Lost treasures reclaimed from 2,000-year-old Antikythera shipwreck

Lauren Said-Moorhouse, for CNN

Updated 1555 GMT (2355 HKT) January 5, 2015

After spending the last month at the historic wreck site, the <a href="http://www.whoi.edu/news-release/antikythera-finds" target="_blank">Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute</a> (WHOI) announced that an international team of archaeologists had recovered new items from the Antikythera wreck. Pictured, Greek technical diver Alexandros Sotiriou discovers an intact "lagynos" ceramic table jug and a bronze rigging ring. The new items have indicated the wreck site is much bigger than previously believed, scattered across 300 meters of seafloor.
Photos: Solving the mystery of the 2,100-year-old shipwreck
Ancient shipwreck reveals its secrets – After spending the last month at the historic wreck site, the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) announced that an international team of archaeologists had recovered new items from the Antikythera wreck. Pictured, Greek technical diver Alexandros Sotiriou discovers an intact "lagynos" ceramic table jug and a bronze rigging ring. The new items have indicated the wreck site is much bigger than previously believed, scattered across 300 meters of seafloor.
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"Return to Antikythera" project chief diver Philip Short is pictured inspecting the magnificent two-meter-long bronze spear reclaimed from the shipwreck, which archaeologists say was once part of a life-size warrior statue.
Photos: Solving the mystery of the 2,100-year-old shipwreck
Solving the mystery of the 2,100-year-old shipwreck – "Return to Antikythera" project chief diver Philip Short is pictured inspecting the magnificent two-meter-long bronze spear reclaimed from the shipwreck, which archaeologists say was once part of a life-size warrior statue.
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WHOI diving safety officer Edward O'Brien "spacewalks" in the next-gen atmospheric "Exosuit," during the 2014 Return to Antikythera project, which ran from September 15 to October 7. The divers are planning to return to the Antikythera next year to continue excavating the site following a successful first season.
Photos: Solving the mystery of the 2,100-year-old shipwreck
Iron Man-like diving suit involved in hunt – WHOI diving safety officer Edward O'Brien "spacewalks" in the next-gen atmospheric "Exosuit," during the 2014 Return to Antikythera project, which ran from September 15 to October 7. The divers are planning to return to the Antikythera next year to continue excavating the site following a successful first season.
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In 1900, Greek sponge divers inadvertently stumbled upon an incredible ancient shipwreck off the coast of Antikythera. More intriguing were the heavily corroded bronze fragments -- 82 in total, with the largest pictured -- brought to the surface in 1902. The find would stun the world when it was revealed to be a mechanical computer from the 1st century BC.
Photos: Solving the mystery of the 2,100-year-old shipwreck
The Antikythera Mechanism – In 1900, Greek sponge divers inadvertently stumbled upon an incredible ancient shipwreck off the coast of Antikythera. More intriguing were the heavily corroded bronze fragments -- 82 in total, with the largest pictured -- brought to the surface in 1902. The find would stun the world when it was revealed to be a mechanical computer from the 1st century BC.
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