埃及豔后的海底宮殿:考古最新發現(圖)
According to NBR on May 25, plunging into the waters off Alexandria Tuesday, French archaeologist Franck Goddio and his team explored the submerged ruins of a palace and temple complex from which Cleopatra (the Queen of Egypt) ruled, which was hammered into the sea by earthquakes and tsunamis more than 1,600 years ago。
據美國全國廣播公司5月25日報道，由法國水下考古學家弗蘭克-高迪奧帶領的考古團隊25日在亞歷山大港海域進行海底挖掘時，發現了埃及女王克利奧帕特拉七世(人稱埃及豔后)統治時期的宮殿和廟宇等遺址，1600多年前發生的地震和海嘯已經使這處遺址沉入海底。
It was reported that the team was surveying ancient Alexandria's Royal Quarters. They also found a colossal stone head believed to be of Caesarion, son of Cleopatra and previous lover Julius Caesar, and two sphinxes, one of them probably representing Cleopatra's father, Ptolemy II。
據報道，這支考古團隊發現了古代亞歷山大港的皇家住所，在挖掘中還發現了一個巨大的石頭雕像，這被認爲是克利奧帕特拉七世和她以前的情人小凱撒的兒子愷撒裏翁的雕像。另外還發現了兩個獅身人面像，其中一個經分析大概代表了克利奧帕特拉的父親托勒密二世。
A huge quartzite block had an engraving of a pharaoh. An inscription indicates it depicts Seti I, father of Ramses II. "It's a unique site in the world," said Goddio, who has spent two decades searching for shipwrecks and lost cities below the seas。
一塊巨大的石灰岩上雕刻着法老的臉孔。下面的文字提示此雕刻爲拉美西斯二世的父親塞提一世。考古學家高迪奧表示，他花了20年時間尋找海底沉船和淪陷城市，這處遺址是他發現的最獨特的地方。
Nowadays, many archaeological sites in ancient Egypt have been destroyed by man. But this site is well preserved. It was learned that Goddio's team has already found the similar ancient sites in the sea area of Alexandria Port. Many of its treasures are completely intact, wrapped in sediment protecting them from the saltwater。
至今，許多古埃及考古遺址都已被人類破壞，但這處古遺址保存完好。據瞭解，高迪奧的研究小組在1996年時就在亞歷山大港的海域下發現過類似古遺址，當時發現的建築物中有許多寶物由於周圍的沉澱物保護，使它們免於鹽水的侵蝕而依然完好無損。
It is known that Alexandria's Eastern Harbor was abandoned after another earthquake, in the eighth century, and was left untouched as an open bay. While modern port construction went ahead in the Western Harbor,that has left the ancient sites undisturbed below。
據悉，亞歷山大東港在第八世紀因一場地震被遺棄，從那時開始它就從未被開發過，成爲一個開放的海灣。許多現代建築物多建在西港。這就使東港水下的一些遺址免遭破壞。
"The findings from along the Egyptian coast will go on display at Philadelphia's Franklin Institute from June 5 to Jan. 2 in an exhibition titled 'Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt. ", said Goddio, The exhibition will tour several other North American cities。
高迪奧表示，這次埃及女王古遺址的發現成果，將會從今年的6月5日至明年的1月2日在美國費城富蘭克林研究所進行展出，展出題目爲“尋找最後一位埃及女王——埃及豔后”。該展覽也會相繼在北美其它一些城市進行。
