The search for Cleopatra’s long-lost tomb leads to sunken seaport
Laura Baisas
created: Oct. 3, 2025, 1 p.m. | updated: Oct. 10, 2025, 5:48 p.m.
She’s among the most famous leaders in world history, yet archeologists still don’t know the location of Egyptian Queen Cleopatra’s tomb.
Image: National Geographic.
Image: National Geographic.
Image: Kenneth Garrett / National Geographic.
Taken together, the tunnel and these discoveries indicate a sunken Egyptian port below the Mediterranean Sea.
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