An exploration dive carried out in Antikythera (Greece) in the wreck of a Roman ship sunk in the 1st century BC revealed a head of a marble statue, human teeth and various objects from the boat, reports
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Archaeologists from the “Return to Antikythera” project conducted this latest excavation, which ended on June 15.
They cleared rocks to gain access to a previously unexplored part of the wreckage.
Missing head from Hercules marble statue found at the antikythera shipwreck.
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A statue head that could represent Heracles
Research has uncovered an imposing marble head that could represent Heracles.
It could well be part of a statue found in this ship in 1900 and which was missing the head.
The archaeologists also found bronze and iron nails, a lead ring from a large wooden anchor and two human teeth.
A wreck with multiple archaeological treasures
The Antikythera wreck lies off the eponymous Greek island.
This ship was first spotted in 1900 and initial excavations have established that it was a Roman galley that sank in a storm while carrying amphorae, statues, coins and objects of all kinds.
Since then, this wreck has also yielded a gear mechanism that continues to intrigue and question scientists today.
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