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4. A Shocking Discovery from 2000-year-old Shipwreck: The Antikythera Mechanism
Location: Greece's Antikythera
Date of Discovery: 1900 Estimated Value: Incalculable
Thirty precisely hand-cut bronze gears make up the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient astronomical calculator dating back two thousand years. The sophisticated instrument was created by the ancient Greeks, and experts have been working for years to solve the enigma surrounding it. Mike Edmunds of Cardiff University said that the equipment costs "more than the Mona Lisa."
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1900 saw the discovery of the mechanism by sponge divers searching through an old wreckage close to the little Greek island of Antikythera. Scientists were able to date this clock to 65 B.C. by using radiocarbon data. Because of its historical significance, its overall value is almost incalculable. Who knows how much it would cost to figure out how prehistoric people read the skies?
