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

Image Credit: James Blake/Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust By Luis Prada For over a century, Ernest Shackleton’s Endurance has been mythologized as the Titanic of the Antarctic. It’s considered to be a cautionary tale about a

By Jordan Joseph Archaeologists excavating a late Roman fortification in Holzthum, Luxembourg, uncovered a hoard of 141 gold coins from the late fourth century. The find draws a clear line between everyday life on the

Image: Diana of Versailles, the bronze statue found in the debris of the wreck of the Titanic. Credit: RMS Titanic Inc A stunning statue of the Greek goddess Artemis (Diana in ancient Rome) was discovered

By Jordan Joseph, Earth.com staff writer A World War I era U.S. Navy submarine now rests quietly more than 1,300 feet (396 meters) below the Pacific, west of San Diego. The USS F-1 sank on

Money might seem like an odd collector’s item, given that we tend to think of a $100 bill as being worth, well, $100. But several discontinued banknotes are worth far more than face value. That’s

Image credit: Michael EisenbergA closer look of some of the gold jewelry that have inlays of semi-precious stones and pearls. By Laura Geggel Archaeologists near the Sea of Galilee have discovered a rare, nearly 1,400-year-old hoard

Image Credit: Hobbyists from Denar Kalisz in Poland recently uncovered clay pots stuffed with medieval coins, silver bars and rare ornaments. (Denar Kalisz – Stowarzyszenie Poszukiwaczy Śladów Historii via Facebook) Treasure hunters were searching for

Image Credit: Scuba divers off Greece recovered the first artifacts from the HMHS Britannic, the Titanic’s sister ship, officials said and photos show. Photo from the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports By Aspen Pflughoeft

Image Credit: A political cartoon depicts Jefferson Davis making a run for it with the Confederate gold. (Photo Credit: Bettmann / Getty Images) 160 Years after the end of the American Civil War, one question

Image: The flag will be unveiled at a gala event attended by the Princess Royal in September. by Caroline Gall, BBC News The last bit of funding needed to fully restore and display a flag