Mexican scientists and teachers from the University of Sonora in northwestern Mexico have successfully recreated the Antikythera mechanism, the oldest mechanical computer in humanity. The replica ...

The entire system is made out of 6mm birch plywood that ... If you’re interested in exploring the Antikythera Mechanism further, here is Hackaday’s own in-depth look at it.

Granted, not every artifact was as complex as the Antikythera mechanism, but still ... as to the contents of the shop (or shops) that made it. For example, the intricacy of the work would have ...