Famed Roman Shipwreck Reveals More Secrets


Antikythera mechanism. Photo source: ©© Marsyas

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Marine archaeologists report they have uncovered new secrets of an ancient Roman shipwreck famed for yielding an amazingly sophisticated astronomical calculator. An international survey team says the ship is twice as long as originally thought and contains many more calcified objects amid the ship’s lost cargo that hint at new discoveries.

The ancient Roman shipwreck was lost off the Greek coast around 67 BC,filled with statues and the famed astronomical clock…

Famed Roman Shipwreck Could Be Two, LiveScience

“Famed Roman Shipwreck Reveals More Secrets”, USA today

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