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The Titanic of the Ancient World “Antikythera Shipwreck” Approved for Additional Excavation

By Gregory Pappas The Antikythera Shipwreck, located at the edge of the Aegean Sea off the coast of Antikythera, near the northwestern coast of Crete, is one of the most celebrated archaeological finds in modern antiquity. Originally discovered by happenstance in 1900 by sponge divers that had decided to wait out a passing storm, the wreck has yielded some of the most fascinating finds over more…