Frenchman Frank Goddio is regarded by many as the best marine archaeologist in the world.
His feats include retrieving hundreds of artefacts from submerged parts of the ancient Egyptian port of Alexandria, some almost 3,000 years old, as well as excavating the wrecks of the British East India Company ships Griffin and Royal Captain, and Napoleon Bonaparte's flagship Orient.
Despite his romantic occupation, Mr Goddio, 60, was a financial advisor before dedicating himself to marine archaeology 23 years ago.
See the above page for the full story. Results of Goddio's work in Alexandria have formed a traveling exhibition, about which I have posted in the past. The exhibition is currently in Madrid.
2 comments:
Wow, I think you assesment of Goddio as one of the best underwater archaeologists is so far from the truth it is laughable. It is true that he has been responsible for recovering many impressive artefacts, but he has no formal training in his field. He is a banker and financier who is skilled at raising money to fund his personal whims. He employs salvage divers, not archaeologists and has very questionable excavation methods. The truth is that Goddio is a treasure hunter that is now offering money to academic institutions like Oxford in order to finaly gain some academic credibility after 20 years of pilaging. Do you homework please and don't glorify bad archaeology.
Anonymous person:
Actually, it is not my article - if you'd done your own homework you would know that I merely post links to other people's articles. Go and have a go at whoever wrote the article instead. I prefer not to impose my opinions on others but to allow them to do their own thinking.
Cheers
Andie
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