For instance, back in 2005, HP built a new 3D surface imaging device, the PTM Dome, which surrounds the object to be examined—a critical factor, given the fragility of the Antikythera mechanism.

The creators of the Antikythera mechanism took theories about how astronomical bodies move, and made a machine that would calculate them, which was a revolutionary idea. It is still being studied, and ...

The 2,000-year-old Roman shipwreck that carried the Antikythera Mechanism — a precise mechanical model of the sun, moon and planets — is giving up new treasures, including a marble head ...

A team of scientists at the University College London has used 3D tomography to shed new light on the Antikythera Mechanism – the world's first computer, which was an accurate model of the ...

This week in the Digital Archaeology Digest, we look at the use of Lego to model ancient technology and then explore the areas of manuscript digitization, 3D printing and the difficulty in ...

Scientists may have finally made a complete digital model for the Cosmos panel of a 2,000-year-old mechanical device called the Antikythera mechanism that's believed to be the world's first computer.

By building a digital model of the Antikythera Mechanism, scientists may have finally exposed a key function of the ancient device, revealing a design that required some seriously advanced thinking.

'Antikythera' Built 2000 Years Ago May Be the World’s First Computer — But Scientists Still Can’t Fully Decode It Despite advancements, there are some mysteries that humanity has still been ...

The Antikythera mechanism was built around 2,200 years ago. It was found in a shipwreck at the bottom of the sea. The ship likely sank around 65 B.C. ... According to this model, ...