SUNKEN CITIES: UNDERWATER CULTURE HERITAGE OF ALEXANDRIA AT ABUKIR BAY

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to highlight on the Alexandria underwater culture heritage at Abukir Bay the efforts of SCA in the management of the UCH in Egypt through the establishment of a department specializing in that field. In addition, the paper focuses on the Sunken Cities at Abukir Bay and efforts of the cooperation between Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) and the foreign missions to discover a number of underwater sites that Abukir Bay is one of them. In addition, the paper introduces a New Vision for the site of the Sunken Cities, and how we benefit from this unique site in the future.