Source In 1901 a group of sponge fishermen seeking refuge from the storm on the Greek island of Antikythera, discovered among the remains of a sunken Roman ship a mechanical device made of bronze, which

From napalm flamethrowers to an analog computer, the ancient world was far more clever and technologically advanced than we think it was. Here are 5 ancient inventions that were way ahead of their time.

Photo: Ioannis Metaxas (Source: 1895: The old railway station of Piraeus - Athens is inaugurated in Omonia Square. 1902: Greek archaeologist, Valerios Stais, discoveres the Antikythera Mechanism. It’s

Was glaubst Du , wie alt ist der älteste Computer der Welt, der je gebaut wurde? 100 Jahre ? .. 500 Jahre ? .... 1000 Jahre ? Eines der faszinierendsten mechanischen Konstruktionen der vorchristlichen

The Antikythera Mechanism is an ancient artifact, found in a sail wreck near the Greek island of Crete, in 1901. After years of research, the scientists understood how it worked and what it was used for:

Early last century sponge divers in the Aegean Sea pulled a load of artifacts from the ocean floor. Amongst the treasures was a small bronze encrusted object that at first was discounted as wreckage, but

A Geocentric Calendar & Time Keeping Device

1900 yılında süngerciler, Yunanistan'ın Antikythera adası yakınlarında, eski çağlardan kalma bir batık keşfettiler. Bu M.ö. 80 yılı civarında batmış bir yük gemisiydi. İçinde bulunan değerli tüketim mallarının

Archaeologists will use a revolutionary new deep sea diving suit to explore the ancient shipwreck where one of the most remarkable scientific objects of antiquity was found: the Antikythera Mechanism.

9- The Antikythera Mechanism Photo credit: en.wikipedia.org Rescued from its watery resting place near the island of Antikythera in 1901, this curious artifact, dates back to the second century BCE, has