Antikythera shipwreck site

Archaeologists brought to light 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.

The celebrated Antikythera shipwreck, named after the small southwest Aegean isle in whose waters the eponymous artifact-cum-ancient-mechanism was discovered, continues to yield significant archaeological finds from the sunken vessel. The latest underwater expedition, conducted in May and June this year by the Swiss School of Archaeology in Greece and the Greek Culture Ministry’s Ephorate of Underwater […]