Looking for an ancient city sleeping under the sea?

The development of diving and salvage technology has also played a great role in archaeology. People have used these technologies to find many ancient cities that have long since disappeared without a trace in the quiet underwater world. Those empty houses, deserted streets and remaining city walls that had been lonely under the sea for a long time have reappeared in people's sight.

The ancient Mayan cities were discovered one after another in the dense jungle, so people wondered whether there were many ancient Mayan cities under the vast sea. Soon, this hypothesis was confirmed: a group of underwater photography enthusiasts discovered a legendary ancient Mayan city-Tuluma on the seabed of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. It is an "unbreakable castle" in local legend. Some scholars once believed that it was just as nonsense as the legend of "El Dorado". However, Turuma is mentioned in a medieval Spanish chronicle. According to historical records, the brutal Spanish invaders once occupied and sacked this wealthy city located on the Gulf Coast. Mexican experts believe that the ancient city of Tuluma sank to the bottom of the sea due to a huge landslide. Underwater archaeologists discovered well-preserved city walls, a palace in the city center, and the remains of some residences on the sea floor. They also found that colorful murals and typical Mayan decorative patterns were intact on the walls of some temple buildings.

Coincidentally, Italian underwater archaeologist Zarde Charlo also discovered some houses covered with water plants at a depth of 20 meters on the coast not far from Venice and Sinapoli, Italy. Ruins, marble columns, and the remains of squares, streets, and port quays. According to historians, it was the ancient seaport city of Pilki on the island of Andros. The ruins of this historic city sunk under the sea extend parallel to the coastline, with a total length of 5,000 meters.

On the bottom of Sukhumi Bay in the eastern Black Sea, archaeologists discovered an ancient city called Dioscyra built by Milesian immigrants in the 6th century BC. According to historical records, it was once an important international commercial center at that time, gathering merchants from Greece, Rome and Asia Minor. Relics found in the ruins of the city that sank to the bottom of the sea prove that the city was flooded at the end of the 4th century BC.

Under the clear water of Dubrovny Bay in the eastern Adriatic Sea of ??Yugoslavia, people can also see the remains of a long wall of stone buildings. This is an ancient city wall submerged in the sea. It is said that it was the first Ifdaurus city founded by the Ifdaurus people from ancient Phoenicia.

In 373 BC, there was a seaside city called Helix in ancient Greece. Due to a sudden strong earthquake, the earth's crust sank, and turbulent seawater poured into the streets and alleys. This is how the ancient city of Helix sank to the bottom of the sea.

On the Mediterranean coast of Europe, it is now known that the ancient cities sunk on the seabed include the cities of Tire and Sidon on the east coast, and the cities of Apollo Nile and Shershele on the south coast. On the 60-meter-deep seabed of the Caspian Sea at the junction of Europe and Asia, people also discovered the long-lost ancient city of Poti.

In China, people all know Beijing, Nanjing, Xijing (today's Xi'an) and "Tokyo" (today's Kaifeng). In fact, there is another Tokyo in China that cannot be found on the map. This Tokyo is off Dongshan Island in the southeastern corner of Fujian Province. According to legend, in the late Southern Song Dynasty, Prime Minister Lu Xiufu came here with the little emperor in his arms to escape from the Yuan soldiers. With the influx of survivors from the Southern Song Dynasty, Tokyo became increasingly prosperous. However, just when it was at its peak, Tokyo suddenly disappeared. According to the Dongshan County Chronicle "Tongshan Chronicle" (Dongshan's old name is Tongshan): "Opposite Wenhua Mountain from Sufeng Mountain (a seaside mountain with an altitude of more than 400 meters to the east of Dongshan Island). It is said that the Song Emperor came to the south and made his capital Nan'ao (today's Guangdong Province). Nan'ao County), this was built as Tokyo. The land formed a gap into the sea. From the bottom of the mountain to the sea, the battlements still exist. There are still logs in the sea. When the tide recedes and the sea is calm, people on the beach go to get them in boats. "According to records, a major earthquake did occur here in the late Southern Song Dynasty. From this point of view, the city of Tokyo has long been sleeping under the sea.

The continuous discovery of ancient underwater cities not only brings surprises to people, but also opens the door for people to explore the mysteries left over from history. We believe that if people use this as a breakthrough, many mysteries will inevitably be revealed to them.