New Underwater Discoveries Made Around The Antikythera Shipwreck
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – A team of Swiss and Greek archaeologists recently completed the third season of excavations on the wreck of Antikythera. The expedition, which took place from May 19 to June 18, 2023, is part of a five-year research program (2021-2025) by the University of Geneva (UNIGE). Using cutting-edge techniques, this research […]
Mᴀssive Head Of Hercules Pulled From The Antikythera Shipwreck
Jan Bartek – AncientPages.com – While exploring the historic Roman-era shipwreck off the islet of Antikythera marine archeologists discovered several ancient artifacts recovered from the seafloor. The most eye-striking underwater discovery was a mᴀssive head. The greater-than-life-size marble head of a man with a beard has been identified as the mythological hero Hercules, one of […]
How Did Ancient Civilizations Make Sense Of The Cosmos And What Did They Get Right?
Conny Waters – AncientPages.com – In the spring of 1900, a group of Greek sponge divers, blown off course by a storm in the Aegean, stumbled upon the wreck of an ancient Roman ship loaded with treasure that had sunk more than 2,000 years earlier off the remote Greek island of Antikythera. Returning the following […]