Discover treasures 2,000 years in 'ancient Titanic ship'

The Atntikythera is like the ancient Titanic, carrying the oldest astronomical clock on Earth, and many precious treasures.

Treasure 2,000 years in the "ancient Titanic ship"

According to Live Science, Greek authorities decided to extend an additional five years for international explorers to continue searching for the remainder of the 2,085-year-old Antikythera shipwreck.

The diver found a 2m long spear, possibly of a certain statue.(Photo: Live Science)

The ship was named after the sea where it crashed around 70-60 BC, while traveling along with countless jewels and goods to the west, from the Minor citadel of Asia, to Rome.

In the first phase of the Return to Antikythera project (ending October 2014), the explorers under the ocean found many main dishes and anchors, a giant bronze spear could be a part. of Athena's warrior or female statue, and many other precious objects.

Thanks to the government's permission to extend the project, researchers will focus on previously studied sites to search for ceramic and metal items. They hope to complete a detailed map of the ship and salvage the precious treasure from the ship.

To prepare for the second phase of the summer's end, scientists released an automatic underwater moving device (AUV) to survey the ship for 10 days. Recently, AUV and metal detection equipment have determined the location of many pieces of items with copper, lead and iron. AUV also has access to artifacts, taking photos and collecting spatial data, including information on interrelations. Within the next 5 years, scientists will unearth each part of the Antikythera shipwreck.

Treasure discovery

The Antikythera ship, found by Greek islanders Symi , more than a century ago while catching sea foam off Antikythera, a small Greek island has a population of 45 people.

When diving into the sea, people accidentally discovered the ship's debris. The diver picked up the arm of a bronze statue from a depth of 40-50m at the bottom of the sea.

With the help of the Greek Ministry of Education and Navy, spacers discovered many ancient statues , including the heroic statues of Ulysses, Diomedes, horses, Hermes, Apollo, and many other gods.

While analyzing these antiques, then Minister of Education, Spyridon Stais, discovered a device called the Antikythera Machine , in fact an astronomical watch , considered the oldest analog computer. Earth.

The oldest computer on Earth.(Photo: Live Science)

This device looks like a clock, but instead of the hour hand and minute hand, its needles and knob indicate the rotation of planets, dates and eclipses, eclipses.

It tracks the journey of the Sun, Moon and planets with an incredible accuracy. A Swiss writer once said that it belongs to extraterrestrial people . These treasures and antiques are being kept at the Archaeological Museum in Athens.

The Antikythera expedition began in 2012, co-operated by the Greek Underwater Research Center in partnership with Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute in Massachusetts, USA. The two agencies will continue to collaborate in the second phase with the help of "Exosuit" - a diving device provided by the Woods Hole Institute. Scientists describe it as Iron Man's armor to serve underwater science.

At the end of phase I, scientists have built 3D maps of the seabed and ship. They also put areas with a lot of iron metal into the data. This data is included in the GIS geographic information system, which includes regional geographic data since 1900.

The researchers found two separate areas about 100 meters apart, which means the ship was broken and sometimes crashed into reefs or had two ships with the same fate.

" The evidence shows that this is the largest ancient shipwreck ever found ," said Brendan Foley, oceanographer at Woods Hole Institute. " It is really Titanic of ancient times."

The expedition has discovered a large number of precious antiques . ' Antikythera shipwrecks help us see the diversity of the goods it transports,' said Aggeliki Simosi, director of the Greek Underwater Research Center.

"This sinking ship is really a floating museum ," she said. The discovery of the ship confirms the existence of a precious object trade route between the eastern Mediterranean countries.

Explorers use metal detectors to find jewels in shipwrecks.(Photo: Live Science)