Friday, June 09, 2006

Antikythera update Ancient Astronomy Artifact Bears Hidden Text
A shoebox-sized bronze device scooped out of a Roman-era shipwreck at the dawn of the 20th century has baffled scientists for years. Now a British researcher has stunningly established it as the world's oldest surviving astronomy computer.

A team of Greek and British scientists probing the secrets of the artifact, known as the Antikythera Mechanism, has managed to decipher ancient Greek inscriptions unseen for over 2,000 years, members of the project say.


I just love the name of that thing. Not much new info in this article but it does have a link to an official Antikythera Mechanism web site.