In the 8th Century, probably due to a massive earthquake, the neighboring Egyptian cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus vanished into the sea. For over a thousand years, they existed only as myths until the 1990s, when a European diving team discovered the remains of a temple that once stood in the middle of Thonis-Heracleion. After further exploration, they soon realized they had stumbled onto an underwater Pompeii. Located a 1.5 miles off shore under 30 feet of water, the site was painstakingly excavated. Now, over 200 objects and a 16-foot tall granite statue of the god Hapi will be brought to the British Museum for a six-month exhibit that promises to be nothing short of a blockbuster. Lean more at bbc.com.