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03/28/13 3:52 PM

#200268 RE: F6 #187992

Return to Antikythera: what divers discovered in the deep

Divers revisiting the wreck in Greece where an ancient computer was found have discovered an array of artefacts
18 March 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/blog/2013/mar/18/return-to-antikythera-divers [with comments]

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Antikythera shipwreck: treasures from the deep – in pictures

The famous 'Antikythera mechanism' is the earliest preserved portable astronomical calculator.
Divers explored an ancient shipwreck off the Greek island of Antikythera and artefacts from the site are on show in the Antikythera Shipwreck exhibition at the National Archaeological Museum in Athens
18 March 2013
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/gallery/2013/mar/18/antikythera-shipwreck-treasures-in-pictures