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The Antikythera wreck (Greek: ναυάγιο των Αντικυθήρων, romanized: navágio ton Antikythíron) is a Roman-era shipwreck dating from the second quarter of the first century BC. [1] [2] It was discovered by sponge divers off Point Glyphadia on the Greek island of Antikythera in 1900.
Derek J. de Solla Price (1922–1983) with a model of the Antikythera mechanism. Captain Dimitrios Kontos (Δημήτριος Κοντός) and a crew of sponge divers from Symi island discovered the Antikythera wreck in early 1900, and recovered artefacts during the first expedition with the Hellenic Royal Navy, in 1900–01. [32]
Antikythera is most famous for being the location of the 1900 discovery of the Antikythera wreck, [12] from which the Antikythera Ephebe and Antikythera mechanism were recovered. The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient mechanical calculator (sometimes described as the first mechanical computer) designed to calculate astronomical positions which ...
The discoveries by the 'Return To Antikythera' team hint that there may be more treasures to uncover in the area surrounding the famous shipwreck. The arm of a bronze statue was discovered at the ...
A wreck on Antikythera island that contained the Antikythera mechanism and dates from approximately 86 BC. 35°53′23″N 23°18′28″E / 35.8897°N 23.3078°E / 35.8897; 23.3078 ( Antikythera
It was retrieved gradually, its discovery made in several stages: the body was brought to light by divers who discovered the wreck of Antikythera in 1901, while his left hand was found in 2016 and his (presumed) head in 2022. [1] The body is 2.50 m. tall and its unattached head is 65 cm, making it a larger-than-life statue. [1]
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