Antikythera, a serene Greek island nestled in the Aegean Sea, is offering relocation incentives including free food, accommodation, and €18,000 for families and skilled workers. With just 45 residents, the island seeks to revitalize its community, offering a tranquil lifestyle with stunning beaches and rich cultural heritage, highlighted by the ancient Antikythera Mechanism.
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In 2026, after a delay of many decades, the Ministry of Culture will deliver the National Museum of Underwater Antiquities to the Greek and international public...in the SILO building in the Great Harbour. It is one of the flagship projects of Kyriakos Mitsotakis' government, funded with approximately €100,000,000 from the Recovery Fund
Theodore G. Koukoulis, a renowned archaeologist with degrees in B.A. and M.Litt, delves into the…
Australian Ambassador Alison Duncan recently visited Kythera, highlighting the island's deep ties with the Greek-Australian community. She praised Kythera's cultural and archaeological significance, supported the new Kytherian Migration Museum, and appreciated the warm local hospitality.
A recent dive into the depths of the Mediterranean Sea has unveiled new "hidden treasures" from a 2,000-year-old shipwreck, captivating archaeologists with fresh insights into this ancient maritime mystery. The expedition, focused on the famed Antikythera shipwreck in the Aegean Sea off Greece, uncovered a wealth of approximately 300 artifacts, including fragments of marble statues, hinting at a precious cargo lost to the sea. Adding further intrigue, a second shipwreck was discovered roughly 650 feet from the Antikythera wreck.
A team of astronomers may have finally cracked the code of the Antikythera Mechanism, a 2,000-year-old astronomical device. Using methods more suited to studying gravitational waves, they've determined the precise number of teeth on a crucial component, revealing the astonishing precision of ancient Greek technology.
Stunned researchers discover that, in addition to accurately tracing the movement of the sun, moon and predicting when eclipses would occur, the Antikythera Mechanism created by the Ancient Greeks around 100-200BC also tracked the movements of Venus and Saturn. "Our work reveals the Antikythera Mechanism as a beautiful conception, translated by superb engineering into a device of genius," the study concludes about the creation considered to be the world's first computer.
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Stunned researchers discover that, in addition to accurately tracing the movement of the sun, moon and predicting when eclipses would occur, the Antikythera Mechanism created by the Ancient Greeks around 100-200BC also tracked the movements of Venus and Saturn. "Our work reveals the Antikythera Mechanism as a beautiful conception, translated by superb engineering into a device of genius," the study concludes about the creation considered to be the world's first computer.
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Stunned researchers discover that, in addition to accurately tracing the movement of the sun, moon and predicting when eclipses would occur, the Antikythera Mechanism created by the Ancient Greeks around 100-200BC also tracked the movements of Venus and Saturn. "Our work reveals the Antikythera Mechanism as a beautiful conception, translated by superb engineering into a device of genius," the study concludes about the creation considered to be the world's first computer.
The Antikythera mechanism, built-in Greece, is the oldest mechanical ancient computer to be discovered worldwide and was…
Archimedes' genius seems to emerge more and more clearly through the remaining fragments of the…
The Antikythera mechanism, built in Greece, is the oldest mechanical ancient computer to be discovered worldwide, and…
Stunned researchers discover that, in addition to accurately tracing the movement of the sun, moon and predicting when eclipses would occur, the Antikythera Mechanism created by the Ancient Greeks around 100-200BC also tracked the movements of Venus and Saturn. "Our work reveals the Antikythera Mechanism as a beautiful conception, translated by superb engineering into a device of genius," the study concludes about the creation considered to be the world's first computer.
The Antikythera mechanism, built in Greece, is the oldest mechanical ancient computer to be discovered worldwide, and…
The Antikythera Mechanism, an Ancient Greek artefact often hailed as the ‘world’s first computer’ will…