Antikythera seabed yielding more gifts

Poseidon cooperated this time around. The ancient Greek god blessed the archaeologists, divers and scientists in their latest mission to the Antikythera wreck with smooth seas. Because since 2014, when research resumed at the site of antiquity's most famous sunken ship, rough seas whipped up by gale-force winds have always stood as an obstacle. Thanks to this year's meteorological "miracle," the team was able to work at the site without interruption from May 17 to June 20, as part of the 2021-2025 research program.

Both Dr Angeliki Simosi - the honorary director for antiquities at the Greek Ministry of Culture and co-director of the research that is being conducted by the Swiss Archaeological School, under the supervision of the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities - and the school's Dr Lorenz Baumer, from the University of Geneva, have expressed their excitement with the...