Science & Technology, 2nd prize
Christoph Gerigk
Franck Goddio / Hilti Foundation
Franck Goddio / Hilti Foundation
01 May, 2001
Divers examine a colossal statue of a Pharaoh dated between 6th and 4th century BC. Here at the site of the ancient city of Herakleion, off the coast if Egypt in the Mediterranean Sea, archeologists search for antiquities preserved in the deep.
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