Site of Famous Ancient Greek Shipwreck Explored

Archaeology Magazine ^ | July 5, 2024 | editors / unattributed

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Archaeologists have carried out new excavations at the site of the ship that was carrying one of the world’s oldest scientific instruments among its valuable cargo of marble sculptures, ceramic vessels, and other items from the east to Greece, according to a statement released by the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece (ESAG). The most extraordinary discovery the underwater team made was a portion of the ship’s hull preserved in excellent condition still in its original position from when the vessel sank in the first century B.C. “This allows us to better understand the ship’s construction characteristics that had remained elusive until now, but also to determine the precise location and orientation of the wreck,” says University of Geneva archaeologist Lorenz Baumer. The site of the wreck was first discovered off the island of Antikythera in 1900 by sponge divers who pulled up 82 fragments of the famous Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek astronomical calculator, a year later.

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• Secrets of 2000-year-old Analog Computer Revealed With Help From Gravitational Wave Technology [Antikythera mechanism] [06/28/2024]

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“The Greeks Don’t Want No Freaks” - Eagles.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEiDPGoMhMw

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:^)

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A bit more from the article…

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…an important new discovery was made in summer 2016 when an international team recovered a human skeleton there. The remains, which include parts of the cranium, jaw, teeth, ribs, and long bones of the arms and legs, most likely belonged to a young male. Evidence of at least four other individuals had previously been found at the site, but the newly discovered remains are the first to be uncovered in almost 40 years—and during the age of DNA analysis. According to ancient DNA expert Hannes Schroeder, the discovery might provide the first opportunity to examine the genetics of an ancient mariner. “Human remains from ancient shipwrecks are extremely uncommon,” he says. “DNA analyses can potentially provide fascinating new information on the crew’s genetic ancestry and geographic origins.”

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but also to determine the precise location and orientation of the wreck

Ya mean ya didn’t know?

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Not a whole lot left... But interesting none the less.

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I’m just amazed there were vacuum cleaners in the ancient world, they didn’t even know about AC power. ;^)

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Yup.

• Human skeleton found on famed Antikythera shipwreck [09/19/2016]
• Human skeleton discovered at Antikythera shipwreck after more than 2,000 [09/20/2016]
• (more topics) The Antikythera Mechanism Was Discovered on This Day in 1901 [05/17/2024]