Antikythera

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Kythera – Antikethyra: The island of Aphrodite and Love

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Kythera, also known by the older Venetian name Tsirigo (Cerigo), is located in the south of the Peloponnese near Elafonisos and Cape Malia. According to mythology, the island of the goddess Aphrodite and Eros. Homer, in the Iliad, refers to Kythera as “the Island” while...
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New archaeological treasures from the Antikythera shipwreck

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[:el] The Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities completed the new underwater excavation/mission at the Antikythera Shipwreck. The research lasted from 4th to 20th of September under excellent weather conditions for first time after 2014 when was completed the detailed mapping of the area where a Roman...
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2 Greek among the top 10 discoveries for 2016

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[:el] Archaeology Magazine published the top 10 discoveries of 2016. The editors reveal the year’s most compelling finds and among them 2 Greek discoveries are featured. The necropolis in Faliron and the skeleton of the Antikythera Shipwreck. The list is published annualy. See the whole...
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21 objects from Antikythera shipwreck to be exhibited

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[:el] Twenty-one objects recovered in the recent underwater excavations on the Antikythera shipwreck will be exhibited for the first time as a unified set at the Aiketarini Laskaridis Foundation in Piraeus in December. The exhibition will he held on the occasion of the presentation of...
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New findings on famed Antikythera shipwreck

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[:el] The “Return to Antikythera” international research team discovered a human skeleton during its ongoing excavation of the famous Antikythera Shipwreck (circa 65 B.C.). The shipwreck, which holds the remains of a Greek trading or cargo ship, is located off the Greek island of Antikythera...
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“There are other parts of the Antikythera Mechanism at the seabed”

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[:el] A major exhibition about the Antikythera Mechanism wil be inaugurated on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at the State Museum of Architecture in Moscow, under the votive Greece-Russia Year 2016. The exhibition is entitled “The Antikythera Mechanism: the oldest Computer and oldest Mechanical Universe – 2nd...
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The 10 most beautiful lighthouses in Greece

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One of the most important modern monuments to the World Naval history is the lighthouses. In the Greek lighthouses network there are 120 traditional stone lighthouses, whose construction dates back in the Revolution of 1821. They were designed in order, besides as their fuction as a light source, to...
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CNN about the secret of Antikythera shipwreck

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CNN makes a tribute to Antikythera shipwreck and the latest expedition entitled «The mystery of the ancient shipwreck and the “world’s first computer». The article mentions the history behind the discovery of the Antikythera Mechanism and the latest news concerning the ongoing scientific excavation of the...

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