The Antikythera Mechanism, a remarkable device discovered in an ancient shipwreck off the coast of Greece, has long been a source of mystery for historians and scientists alike. For decades, ...

The isolated Greek island of Antikythera, lying at the edge of the Aegean Sea between Crete and the Peloponnese, reminds one ...

Many "modern" inventions actually have precedents dating back more than 1000 years, to ancient Greek and Roman times.

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 ...

Without doubt, the Antikythera machine was the greatest achievement of ancient Greece. The Antikythera Mechanism / Meteoroskopeion was a Pharos / Lighthouse illuminating the science and virtues of ...

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 ...

Painting of the Antikythera Mechanism by the Greek mathematician Dionysios Kriaris. One sees the Cosmos, the front of the computer, and the back with the black spirals of the 19-year Metonic ...

A powerful 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Greece on Wednesday, July 23, between two holiday hotspots. The huge tremor hit ...

Because the ring was broken, it wasn't clear how many rings it had originally, but researchers estimated between 347 and 367. The Antikythera mechanism (main) and gravitational waves (inset).

Archaeologists and divers excavated the 2,000-year-old Antikythera wreck and found hundred of artifacts and a wooden ship’s hull, photos show. Photo from the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece ...

Humans Ancient computer's gears may not have been able to turn The 2000-year-old Antikythera mechanism may have been a kind of astronomical calculator, but researchers are unsure whether it would ...

Archaeology & History What Exactly Is the Antikythera Mechanism, the Mysterious Ancient Greek Device in the New ‘Indiana Jones’ Movie? Here Are 5 Big Questions, Answered Characterized as an ...