Archaeologists Lift 80-Ton Stones From the Sea, Believed to Be Part of One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

The Dassault Systèmes Foundation has funded it for the past three years. Credit: Credit: GEDEON Programmes/CEAlexThe Dassault Systèmes Foundation notes that the lifted blocks will be studied and scanned, joining a collection of more than 100 blocks already digitized underwater over the last decade. Credit: Credit: GEDEON Programmes/CEAlexThe archaeological effort runs under what the project calls the PHAROS program, led by Hairy and funded by the Dassault Systèmes Foundation. A Puzzle Built in Virtual SpaceAfter photogrammetric processing, the block data goes to volunteer engineers working with the Dassault Systèmes Foundation. The Dassault Systèmes Foundation describes it as humanity’s first skyscraper.