety of items. All of them date back to the 1st century BC. e. and earlier and are in very good condition, although they have been under water for 2 thousand years. These are gold earrings, bracelets, hairpins, rings, hundreds of coins, which have only a slightly scratched surface.

It is not every day that archaeologists find disappeared cities, and even covered with ancient myths. And we are looking forward to new finds from Heraklion, which can tell us a lot!