The Antikythera Mechanism is the latest relic at the center of an Indiana Jones adventure, but what’s the history behind this ancient astronomical device?
Supervised by the Department of Antiquities, work began in November 1900 and stretched into 1901 after dangerous conditions halted the team. Casualties included two divers who were paralyzed and one fatality from decompression sickness. Kontos and the remaining crew recovered most of the cargo, and the treasures were taken to the National Archaeological Museum of Athens.Salvaged in 1901 from the Antikythera wreck, a statue of Odysseus dates to the early first century B.C.
Another major excavation occurred decades later in 1976. Directed by French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau, the team recovered more works of art, including the statue known as the “Boxer,” and also brought up pieces of the ship for study. Their underwater footage of the wreck would prove valuable to future expeditions.
Perhaps the most intriguing discovery at Antikythera was once its most unassuming. In 1901 pieces of corroded metal recovered with the cargo barely attracted notice. In 1902, the Greek Minister of Education, Spyridon Stais, realized the scraps looked mechanical, similar to the kind of toothed gears found in modern machines.
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