Antikythera Wreck — Mechanism and Bronze Statue Reef

Why it mattersKey Roman late Hellenistic loot ship (Pergamene? Rhodian stones) 60 BCE submerged-city with stratified sequence and regional typology.

Theories are interpretations, not findings. The seal above tells you how much scholarly weight the place carries.

Built

c. 70 BCE wreck with Antikythera Mechanism 32 bronze gears and bronze Ephébus statue 1.94 m

Period

Late Hellenistic (c.70–50 BCE) Roman loot shipwreck from Asia Minor to Rome 60 m Greek art cargo

Culture

Roman late Hellenistic loot ship (Pergamene? Rhodian stones) 60 BCE

Purpose

World's most famous wreck — Antikythera Mechanism computer and bronze statues 36–60 m reef — sponge divers 1900

Rediscovered

Modern excavation 1877

Excavation

Excavated

1. 1890 excavation

   Modern rediscovery and scientific excavation of Antikythera Wreck — Mechanism and Bronze Statue Reef

2. c. 70 BCE wreck with Antikythera Mechanism 32 bronze gears and bronze Ephébus statue 1.94 m

   Initial construction / first occupation at Antikythera Wreck — Mechanism and Bronze Statue Reef

• Antikythera Wreck — Mechanism and Bronze Statue Reef — Principal Harbour

  harbour

  harbour at Antikythera Wreck — Mechanism and Bronze Statue Reef — hydraulic feature

  35.8646° N · 23.3073° E

• Antikythera Wreck — Mechanism and Bronze Statue Reef — Northern Wall

  wall

  wall at Antikythera Wreck — Mechanism and Bronze Statue Reef — outlier feature

  35.8652° N · 23.3049° E

• Antikythera Wreck — Mechanism and Bronze Statue Reef — Southern Temple

  temple

  temple at Antikythera Wreck — Mechanism and Bronze Statue Reef — subsidiary complex

  35.8647° N · 23.3048° E