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

Check out Bob’s latest Treasure Talk: Episode 14 Part 1 — The Treasure Inhabitants on Finest Known. Fleet Society member Bob Evans (member #78) of S.S. Central America fame has embarked on a new project in the world of

By Sam Helmy The wreck of the Whydah Gally has cast serious doubt on allegations of historical fraud by African merchants. The discovery was made through a new scientific analysis of gold recovered from the

Image: The mission has retrieved some of the deepest objects ever recovered from a wreck in France, Thibaud MORITZ By Viken Kantarci Deep below the surface of the Mediterranean off the French coast, the pincer

Fresh documents from a Justice Department lawsuit—and compelling witness accounts—revive doubts about what really happened when the FBI swooped into a site thought to hide $500 million in treasure. By David Howard Late afternoon light

Image: Gold from a Colombian drug cartel mine. Federico Rios for The New York Times By Sam Sifton Gold standards Investors buy gold when the world seems unstable — when people worry about stocks and

Image: A gold lion ornament created by an Akan artist Metropolitan Museum of Art Europeans spread rumors about degraded gold from their Akan trade partners. A new analysis of artifacts from the “Whydah Gally” shipwreck

Image: The Strait of Gibraltar Ymblanter via Wikimedia Commons under CC BY-SA 4.0 The “harbor” of the Strait of Gibraltar is the final resting place for shipwrecks from ancient Rome, the medieval era and World

Image: Skull of a woman with a frontal fracture found in the Bay of Cádiz. MILAGROS ALZAGA GARCÍA The ship, covered by eight meters of sediment, is preserved in ‘excellent condition,’ as is its cargo

Image: A rare Titanic artifact, a survivor’s life jacket, sold for more than $900,000 to a private bidder, auctioneers said. (BNPS) A lifeboat seat cushion also fetched about $527K at the same auction in Devizes,