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

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,

Image: miljko//Getty Images Oceanic researchers hunting for a sunken warship stumbled across the pristine lower hull of an incredibly armed Barbary corsair. By Emma Frederickson Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: •

A groundbreaking scientific study analyzing gold recovered from an infamous pirate shipwreck is reshaping long-held assumptions about African trade, challenging centuries-old European claims that West African gold was routinely adulterated. The research, published in npj Heritage Science, focuses on

The Nossa Senhora do Cabo, a Portuguese treasure ship filled with gold and silver bullion, exotic diamonds and pearls, and other precious cargo, set sail from India in 1721 but was seized by pirates in

Image: For more than 25 years, the SS Egypt had sailed the long route between Europe and India An extraordinary tale of steamship Egypt and the lost banknotes of the princely state of Hyderabad By

Photo Courtesy of City of Texas City By Eldin Ganic The City of Texas City said that during the recent routine dredging at the Texas City Dike, crews made a discovery that was anything but