Non-Fleet related news including shipwrecks, treasure, hoards and finds from around the globe.

Incredible Shipwrecks Around The World Now Being Excavated
Image credit: Samuel Scott, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Shipwrecks can offer incredible opportunities to find historic treasures and artifacts. Essentially underwater time capsules, wrecks can hold hoards of valuables that would have been lost

New Search for Inca Emperor Atahualpa’s Gold Treasure Launched in Ecuador
By Abdul Moeed A team of explorers recently ventured deep into Ecuador’s Llanganates Mountains, reigniting the centuries-old quest for the lost gold treasure of Inca Emperor Atahualpa. The group, led by photographer Jorge Juan Anhalzer,

These 500-Year-Old Cannons May Help Unravel the Mysteries of the Coronado Expedition
Below is a follow-up to the article we posted on December 5 (here). The 16th-century artifacts were found during excavations in Arizona. Researchers say they may be the oldest firearms ever discovered in the continental

Divers Uncover Mysterious 2,500-year-old Shipwreck, Filled with Unusual Artifacts, Off Coast of Sicily
Image: Prehistoric tools and ancient anchors were recently discovered off the coast of Sicily. (Soprintendenza del Mare (SopMare) via Facebook) The perplexing wreck contained ancient anchors from several hundreds of years apart By Andrea Margolis,

Museum Worker Swimming in River Spots Washed Away Sand — and Makes Medieval Discovery
By Irene Wright On a Sunday evening in August 2022, Szczepan Skibicki went for a swim. The Military Museum employee dipped into the Supraśl river in eastern Poland, something he enjoys in his free time.

Newly Discovered Massachusetts Silver Threepence From 1652 Brings $2.52 Million
by Stack’s Bowers Galleries Rare Coin Found in a Piece of Old Furniture Breaks World Record A small silver coin about the size of a nickel, struck in Boston in 1652, set a world record

Wreckwatch Magazine Update
Here is the latest from Wreckwatch Magazine. For those of you not familiar with this publication, Wreckwatch covers new discoveries and the latest in shipwreck exploration, maritime trade, history and art. This publication enjoys an

Pay Attention to What You Find on the Beach
Photo: The hand ax, seen here beside a 20-pence coin, is between 40,000 and 60,000 years old. Worthing Museum A Little Boy Found a Strange Stone on the Beach. Archaeologists Told Him It Was a

Expert Says He Has Solved Mystery of Lost Nazi Treasure Worth Billions
Expert says he has solved mystery of lost Nazi treasure worth billions… but is being blocked from digging up the huge hoard of stolen loot by German red tape By JAMES REYNOLDS An expert on

Bronze Cannon Linked to Coronado Expedition Found
480-year-old firearm discovered in Arizona described by researchers as the ‘oldest’ found in the US Researchers say the bronze cannon found in Arizona is linked to the 1539-1542 expedition led by Vázquez de Coronado A