Sunken treasures from ancient Egypt heading to British Museum

Blockbuster exhibition to feature objects from two lost cities at mouth of the Nile uncovered by underwater archaeologists

More than 200 spectacular ancient Egyptian treasures buried beneath the Mediterranean seabed for more than 1,000 years are to travel to the British Museum for a blockbuster exhibition in 2016.

The museum announced a six-month show that will tell the remarkable story of two lost cities at the mouth of the Nile - Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus - which by the 8th-century AD had been swallowed completely by the sea.