The mission in Alexandria was resumed on April 2004. Focus lay on the site of the sunken peninsula of the Poseidium. Excavation work - started in 2000 - on the temples located at its base, close to the main land, was performed further more. Those monuments are dating back from the 2nd century AD. Former foundations had been reinforced by way of lines of wooden posts.

Further works were undertaken on the other extremity of the peninsula, on the platform situated at the end of a dike protruding from the Poseidium. The excavation had begun in 2002 on a rather well preserved structure. Work in 2004 revealed artefacts from very late Ptolemaic period (2nd half of 1st century BC) and Roman time (1st- 2nd century AD).

Mission Report 2005

The work completed in 2005 has led to a significant amount of new finds and positive information. All work was conducted in close cooperation with national authorities and a trusted team of specialists from various fields of study.

The archaeological excavation work continued on the architectural remains located on the platform at the tip of the south-west dike protruding from the sunken Poseidium pen-insula.

The team was evidence nine layers of important limestone construction blocks. Some construction blocks are nearly 2 metres long. The team also found quite well preserved wall remains from an important monument which was once part of the royal quarters, close to the Royal part of the galleys.