Discovering a 2,000-year-old remains in a shipwreck in the Mediterranean

According to a report published in Nature on Sept. 19, an international archaeological group has discovered a 2,000-year-old remains in a shipwreck on the Mediterranean Sea, off Hyik's island, Antikythera. Greek.

This skeleton consists of a part of the skull, two arm bones, some ribs and two femur.

If DNA samples were collected, archaeologists could better identify the identity of the remains. In addition, this special finding could help reveal many secrets about the famous first-century merchant ship that could be wrecked after encountering a great storm.

Archaeologist Brendan Foley, of the Institute of Oceanography in Massachusetts (USA), found that the above remains were a rare finding because the bodies of shipwreck victims were often decomposed or turned into into fish food, it is difficult to survive for decades, let alone centuries.

Divers checked the remains of excavations from the shipwreck.(Source: nature.com).

So far, the Greek Government has not allowed archaeologists to collect and analyze DNA samples of the remains, but according to the initial assessment of ancient DNA analyst Hannes Schroeder from the History Museum The nature of Denmark, this rock-hardened remains of a young man.

According to Mr. Schroeder, if you collect DNA samples, you will be able to know the color of hair, eye color and race of this person.

According to the report in Nature, the shipwreck contains the above remains, which are nearly 50 meters below the surface of the sea and were discovered by divers for the first time in 1900. is the first ship to attract the discovery and research of archaeologists.

The most valuable discovery is the "Antikythera Machine" - a device from the 2nd century BC, considered the oldest computer in the world with 40 copper gears and was once the ancient Greeks. Great used to track the solar system's cycle.