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Myths and Mysteries

Corroded bronze Fragment A of the Antikythera mechanism, with part of a toothed gear visible.

Antikythera: The Shipwreck That Returned a Mechanical Cosmos

A dangerous salvage operation recovered a corroded machine. A century of research revealed its calendars, eclipse cycles and a planetary display that still invites competing reconstructions.

Modern reconstructions of timber and turf Norse buildings at L’Anse aux Meadows

What the Vinland Evidence Really Proves

Buildings, artifacts, and tree rings establish a Norse presence in Newfoundland in 1021. The sagas and wider geography still require careful interpretation.

Benjamin West’s drawing shows an armed Hector beside Andromache as their infant son recoils from his helmet.

Hector of Troy: Duty, Family and Tragedy in the Iliad

Explore Hector’s family, battles and death in the Iliad, with a clear distinction between Homer’s epic, later art and the archaeology of Troy.

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