Research Article

Antikythera Mechanism and the Ancient World

Table 2

The presence of the attributes on board of the ship.

NoThe attributeShip
S-shipA-ship

1Astronomical instruments++
2Statues and beautiful vases++
3Cabins for passengers with richly ornamented lodges++
4Historical description dating for S-ship versus radiocarbon dating for A-ship 245–243 BC220 ± 43 BC
5The oldest dating by coin from Knidos250–210 BC
6Type of ship is grain ship++
7Ceramic tiles on the floor/root++
8Lead hull sheathing++
9One of the ports of arrival/departure Syracuse, Sicily, Italy++
10Something has to do with Archimedes++