Antikythera Mechanism

Although the artifact was recovered back in 1901, new technological advances have helped archaeologists learn even more about an ancient Greek analog computer that is over 2,100 years old. It turns out that after the latest examination, the Antikythera Mechanism,...

What do the Antikythera Mechanism, Nestor's golden cup and the marble statue of an athlete from Delos all have in common? The answer is that they are all found in the collections of the National Archaeological Museum in Athens...

The overall analysis of the inscriptions found inside the Antikythera Mechanism was presented on Thursday by the study group of the enigmatic object. In an event held at the Katerina Laskaridis Historical Foundation Library. The findings are the result of...

"Conspiracy theories did not exist in the antiquity. The ancient Greeks were rationalists and scientists with the original sense of the term. All scientific researches on the Antikythera Mechanism, one of the greatest mysteries of the ancient world, dated...

A new replica of the famous Antikythera Mechanism, whose remains are currently at Greece's National Archaeological Museum, has been built and put on display in the National Observatory of Athens, Nymphs' Hill, Thissio. Described as the world's first 'analog computer', the...

The Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities, in collaboration with the American Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, has completed the digital underwater surveying and dimensional precision display of the Shipwreck of Antikythera. Last year's imprinting pinpointed the exact shipwreck site of the vessel...

The Antikythera mechanism, the ancient clock like device that tracked the cycles of the solar system, is more ancient than it has been estimated so far, according to a new study. The mechanism, also called the world's oldest computer by...

A new video of the Antikythera ancient shipwreck has been released by kithera.gr showing the impressive underwater findings. The video is seven minutes long and presents all important information regarding the findings so far, along with the historical facts pertaining...

Despite the official attempt to keep a lid on the discoveries of the latest Antikythera shipwreck expedition, some details from a video showing the new discoveries have been leaked. According to sources familiar with the video, the bronze spear that was discovered, was...

On Sunday, October 5, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras will visit the area of the famous Antikythera shipwreck. The trip comes as a group of Greek, American and Swiss researchers map the the ancient shipwreck's immediate environs. The international team, which has already started geophysical...