In early April we resumed our mission in the sunken Portus Magnus on the site of the Timonium. Although we gained some very interesting insights into this important historical monument (it was commissioned by Antony after the defeat of Actium in order to secure a place where he could retire from the world. He committed suicide before he could enjoy it), a riddle remains: in the middle of the 30 x 30 m building it is highly probable that a large cavity existed in the basement below the water level. This will be investigated next yerar.

In spring we will embark on a new mission in Egypt, where the research in the old port of Alexandria and the bay of Abukir will continue. Furthermore, a new publication on the expeditions in Egypt has been released by the Oxford Centre for Maritime Archaeology in January 2007: Underwater Archaeology in the Canopic Region in Egypt - The Topography and Excavation of Heracleion-Thonis and East Canopus (1996-2006) gives detailed information on our activities in this region during the last 10 years.