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City Under the Sea (released as War-Gods of the Deep in the US) is a 1965 British-American adventure horror science fiction film. It was directed by Jacques Tourneur (his final film) and starred Vincent Price, Tab Hunter, Susan Hart and David Tomlinson. The plot concerns the discovery of a lost city beneath the sea off the coast of Cornwall ...
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- Yonaguni Jima. WHERE: Japan. The Yonaguni Monument is Japan’s Atlantis. Steeped in mystery and controversy, off the coast of the Ryukyu Islands, there lie strangely even shapes that some scientists believe can only be manmade and point to an ancient civilization submerged some 10,000 years ago.
- Lion City. WHERE: Shicheng, China. Qiandao Lake, the lake of a thousand islands, was created when a valley was flooded in 1959 for a hydroelectric plant and dam.
- Thonis-Heracleion and Alexandria. WHERE: Egypt. Long lost Alexandria has just as many legends and mysteries spun around it as Atlantis, but this one is real.
- San Roma de Sau. WHERE: Spain. Another reservoir, another village lost to floods. This 1,000-year-old village in Catalonia between Barcelona and the French border in north-eastern Spain became submerged in the 1960s.
Mar 3, 2021 · Located in the Peloponnesus region of southern Greece, near a small village called Pavlopetri, the archaeological site lies 4 meters (13.12 ft) underwater and is now believed to be the oldest known planned underwater town in the world.
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- Pavlopetri, Greece. Pavlopetri is about 5,000 years old and the oldest submerged lost city in the Mediterranean sea. In 1967, Nic Flemming, a researcher with the University of Southampton, came across remains sitting several feet below the water off the coast of southern Greece.
- Heracleion, Egypt. Ptolemaic coins from submerged Heracleion. Once a major port welcoming ships as they entered the Nile’s delta, Heracleion or Thonis — depending on if you’re using the Greek or Egyptian name — supposedly sprung up in the spot where Herakles (or Hercules) first stepped on Egyptian land.
- Baiae, Italy. A statue of a boy located off the coast of Baiae, Italy. In a way, you can still act like an ancient Roman and take a trip to Baiae.
- Atlit-Yam, Israel. A fragment of ancient construction at Neve Yam Beach at Atlit, Israel. More of a village than a city, the site of Atlit-Yam off the coast of northern Israel still has an impressive amount of material lingering under the water, especially since the site is about 7,500 to 8,000 years old.
- Pyramids of Yonaguni Jima (Japan) Here’s a fun fact that will blow your mind! What if I told you that the Great Pyramids of Giza might not actually be the very first pyramids?
- Shicheng a.k.a Lion City (China) We now move on from the Japanese Atlantis to China’s “Atlantis of the East.” Unlike the Pyramids of Yonaguni Jima, we actually know for sure what happened to the underwater city of Shicheng (also known as the Lion City).
- Dwarka (India) As far as underwater cities go, the legendary ancient city of Dwarka (not to be confused with modern-day Dwarka on the west coast of India) is one of the most popular in India.
- Port Royal (Jamaica) Now, if you’re a fan of pirate tales then you’ve most certainly heard of the legendary Port Royal in Jamaica. Port Royal was once the seat of power of the British government.
Sep 30, 2013 · 29 September 2013. By Rachel Nuwer,Features correspondent. Deep Ocean Technology. (Copyright: Deep Ocean Technology) Living below the sea is possible, at least for a short time. So what is...
Sep 9, 2022 · September 9, 2022 Kristine De Abreu Archaeology | Oceans. Illustration of a submerged city. Image: For Gregory/shutterstock. Film, television, music, and literature have explored the legend of Atlantis, but what about the real sunken cities out there?
