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Marine archaeologists catch a break on the bottom of the Baltic Sea: A 75-year-old Enigma Machine
Attempting to save aquatic life trapped in old fishing nets, divers uncover a hidden treasure
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Is Gasparilla’s treasure real? We went with these friends to find it.
The band of treasure hunters met at the boat ramp behind the Nav-A-Gator bar before 7 a.m. One of their boats wouldn’t start. Mike Gattuso examined the battery as his lit cigarette dangled over the gas tank. He couldn’t coax the motor to life. And so, everyone piled into a single bass boat made for two. Five treasure hunters, one treasure hunter’s boyfriend, a photographer and a reporter in search of pirate gold. There was not a life jacket in sight, but the floor was piled high with machetes and metal detectors.
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Huge cache of pristine 5th-century gold coins is found under theatre
A stash of fifth-century gold coins worth millions has been found buried in a pot under an Italian theatre. Builders demolishing the former Cressoni theatre in Como were stunned to discover the cache last Wednesday. The Roman coins will be examined and dated before ending up in a museum, officials said.
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'Priceless' 2,800-year-old 'royal gold jewellery' stash boasting some 3,000 items is found inside a burial mound in remote Kazakhstan mountains
An astonishing stash of 2,800-year-old gold jewellery has been unearthed by archaeologists in Kazakhstan. Some 3,000 golden and precious items were found in a burial mound in the remote Tarbagatai mountains. The treasure trove - described as 'priceless' - is believed to belong to royal or elite members of the Saka people who held sway in central Asia eight centuries before the birth of Christ.
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Colombia has billions in sunken treasure lying off its coast. But who owns it?
Sitting at the bottom of the ocean, just off Colombia’s coast, is one of the hemisphere’s richest treasures: a Spanish galleon packed with billions of dollars worth of New World gold, silver and emeralds. The fight over who will profit from the San José shipwreck and its precious cargo — thought to be worth between $4 billion and $17 billion — has dragged on for almost four decades amid legal challenges and allegations of back-stabbing, international espionage and unbridled greed.
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A sunken warship containing $130b in gold is connected to a possible crypto scam
Russia is a nuclear power. But an economic power it is not. Last year, the country’s GDP totaled around $1.6 trillion, less than that of the state of Texas. Nor is its wealth growing: Russia’s GDP in 2017 was smaller than it was in 2013, adjusting for price changes. And yet there’s no question of Russian president Vladimir Putin’s international influence. Witness his ability to hack bigger, richer countries’ democratic elections, or, as this week’s Helsinki summit highlighted, to cow Donald Trump.
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Russian Warship With $130B Of Gold Onboard Found 113 Years After Sinking
A Russian Imperial Navy ship that sunk 113 years ago with $130 billion in gold bars and coins was found by explorers, media reports said Wednesday. Dmitry Donskoi was discovered off South Korea’s Ulleungdo Island by Seoul-based maritime salvage company Shinil Group.
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Vase found in old shoebox sold for roughly $19 million
It's a story that won't come as a surprise to anyone who's watched enough Antiques Roadshow -an old, not-very-well-loved relic kept out of sight by a family that doesn't like it much, only to later learn it's worth a staggering sum of money. In this case, a vase stashed for years wrapped in newspaper in a shoebox in an attic in France turned out to be a rare, exquisite Qing dynasty artifact and sold at auction Tuesday for a staggering €16 million this week - about $19 million, 20 times the estimate.
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Robot submarine finds "holy grail of shipwrecks" with up to $17 billion in treasure
A 310-year-old Spanish shipwreck carrying treasure that might be worth up to $17 billion was discovered with the help of an underwater robot. It's called the Remus 6000 and it can dive nearly four miles and is loaded with sensors and cameras. Bronze cannons confirmed "the holy grail of shipwrecks" had been found at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea. They are engraved with dolphins – a telltale sign they belong to the Spanish galleon San Jose, lost more than 300 years ago.
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US millionaire offers clue to buried treasure
People have died searching for Forrest Fenn’s buried fortune, but his aim was to encourage families to enjoy the outdoors.
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Boy unearths lost treasure of 10th century Danish king
A 13-year-old boy and an amateur archaeologist have helped to uncover a unique stash of lost treasure thought to be associated with the legendary Danish King "Harry Bluetooth," who brought Christianity to Denmark in the 10th century.
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7 Times People Found Money in Bizarre Places
A pot of gold doesn't always sit at the end of a rainbow. Instead, it can sit quietly in backyards, bathroom walls and even right beneath your feet. Some people set out to hunt for treasure, while others somehow manage to accidentally stumble onto valuable items.
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A Search for a Lost Hammer Led to the Largest Cache of Roman Treasure Ever Found in Britain
Today, archaeologists are still debating just how old the hoard is—and what it tells us about the end of the Roman Empire in Britain
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Thirty of the World’s Most Valuable Treasures That Are Still Missing
Some of these treasures are now likely destroyed, including the Ark of the Covenant, but some may still exist and be recovered — such as the crown jewels of Ireland, a 333-carat pink diamond and mysterious treasure depicted in a Dead Sea Scroll. By Owen Jarus.
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Why Fenn's Deadly Treasure Hunt Should Go On
Two people have died in pursuit of Forrest Fenn’s hidden treasure. New Mexico’s Chief of Police is pleading with him to call it off. But how dangerous is it, really? By Peter Frick-Wright. (June 28, 2017)
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Metal detectorist £2m richer after unearthing Britain's biggest Viking treasure
A metal detectorist has learned he has hit a £2m jackpot after uncovering Britain's biggest ever Viking treasure. Derek McLennan unearthed the 10-century collection of rare Viking artefacts in a field in Dumfries and Galloway in Scotland's south-west in 2014. The haul of around 100 items included silver bracelets and brooches, a gold ring, an enamelled Christian cross and a bird-shaped gold pin.
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Where Are The Romanovs’ Missing Fabergé Easter Eggs?
The Russian royal family had their intricate, bejeweled Easter eggs crafted by Fabergé. Then they were killed, and the glittering treasures scattered. By Allison McNearney. (Sep. 2, 2016)
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A treasure hunter found 3 tons of sunken gold — and can’t leave jail until he says where it is
Tommy Thompson has already spent a year in jail for refusing to say what he did with one of the richest treasure finds in U.S. history. By Avi Selk.
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Sunken Spanish Ship Is Found With Treasure Worth $1.5 Billion And Will Soon Be Set In A Museum
Check the first glimpse of the wreck of the San Jose after a British warship near Columbia sunk it, years back. According to the President of Columbia, deep sea divers have found the wreck of the galleon which was with 600 people aboard when it sank. It has been 300 years since the wreckage. Upto 11 million gold coins, precious stones and emeralds were being carried by the ship. In 1708, due to an attack by the Royal Navy, close to the walled port city of Cartagena in the Caribbean Sea, the ship submerged in the coast of Baru near the remote Rosario islands. Via: dailymail
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The Mammoth Pirates
In Russia's Arctic north, a new kind of gold rush is under way. By Amos Chapple.
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