Shipwrecks, Treasure, Hoards, and Finds From Around the World

Check out Bob’s latest Treasure Talk: Episode 12 Part 1 – Identifying the Shipwreck on Finest Known. Fleet Society member Bob Evans (member #78) of S.S. Central America fame has embarked on a new project in the world of

By Beckham Langford Nearly a mile beneath the surface of the Mediterranean, a 16th-century imperial merchant ship has emerged from the dark, its hull resting 4,900 feet down with cargo still stacked as if the

Image: Remnants of the 19th-century schooner Lawrence N. McKenzie have resurfaced at Island Beach State Park along the Jersey Shore. (New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection) The Lawrence N. McKenzie was carrying oranges when it

Image Credit: The S.S. Tasmania hit a rock off Table Cape, Mahia Peninsula in 1897. Auckland Libraries There are concerns divers are plundering one of New Zealand’s famous shipwrecks. Are they treasure-hunting pirates, or just

Image: Roger Dooley (in yellow) and a friend explore a Cuban shipwreck in the 1980s in a photo taken by Al Giddings. Courtesy of Al Giddings After a 30-year search, Cuban American archaeologist and filmmaker

Check out Bob’s latest Treasure Talk: Episode 11 Chaos and Opulence on Finest Known. Fleet Society member Bob Evans (member #78) of S.S. Central America fame has embarked on a new project in the world of writing. He

You’ve probably noticed that of the four coins that are in wide circulation in the United States today, two, the dime and the quarter, have a series of ridges on the edge. According to the

By ECONEWS Most of us head out for a walk to clear our heads or close the exercise ring on a smartwatch. In late summer on the Norwegian island of Rennesøy, that simple habit handed

By Rob Glenn Archaeologists working in Danish waters have brought a colossal medieval trading vessel back into view, a ship so large that its surviving hull stretches the length of a modern nine‑story building. Far

Image: The nugget is believed to be the largest ever discovered in England, although larger pieces of gold have been found in Wales and Scotland. Mullock Jones Written by Fabio Lucas Carvalho The discovery occurred