Antikythera

Greek authorities on Monday intercepted a smuggling boat carrying 80 migrants northeast of Antikythera island between Crete and the Peloponnese.
The vessel, a Turkish-flagged sailboat, was spotted by Greek Coast Guard officers.
Two suspects were arrested for human trafficking.

Greece's National Archaeological Museum (NAM) welcomed more than 590,000 visitors last year, recording a rise of 8.9 percent from 2017 and 29 percent in the past three years, the director of the respected institution, Dr Maria Lagogianni, said on Monday.

A moderate undersea quake, measuring 4.1 on the Richter scale, struck off the coast of the Peloponnese late on Sunday, seismologists said in the early hours of Monday.

There were no reports of injuries or serious damage.

The temblor occurred at 11.32 p.m., according to the National Observatory of Athens reported.

"Antikythera Wreck: The Adventure Continues," on show at the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation in Piraeus through March 18, comprises new discoveries made at the underwater archaeological excavation of this important ancient shipwreck. The artifacts are displayed immersed in water tanks as they undergo desalination, while the show also includes discoveries from previous excavations.

When he fashioned his humble amphora some 2,000 years ago, the potter Minodoros could hardly have imagined that his name would be spoken by people living so many centuries later.

Bronze limbs, a sarcophagus lid, marble statue pieces, and a mysterious bronze disk were among the remains found during excavations of one of the world’s most ancient—and famous—shipwrecks.

Greece's Culture Ministry says archaeologists revisiting one of the most famous shipwrecks of ancient times off southern Greece have found fragments of bronze statues and a section of the wooden hull. A ministry statement says divers raised a complete arm and a section of pleated clothing from statues, and compacted metal objects that have yet to be cleaned and separated.

Wednesday's Google Doodle celebrates the 115th anniversary of the discovery of the Antikythera Mechanism, one of the most remarkable scientific objects of antiquity.

The 2nd-century BC device, often hailed as the world's oldest computer, was retrieved from a shipwreck by sponge divers in 1902 off the remote Aegean island.

To complement its ongoing "Voyage" exhibition, the Herakleidon Art Museum has launched a show on the Antikythera Mechanism. "An Ancient Greek Computer" presents pivotal moments in the study of the most complex mechanism of antiquity (2nd-1st century BC). Displays include models of the mechanism, drawings and radiographs.

To complement its ongoing "Voyage" exhibition, the Herakleidon Art Museum is launching a show on the Antikythera Mechanism.