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What technology could change the way we learn about shipwrecks A new survey of an iconic ancient shipwreck off the coast of Greece has revealed new treasures — and the remains of a second sunken ...
A fragment of the Antikythera Mechanism at the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece. Photo courtesy of the National Archaeological Museum, Athens, Greece.
A diver explores the Antikythera in 2025. Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece One of the main goals of the expedition was to retrieve three outer planks joined to the ship's internal frame.
The Antikythera mechanism, discovered in 1901 by sponge divers, pioneers of underwater archaeology, at the bottom of the sea near the Greek island of Antikythera, remained underwater for more than ...
Antikythera is a diamond-shaped island in the Mediterranean Sea, situated between Greece's mainland and the island of Crete. It's small, covering just 8 square miles, and the population holds ...
Visitors look at a fragment of the 2,100-year-old Antikythera Mechanism, believed to be the earliest surviving mechanical computing device, is seen at Museum in Athens, Greece on Aug. 26, 2018.