Scientists and archaeologists have discovered a shipwreck buried deep beneath a Greek sea that could possibly be the "Titanic" of an ancient civilization.

According to scientists from the Hellenic Ministry of Culture and Sports, as they were investigating and mapping the Greek sea floor during a three week period, a diver equipped with some high-tech gear wearing an "Exosuit" that allows divers to go into depths of 985 feet, was to further examine remnants of a Roman ship.

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The team later found out that these ancient remnants sank off the coast of a Greek island known as Antikythera not less than 2,000 years back.

According to Angeliki Simossi, head of Greece's underwater antiquities department who worked with the team found some relics such as a bronze spear that seems to be a component of a statue. They also found some pottery along with metal fixtures that were likely used to secure a ship together. Researchers believe that there are more evidence of ancient culture to be found on the ship wreckage.

This ancient ship was actually first found in 1900 by a diver named Ilias Stadiatis. He was hunting for sponge but discovered something more remarkable than a sea sponge instead. He brought back to the surface an arm piece of a bronze statue.

Apart from these discoveries, the team also found an important device called, the Antikythera Mechanism that dates back to 2 B.C.  The gadget includes around 40 bronze gears that is apparently used by Greeks to observe and track the cycles of the cosmos. Some say this mechanism is the world's oldest computer.

Simossi also describes the wreckage as a huge floating museum where it holds a treasure trove of art works and sculptures from different periods. A bronze statue was found to date back to 340 B.C. and another one found to be 240 B.C. although, the Antikythera Mechanism was from a later period.

According to Brendan Foley who lead the study, these new found evidence clearly shows that this is the largest shipwreck ever discovered and can be considered as the Titanic of the ancient world.

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