# @natgeo on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOw067YFfdd
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34715467-natgeo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-19T00:00:14.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** National Geographic (@NatGeo) — https://gondola.cc/NatGeo

## Caption

What if the search for Cleopatra's final resting place has been a 2,000-year-long misdirection? 

While most have searched the royal city of Alexandria, Egypt, archaeologist and Nat Geo Explorer Dr. Kathleen Martínez pursued a different theory at a long-overlooked temple of Taposiris Magna. After finding a 4,300-foot tunnel leading to the sea, Kathleen and her team discovered what may be a crucial clue in the 2,000-year-old mystery: a sunken port in the depths of the Mediterranean Sea, suggesting the location was more than just a religious site—it was also an important maritime trading hub. 

Could this clue help solve the mystery? Learn more about the discovery at the link in bio. 

#CleopatrasFinalSecret premieres Thursday, September 25 at 10/9c on National Geographic. Streaming on DisneyPlus and hulu.

Photographs 1 and 4 by Kenneth Garrett (kennethgarrettphoto)
Photograph 2 from National Geographic
Graphic by Dr. Kathleen Martínez (drkathleenmartinez)

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