5Ws about the discovery of the Antikythera mechanism
Who discovered it? A team of sponge divers led by Captain Dimitrios Kondos.
What was discovered? A shipwreck, at first described as a heap of rotting corpses and horses lying on the sea bed. The sponge divers salvaged numerous artifacts from the waters, such as statues of a philosopher's head, a young boy, a discus thrower, the bronze Ephebe of Antikythera of c. 340 B.C., a Hercules, a marble bull and a bronze lyre. Many other small and common artifacts were also found. And finally a piece of rock with a gear wheel embedded in it….
Where was it discovered? In the sea near the coast of Antikythera .
When? In October 1900.
Why was it discovered? To enable us to probe deeper into the wisdom of the Ancients.
What was discovered? A shipwreck, at first described as a heap of rotting corpses and horses lying on the sea bed. The sponge divers salvaged numerous artifacts from the waters, such as statues of a philosopher's head, a young boy, a discus thrower, the bronze Ephebe of Antikythera of c. 340 B.C., a Hercules, a marble bull and a bronze lyre. Many other small and common artifacts were also found. And finally a piece of rock with a gear wheel embedded in it….
Where was it discovered? In the sea near the coast of Antikythera .
When? In October 1900.
Why was it discovered? To enable us to probe deeper into the wisdom of the Ancients.
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