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

Image: designprojects//Getty Images Construction on the Varberg Tunnel in Sweden—part of a modern railway project—has resulted in an unexpected bounty of historical underwater finds: six shipwrecks spanning the Middle Ages to the 17th century, all maritime remnants

Image: The engine of the “Big Engine Steamer” standing tall on the ocean floor about 100 miles southeast of the island last summer. Photo by Andrew Donn. By Kaie Quigley, May 8, 2025 (May 6,

ROBE, AUSTRALIA—Australian National Maritime Museum announced that a team of archaeological divers believe they have located the wreck of Koning Willem de Tweede. The 800-ton Dutch merchant sailing vessel was lost in Guichen Bay off South Australia

This Fall, Wreckwatch TV is heading to Nassau in New Providence, the Bahamas, to make the first ever documentary film about the real pirates of the Caribbean in their home town – the pirate’s republic

Image Credit: Zoonar GmbH/ Alamy Stock Photo For most people, the only thing that matters about cash is the value printed on each bill and the total amount filling their wallets. But folks with a

Image Credit: Incomprehensible amounts of wealth were swallowed into the sea when the Titanic sank in 1912. Here’s a glimpse into the cargo that may have been the most valuable of all. GETTY Hint: It

Long before the gold standard came and went, seashells were a hot commodity — so much so that they were the preferred currency in various civilizations around the world. Cowrie shells, which come from small

The letter was penned by Archibald Gracie, who survived the ship’s sinking. by Richard Whiddington, April 28, 2025 On the day that Archibald Gracie boarded the Titanic in Southampton, England, he wrote a letter to

Lost Fabergé Imperial Eggs, The Florentine Diamond, The Amber Room, Honjō Masamune, and The Irish Crown Jewels It’s hard to surpass the romance and adventure embodied by hidden treasure. The allure of lost riches has

Confirmed – French farmer discovers gold mine worth 4 billion euros in his garden, but the state confiscates it from him by Laura M. 05/01/2025 06:00 Have you ever found money on the street? Well,