CAIRO, July 17 Archaeologists have discovered images of several pharaohs of the New and Late Kingdom underwater in Aswan province in southern Egypt, it was reported Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of the country.
““A joint Egyptian-French archaeological mission… discovered inscriptions and small images of the pharaohs Amenhotep III, Thutmose IV, Psammetichus II and Aprus,” the statement said. 
According to According to the ministry, the discovery was made during photoarchaeological research, which for the first time took place underwater in the Nile River in Aswan. It is noted that the purpose of the research was rock paintings in the Nile near the Aswan Dam.
It is reported that the archaeological mission used all modern technology associated with diving, archaeological research and underwater filming during the work. 
The Ministry stressed that the mission is now working on creating 3D models of the images found in the Nile.
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