The boat was sunk while still laden with treasure including 11 million gold and silver coins, emeralds and other precious cargo.
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Modern day treasure hunters can often cause problems for underwater archaeology.
Amateur detectorists do a lot of the heavy lifting on which archaeologists depend.
A swift response from the heritage community prevented damage to sites of national heritage.
People love a lost treasure story. Whether it’s a Rembrandt in the attic, sunken loot or an entire missing reef, part of us wants to believe there’s riches just around the corner.
Treasure belonging to the notorious pirate Captain Kidd has been found in Madagascar.
Although some countries bar the export of all cultural heritage objects, this is not the case in the UK. It is legal to sell British antiquities overseas, but sellers must acquire an export license for…
BBC News has revealed that a shipwreck containing 200 tonnes of silver has been found in the Atlantic Ocean, 500 kilometres off the west coast of Ireland. It’s the largest haul of precious metal ever discovered…
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