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

Wreckwatch magazine is super excited to share the first episodes of their Wreckwatch TV series, Mystery of the Pirate King’s Treasure. Filmed on land and sea at New Providence Island, the Bahamas, with the first-ever

Image: The dive is the first of its kind to unearth the hidden wrecks. Credit: Wreckwatch TV By Leah Renz The first shipwrecks attacked by the real pirates of the Caribbean have been discovered by a

Image: A fragment bearing an inscription is photographed among artifacts discovered during excavations outside Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris, Monday, June 1, 2026. AP Photo/Nicolas Garriga Wilting in the summer sun, a line of tourists waits

Image: Chinese porcelain from a recently discovered 18th-century shipwreck off the coast of Norway, at the Skagerrak Sea in this undated handout picture. Sindre Kinnerod/Handout via REUTERS OSLO, June 1 : Archaeologists have recovered a

Without question, the $2 bill is the black sheep of the U.S. currency family. Despite being a small enough denomination to fairly easily acquire, the “Tom” — nicknamed for its portrait of Thomas Jefferson —

Image: Samuel Scott’s painting Wager’s Action off Cartagena, 28 May 1708 (around 1743-47), depicts the San José sinking. Wikimedia Commons Allegations of looting and lack of transparency plague the contested galleon that sank in 1708,

By Kristina Wright Picture a pirate, and you may think of the costumes you’ve seen in films and on Halloween: a tricorn hat, a parrot on the shoulder, a peg leg or a hook hand,

Image Credit: Cadiz Directo By Mark Milligan A remarkable underwater archaeological discovery in the Bay of Cádiz has revealed the remains of a 17th-century vessel carrying artillery and silver, shedding new light on smuggling networks

A retired couple could stand trial in France for selling gold from a French ship sunk in 1746. By Jeff Williams Gold, shipwrecks, and an international legal storm. A maritime mystery decades in the making

Image Credit: A Remarkably Intact 16th-Century Shipwreck Just Surfaced Off Sweden’s Coast. Image credit: Jonathan Nackstrand / AFP The most exciting shipwreck discovery in recent years has just been unearthed off the Swedish coast, and