SMRTR Science & EngineeringOct 29, 2024Scientific American

Underwater Temple from ‘Indiana Jones Civilization’ Discovered

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Archaeologists discovered a 2,000-year-old submerged Nabataean temple off the Italian coast near Naples. The temple, featuring marble altars and inscriptions dedicated to the god Dushara, was likely built by Arabian immigrants before being buried in the second century A.D., possibly due to changes in trade dynamics following Rome's conquest of Arabia.

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