TRIBUTE: The Antikythera mechanism

To celebrate the transfer of the Report on the Antikythera Mechanism to Cythera (exhibition will be held on August 11 River Kythera and August 19 the exhibition will travel to the country where it remained until September 19 to allow students and schools on the island to visit the opening of the new school year) we present the following tribute 
The Antikythera Mechanism (aka astrolabe and the Antikythera Antikythera Mechanism) is an ancient artifact believed to be a computer engineer and instrument of astronomical observations, which resembles a complex clock mechanism. 
Discovered in a shipwreck off the Greek island Antikythera between Kythera and Crete. Under the form of Greek inscription dated between 150 BC and 100 BC, well before the date of the wreck, which may have occurred between 87 BC and 63 BC. It could have been made up half a century before the wreck. 
The wreck was discovered in 1900 at a depth of approximately 40 to 64 meters and many treasures, statues and other objects were retrieved from Symiot sponge and are now at National Archaeological Museum in Athens. 

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International Campaign for the protection of Greek cultural heritage Association of Greek Archaeologists

The International Appeal’s press conference was met with great interest from international media in Athens today. Among others the event was attended by The Associated Press, Thomson Reuters, Radio France, the Chinese agency CCTV International, RIA Novosti, the German public channel ARD, the Athens News Agency, Anadolu Ajansi, as well as many European newspapers and other radio stations.
The president of the Association of Greek Archaeologists, Despina Koutsoumba, the Secretary George Riginos and the member of the board Amalia Tsitouri addressed the journalists and raised issues regarding problems occurring from budget cuts predicted in the austerity plan of the Greek government.
Foreign journalists have been particularly interested in how the limited funding could influence the adequate protection of antiquities and maintenance of the research projects. The members of the Association responded that these cuts “are indefensible even on a strictly practical economic level, considering that the government devotes less than 1% of the National Budget to the Ministry of Culture. The protection of Museums and antiquities are Greece’s social wealth as well as a national income producing resource”.
The Association questioned the policies implemented by the Ministry of Culture and asked from the Ministered to reconsider his position regarding the funding and the stuff reduction of the archaeological service.
Hundreds of people have expressed their support for our campaign, including archaeologists from other countries, politicians as well as admirers of the Greek antiquities.
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