Fruit baskets from fourth century BC found in ruins of Thonis-Heracleion

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Fruit baskets from fourth century BC found in ruins of Thonis-Heracleion
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‘Incredible’ discoveries at submerged ancient city off coast of Egypt have lain untouched

Photograph: Christoph Gerigk/Franck Goddio/Hilti FoundationPhotograph: Christoph Gerigk/Franck Goddio/Hilti Foundationicker baskets filled with fruit that have survived from the 4th century BC and hundreds of ancient ceramic artefacts and bronze treasures have been discovered in the submerged ruins of the near-legendary city of Thonis-Heracleion off the coast ofThey have lain untouched since the city disappeared beneath the waves in the second century BC, then sunk further in the eight century...

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