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

Image: OLIVIA HARRIS // Getty Images Recovery of the Mary Rose unearthed more than 8,000 Tudor-era weapons, a shipwreck record. By Tim Newcomb Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: For 34 years,

USS Grunion left Pearl Harbor on her first war patrol in June 1942 under Lieutenant Commander Mannert Abele. Off Kiska in the Aleutians, she sank two Japanese sub-chasers, then on July 30 she attacked the

Image: Construction workers in Belgium this week uncovered $10.4 million in gold while building a new sewer below a former brewery, according to local police. (Lokale Politie Dendermonde/Facebook) An 18-year-old worker said he initially mistook

ON THIS DAY IN ISLAND HISTORY  ·  MARCH 21 Nearly 470 years ago, the waters just off our island became the site of one of the most dramatic maritime disasters in American history — and

Update: The Only Remaining VOC-Made Gold Bar Was stolen and Never Found By Thijs Schilder In March 2025, Wrecktreasure.com shared the story of the only VOC-made made gold bar that was ever recovered from a

Red the full article on The Times of India:https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/a-byzantine-ship-sank-off-croatia-more-than-1300-years-ago-archaeologists-have-now-recovered-about-600-grams-of-gold-that-points-to-an-imperial-passenger/articleshow/133175174.cms

Image: A couple stumbled on a hidden stash of gold coins while working in their backyard garden. (iStock; David Guest Numismatics) Treasure buried during English Reformation is headed to Swiss auction By Andrea Margolis A

Image Credit: Politie Dendermonde (Dendermonde Police) By Oguz Buyukyildirim Construction workers renovating a building in the Belgian city of Dendermonde have uncovered an extraordinary hidden cache containing more than 40 gold bars and at least 4,000 old

by Lorna Wallace The world’s oceans are littered with the wrecks of sunken ships, some of which are still stuffed with the cargo they were carrying and the personal effects of passengers and crew. But

All photos by Heritage Auctions. Atocha, 1715 Fleet and Whydah treasures among top highlights in Aug. 9 event. by Heritage Auctions A massive silver ingot recovered from the legendary Nuestra Señora de Atocha shipwreck sold for $56,120