FfFfFfFF 58,118 Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 Just off the rocky shores of Greece, a treasure trove of artifacts has been discovered at the site of a famous ancient shipwreck. Among many finds is a marble head of Hercules, the famously strong divine hero from ancient Greek and Roman mythology, and perhaps even some human remains. The Antikythera wreck is a Roman-era shipwreck dating from around 60 BCE that resides on the seabed northwest of Crete. It’s best known as the shipwreck that held the corroded remains of a device believed to be the world's oldest known analog computer, the Antikythera mechanism. The wreck was first discovered by sponge divers in 1900, but ongoing archaeological projects have continued to reveal a number of intriguing finds. Within this new cavity, they discovered the plinth of a marble statue featuring the lower parts of the legs, caked in a thick layer of marine deposits. They also discovered the marble statue head of a bearded man which they suspect depicts Herakles. It’s believed to have accompanied a headless statue called the “Herakles of Antikythera” that was first liberated from the water in 1900. They also discovered two human teeth embed into the marine deposits that have appeared on the shipwreck over the millennia. This is particularly exciting as genetic and isotopic analysis of the teeth might be able to shed some more light on the people who sailed this ship some 2,000 years ago. Source - https://www.iflscience.com/hercules-missing-marble-head-found-on-2-000-year-old-antikythera-shipwreck-64125 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nATAH 56,952 Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 i'd love to be an ocean floor explorer mother, what must i do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mother of Puppies 36,615 Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 omg Hercules? That's amazing... my childhood hero.. even though it looks like a chunk of meat THEY CALL ME LADY MOP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kimmo 82,283 Posted July 6, 2022 Share Posted July 6, 2022 13 minutes ago, Mother of Puppies said: omg Hercules? That's amazing... my childhood hero.. even though it looks like a chunk of meat Yassss I’m ready! Hottie Detector Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Oriane 22,758 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 8 hours ago, FfFfFfFF said: Among many finds is a marble head of Hercules, the famously strong divine hero from ancient Greek and Roman mythology 8 hours ago, FfFfFfFF said: and perhaps even some human remains. The only GGD member who can read / Credits to Celloo Deng for the profile pic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En_Sabah_Nur 9,366 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 So why would there be Teeth embedded in this statue for?? 🤔🤔 Egypt. W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallydima 383 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 This is what I'm on this site for. Thank you. OMG SO COOL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Child 18,997 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 9 hours ago, NATAH said: i'd love to be an ocean floor explorer Me too but I can’t swim ‘If religion be the cause of disunity, then irreligion is surely to be preferred.’ ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boyerased 2,889 Posted July 7, 2022 Share Posted July 7, 2022 2 hours ago, En_Sabah_Nur said: So why would there be Teeth embedded in this statue for?? 🤔🤔 No it’s not on the statue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FfFfFfFF 58,118 Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 On 7/7/2022 at 8:55 AM, En_Sabah_Nur said: So why would there be Teeth embedded in this statue for?? 🤔🤔 Perhaps the way it sank was so violent that the teeth of the men on board were caught in the wreckage and later found their way on the statue itself. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
En_Sabah_Nur 9,366 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 12 hours ago, FfFfFfFF said: Perhaps the way it sank was so violent that the teeth of the men on board were caught in the wreckage and later found their way on the statue itself. Egypt. W Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
garbage day 11,816 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 On 7/6/2022 at 5:05 PM, Mother of Puppies said: even though it looks like a chunk of meat What does? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PartySick 172,514 Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Not teeth Whimsical bitch Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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