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

Seventy-Seven Fascinating Finds Revealed in 2024, From a Mysterious ‘Anomaly’ Near the Great Pyramid of Giza to a Missing Portrait of Henry VIII The year’s most exciting discoveries included musket balls fired in the early

SHIPWRECK ADVENTURES IN 2025 Huge thanks to all our readers and viewers for following Wreckwatch magazine and Wreckwatch TV this year. If you feel like escaping down a wormhole into the oceans over the new

Image Credit: A photo of the treasure hidden in various locations around the United States by Jon Collins-Black, whose recent book, “There’s Treasure Inside,” contains clues to finding the fortune. Provided by Jon Collins-Black. Today,

The lost African treasures that began with a gold rush and have ended in an almighty treasure hunt. By Jessica Knibbs The Kruger Millions is a legendary hoard of treasures that include gold, coins, and diamonds

Image: Shipwreck Holding 22 Tons of Gold Treasure Found off Portugal’s Coast | The Daily Galaxy –Great Discoveries Channel By Lydia Amazouz, Daily Galaxy In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers have identified a shipwreck off Portugal’s

By Michelle Starr They say one’s trash is another’s treasure, but a chunk of ‘rock’ used to keep a door open for decades is a treasure by pretty much any metric you might care to

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

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,

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

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,