Ancient Mystery: The Antikythera Mechanism

Guys, this is one that I've been obsessed with for years. In fact, it was the first podcast episode I wrote more than a year ago but since new developments are constantly being found, I kept needing to update it! So, here it is - the mystery of how a 2,200-year-old computer was found in the remains of an ancient Roman shipwreck. Has science solved the mystery or will we never know the truth?

Sources:
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/.premium.MAGAZINE-missing-piece-of-antikythera-mechanism-found-on-aegean-seabed-1.6640779

https://www.livescience.com/antikythera-mechanism-worlds-first-computer-modeled.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antikythera_mechanism

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2021/mar/12/scientists-move-closer-to-solving-mystery-of-antikythera-mechanism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYxwnQZndTM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDFaAjjWzt8

https://www.whoi.edu/know-your-ocean/ocean-topics/underwater-archaeology/antikythera-shipwreck/

https://www.whoi.edu/press-room/news-release/skeleton-antikythera-shipwreck/

https://www.dpma.de/english/our_office/publications/milestones/antikytera-mechanismus/index.html

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/decoding-antikythera-mechanism-first-computer-180953979/

http://www.sci-news.com/astronomy/antikythera-mechanism-09449.html

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