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Burials on Nelson’s Island
In 2000, Italian archaeologist Dr Paolo Gallo, while excavating Hellenistic and Pharaonic structures on Nelson’s Island, Aboukir Bay, discovered a lost Royal Navy burial ground from Nelson’s time. A British team was invited by Dr Gallo to excavate these burials, which subsequently revealed graves containing officers, sailors, soldiers, marines, women and children. for more click here
