Our current knowledge of the Antikythera Mechanism

Seiradakis, J. H.; Edmunds, M. G.

doi:10.1038/s41550-017-0347-2

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“…1,7 Somewhat less than 25 percent of the original ring remains, and contains graduated marks dividing the ring into what appear to be days. 1 Underlying the ring (approximately in the middle of the channel) is a matching arc of closely spaced holes, presumed or estimated by many scholars to number, in its original state, 365 1,6,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21 (which we argue is incorrect) and believed to have been used to register the radial position of the Calendar ring. This registration to the holes is understood to have been facilitated by a small peg (or pin) being inserted through the ring into any one of the underlying holes, as required.…”

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“…It is also widely believed to have incorporated a mechanized display of the five naked-eye planets known in antiquity. 2,3,8,9,10,11 In addition to astronomical indications, the Mechanism displayed calendrical data such as the 19-year Metonic cycle, the four-year cycle of the pan-Hellenic games, 12 and was apparently designed so as to be able to repeat cycle projections of at least several hundred years. 13 However, despite a century of scholarly inquiry, some features remain unexplained and notable irregularities invite further investigation.…”

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Antikythera Mechanism shows evidence of lunar calendar

Budiselic¹,

Thoeni²,

Dubno³

et al. 2020

Preprint

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Based on statistical analysis of micro CT imaging of the more than 2,000-year-old Antikythera Mechanism, we show unexpected evidence establishing a lunar calendar with Egyptian civil-calendar month-names circa 100 B.C. This finding displaces a century-long presumption of a 365-day solar calendar on the Antikythera Mechanism with a 354-day lunar calendar and may inform a fundamental question of the number and type of calendars used in Ancient Egypt.

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confidence: 95%

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Antikythera Mechanism shows evidence of lunar calendar

Budiselic¹,

Thoeni²,

Dubno³

et al. 2020

Preprint

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“…We also cannot lump all gears together because they activate different arms. As a general rule, the model should stay as high-level/abstract as possible, but be as detailed as necessary (Occam's razor; Feldman, 2016; Seiradakis and Edmunds, 2018). The choice of a modeling toolkit then allows the production of a real model.…”

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A How-to-Model Guide for Neuroscience

Blohm

Kording

Schrater

2020

eNeuro

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Within neuroscience, models have many roles, including driving hypotheses, making assumptions explicit, synthesizing knowledge, making experimental predictions, and facilitating applications to medicine. While specific modeling techniques are often taught, the process of constructing models for a given phenomenon or question is generally left opaque. Here, informed by guiding many students through modeling exercises at our summer school in CoSMo (Computational Sensory-Motor Neuroscience), we provide a practical 10-step breakdown of the modeling process. This approach makes choices and criteria more explicit and replicable. Experiment design has long been taught in neuroscience; the modeling process should receive the same attention. Significance Statement Modeling in neuroscience is often perceived as a mysterious process and is hard to teach. Here we provide the first how-to-model guide that breaks down the modeling endeavor into a step-by-step process.

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“…In particular, it calculated the prediction of eclipses, recorded the zodiac and the Egyptian and Greek Calendars, the solar-lunar calendar, the 19-year Cycle of Meton, the Saros cycle or exeligmos, Greek inscriptions, markings of astronomical symbols on discs, and the determination of major cultural events (Olympia, Pythia etc. ), and cycles of 19, 76, 18+, and 54+ years [73][74][75][76].…”

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Archaeometry’s Role in Cultural Heritage Sustainability and Development

Liritzis

Korka

2019

Sustainability

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The interdisciplinary field of archaeometry covers a wide range of subject categories and disciplines in relation to science and humanities. It is a well-established academic field of study and accredited part of higher education. Since its inception, the nomenclature designation of archaeometry signifies the appropriate methodology applied to archaeological materials and questions emerging from this field, regarding monuments, artifacts, and the reconstruction and management of landscape bearing cultural assets. The measurements of tangible culture denote significant information, such as chronology, authenticity, technology, characterization, provenance, discovering buried antiquities, ancient-day life activities, and three-dimensional (3D) reconstructions and modelling; furthermore, proxy data collected from environmental dynamic non-liner perturbations, which link local ecosystems with dwellings, are gathered by academia to study the past. The traditional rooting signifies the cultural legacies of people, which define the human desire and the confidence of memory and future trends. Beyond the mere study of the past, archaeometry’s role increasingly proves affinity to prosperity, if properly managed. The major archaeometrical contributions in cultural heritage and archaeology in general are reviewed herein, and we present the policies that could develop archaeometrical data into a sustainable stage of local, regional, and national economic development. Τhe United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) conventions for the documentation and protection of cultural heritage via new technologies and archaeometry are reviewed and connected to development strategies and sustainable development goals.

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Our current knowledge of the Antikythera Mechanism

Cited by 20 publications

References 37 publications

Antikythera Mechanism shows evidence of lunar calendar

Antikythera Mechanism shows evidence of lunar calendar

A How-to-Model Guide for Neuroscience

Archaeometry’s Role in Cultural Heritage Sustainability and Development

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