Islands underwater were not a usual site, and known examples were considered to be lost cities. However, recent events brought to light an island that was submerged underwater for 40 years since ...

A team of marine archaeologists made an extraordinary discovery off the coast of Playa del Carmen: a sunken Mayan city. This find, using 3D sonar technology, marks a milestone in marine ...

(To learn more about what has been found, watch the NOVA program "Treasures of the Sunken City" or read our interview with archaeologist Jean Yves Empereur.) As with any archaeological site ...

Over time, a process known as bradyseism has occurred, in which the ground level has slowly sunk between four and six metres, bringing much of the city underwater. Since 2002, the underwater areas ...

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Over time, a process known as bradyseism has occurred, in which the ground level has slowly sunk between four and six metres, bringing much of the city underwater. Since 2002, the underwater areas ...