A 2,000-year-old temple was discovered submerged off the Italian coast, belonging to the civilization of Indiana Jones.

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A temple, believed to have been used by Nabataean traders, was buried under concrete and pottery, possibly due to the traders leaving the area, according to a study published in Antiquity on September 12. Michele Stefanile, a student from the Scuola Superiore Meridionale in Italy, began an underwater study of the area in 2021.

Michele Stefanile, a maritime archaeologist at the Southern Graduate School in Naples, expressed his astonishment to Planet Chronicle Digital when he learned that some Nabatean material was discovered in the sea in Puteoli in the XVIII century, yet no one had organized a hunt for this impressive historical testimony.

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In 2023, researchers discovered two submerged rooms with Roman-style walls that contained two white marble altars, each with rectangular recesses that likely held sacred stones. According to Stefanile, the building appears to be dedicated to the Nabataean gods, but with Roman architecture and Latin inscription.

The Nabataean people's deity, Dushara, was honored with Latin inscriptions on marble slabs in the rooms.

Over centuries, volcanic activity has submerged approximately 1.2 miles of Roman-era buildings near Pozzuoli, including warehouses and other structures from the ancient port. Although artifacts have been recovered since the 18th century, suggesting the possibility of a temple being buried there, its exact location remains unknown until now.

According to Stefanile, after Trajan's conquest of Arabia in 106 A.D., the Nabataeans lost their ability to engage in free trade in Puteoli and may have abandoned the harbor.

The Scuola Superiore Meridionale states that the entire region is characterized by intense volcanic activity, which caused the submersion of the whole ancient coastal strip at a depth of 0-6 meters.