The Antikythera mechanism, characterized as an ancient analog computer, could predict planetary positions, moon phases, and eclipses.

The cargo ship, with a capacity of around 300 tons, had wrecked off Antikythera around 70 to 60 B.C., but its cargo ranged in age from the fourth to the first century B.C. Coins found on the ...

The Antikythera mechanism, shown here in this computer reconstruction, was about the size of a shoebox, with dials on its exterior and an intricate system of 30 bronze gear wheels inside.

Fragment of the Antikythera mechanism, circa 205 BC, housed in the collection of the National Archaeological Museum, Athens. Credit: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Image ...

Divers recently conducted an expedition to the Antikythera shipwreck, which sunk over 2,000 years ago. ... ARCHAEOLOGISTS SURPRISED BY 'INTRIGUING' ART DRAWN BY CHRISTIAN PILGRIMS 1,500 YEARS AGO.

The Antikythera mechanism is an ancient Greek analog device dating back to between 100 and 200 BC that is considered the world's first known computer.

The Antikythera mechanism, a mysterious ancient Greek device that is often called the world’s first computer, may not have functioned at all, according to a simulation of its workings.But ...

What technology could change the way we learn about shipwrecks 05:06. A new survey of an iconic ancient shipwreck off the coast of Greece has revealed new treasures — and the remains of a second ...

Scientists used techniques from the field of gravitational wave astronomy to argue that the Antikythera mechanism contained a lunar calendar. By Becky Ferreira The Antikythera mechanism, an ...