National Archaeological Museum of Athens

The 2015 diving season has started with archeologist divers embarking on their Return to Antikythera project that is under the aegis of the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports with support from the Woods Hole oceanographic Institution.

Here are some photos from the exploration as experts return to the site:

The culture ministry’s underwater antiquities department in partnership with US-based  Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution recently completed a digital underwater survey and 3-dimensional display of the renowned Antikythera Shipwreck.

The development followed last year’s discovery of the exact spot of the shipwreck, which carried the Antikythera Mechanism during antiquity.

The ?Theseus Ring,? a gold signet ring unearthed in the Plaka district of Athens in the 1950s and dating back to the Mycenaean period, went on display on Monday for the first time at the Greek capital?s National Archaeological Museum.

Scientists exploring the 1st century BC Antikythera shipwreck off Greece’s southern coast will be unveiling findings from the first part of an international mission in Piraeus on Wednesday.

By Margarita Pournara