A Virginia history textbook is being closely scrutinized after a number of glaring errors were found in its pages. Among the mistakes: the claim that 12 states joined the Confederacy, not 11, and that 6,000 soldiers died during the Battle of Bull Run during the Civil War, instead of 22,000. Three of the five historians [...]
The open-air Viking meeting place known as a ‘Thing’, which was found in Sherwood Forest five years ago, is set to be excavated next month. The site was found by three local historians after a treasure hunt. It started after husband and wife team Lynda Mallett and Stuart Reddish, along with their friend John Wood, [...]
A greek amphora from the Greek isle of Lesbos has been found in the ancient fortress of Tel Qudadi in Tel Aviv. The find is the earliest known example to date of Lesbian ceramic work in the Mediterranean. What remains a mystery, the researchers say, is how the Lesbian amphora arrived at Tel Qudadi in the [...]
A new study of Neanderthal remains show that they cooked and ate plants and vegetables. The study is the first to confirm that the Neanderthal diet was not confined to meat and was more sophisticated than previously thought. The research has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The popular image [...]
A message in a bottle delivered to a Confederate general during the American Civil War has been decoded. In the encrypted message, a commander tells Gen John Pemberton that no reinforcements are available to help him defend Vicksburg, Mississippi. “You can expect no help from this side of the river,” says the message, which was [...]
A 16th century book sold at auction contains some of the first documented information on how to perform a nose job. This book, which sold for a whopping 11,000 pounds to a modern-day plastic surgeon, was written by Gaspare Tagliacozzi. He was the professor or surgery and anatomy at the University of Bologna and devised [...]
Hawaiian Chieftain and Lady Washington are cruising the West Coast together as they usually do. They both departed San Diego after a Christmas Holiday visit there. After eight days at the Channel Islands Harbor, the two tall ships will spend another week at the Ventura Harbor before heading to the San Francisco Bay area for [...]
The remains of a city which dates back to the second century AD has been found on Socotra Island. The team said that the remains of the exposed ancient houses, roads, alleys and squares indicated that the city had been an administrative, religious and cultural area for the entire island, reports SABA NET. In a [...]
By hristian Peregin - Times of Malta
A one-of-a-kind sunken wreck from World War II lying near Manoel Island has been scheduled as a site of archaeological importance to be preserved “at all costs”.The wreck is an X127 Waterlighter used as a submarine supply barge during World War II and sunk by enemy fire while still lashed to its moorings beneath the arched colonnades of the Lazzaretto.It was among 200 originally designed for the Gallipoli campaign in 1915 by Walter Pollock...
The remains of a jade workshop which dates back 6,000 years has been found in China. It is for the first time that a workshop for jade and stone processing has been found in China, experts with the Zhejiang Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology said. Inside the ruins, piles of stone slices and many [...]
The 150-million-year-old skull of a pliosaur has been scanned by one of the UK’s most powerful CT scanners. The team has begun scanning the prepared fossil one piece at a time to reveal as complete a pliosaur picture possible, including information about the internal bone structure and the positioning of hidden teeth. Palaeontologist Richard Forrest [...]
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An old and forgotten resident of Rockaway Beach, on the north Oregon coast, is showing up again. She's a little over 100 years old to be exact, and she hasn’ been seen for the better part of 35 years.
The wreck of the Emily G. Reed has been unearthed by recent winter wave action, which has cut a wedge out of the sandy slope towards the waves as much as four or five feet deep. It’ a treasure hunters dream of sorts, with around 100 feet of the ribcage-like...
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By Kim Hughes - TC Palm
Although the newest exhibit at the Children's Museum of the Treasure Coast — a replica of a Spanish galleon named the "Marti Frances" — has only been open since Monday, so far it's getting a big thumbs-up from kids and parents alike.The 62-foot ship is a full-size replica of a 1600s Spanish galleon and features two stories and 15 interactive, hands-on exhibits. Named after two of its biggest beneficiaries, Marti Huizenga, wife of...
By GFExplorer - Sabotage Times
Hidden under the world's oceans, these lost cities have inspired tall tales and expensive expeditions alike. Let us take you through these antiquated wonderlands whilst keeping your feet firmly on dry land.
Heracleion, EgyptDiscovered in 2000 by French archaeologist Franck Goddio, Heracleion was the main sea port of the Pharaohs before Alexander the Great founded Alexandria around 331 BC. Washed into the ocean around 1000 years ago, probably by a tsunami, archaeologists...
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By Mark St. John Erickson - Newport News Daily Press
The warship Monitor was rescued from the Atlantic in 2001 after spending nearly 139 years underwater. Only now is the vessel regaining some of its original character.
When archaeologists and Navy divers recovered the warship Monitor's steam engine from the Atlantic in 2001, the pioneering Civil War propulsion unit was enshrouded in a thick layer of marine concretion.Sand, mud and corrosion combined with minerals in the deep...
An ancient kiln containing four tonnes of ancient copper coins has been found in China. An ancient kiln storing several tons of copper coins dating back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279) was excavated in Hua County of northwest China’s Shaanxi Province on Dec. 22. The kiln is 1 meter wide at the mouth, 2 meters [...]
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A University of South Carolina archaeologist has found the wreck of C.S.S. Peedee, a Confederate gunboat that was destroyed by Confederate forces so it would not be captured by Union forces, in the Pee Dee River.The discovery comes 18 months after underwater archaeologist Chris Amer confirmed the presence of two of three cannon from the gunboat in the river: a Confederate Brooke rifled cannon and a Union Dahlgren smooth-bore, 9-inch shell cannon near...
The Tasmanian government has announced plans to build a bridge over an ancient aboriginal archaeological site. The Tasmanian Government has approved the proposal to build a bridge over the Jordan River levee site to continue the construction of the Brighton Bypass, sparking protest action by the Tasmanian Aboriginal community. Mr Paton says the levee site [...]
Underwater archaeologists have found the wreckage of the Confederate gunboat Peedee, which sank in 1865. In 2009, state underwater archaeologist Chris Amer confirmed the discovery of two of three cannon that were placed on the Peedee at Mars Bluff Navy Yard. On Tuesday, Amer announced that the University of South Carolina team had located the [...].jpg)
From Latino Fox News
Starting from a watch dial, Mexican researchers are following a number of clues to find a purported treasure from Spain, while also hoping to find a survivor of that story that goes back to the 1930s exile of Spanish Republicans to Mexico.The 7-centimeter (2 3/4-inch) watch dial was found Nov. 20 by divers from the underwater archaeology division of Mexico's National Anthropology and History Institute, at the bottom of a lake in the crater of Nevado de Toluca volcano, at...
By GFExplorer
It would take over 400 years to excavate all of the wrecked ships currently unclaimed on the oceans floors. But just think of all the treasure you might find.Flor de la Mar – Sumatra, MalaysiaAmong the richest shipwrecks never recovered, the 16th Century Portuguese vessel, Flor De La Mar was lost around 1511 in a storm off the northern coast of Sumatra. Containing the stolen treasures of the Melaka kingdom in modern day Malaysia, the Flor de la Mar’ cargo, including...
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By ee Speigel - AOL News
Scientists are trying to unravel the mystery of whether pills found in a 2,000-year-old shipwreck were, in fact, created and used as effective plant-based medicines.And the bigger question: Could the ingredients of these ancient tablets still work to help with modern illnesses ?Around 130 B.C., a ship, identified as the Relitto del Pozzino, sank off Tuscany, Italy. Among the artifacts found on board in 1989 were glass cups, a pitcher and ceramics,...
By J. Bonasia - Investor's Busines Daily
Francis Drake was the first Englishman to sail around the world, completing the three-year journey in 1580. Upon returning home, his ship loaded with treasure, Drake was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I.Decades earlier, a Portuguese crew under Ferdinand Magellan became the first one ever to circle the globe. Yet Magellan died along the way in the Philippines in 1521.Drake (1540-96) survived the punishing voyage to earn his courageous place in nautical...
When we were on our Antigua Flotilla in November, two of the other boat Captains brought along Ipads with Navionics charts. The ease of use and big screen graphics was really great. We find when sailing in places we’ve never been, having two GPS charts is much better than one. We set the one that [...]
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La empresa norteamericana Sea Search Armada denuncia el incumplimiento de un fallo de la Corte Suprema que le reconoció la mitad del tesoro del galeón San José.Ante un tribunal del Distrito de Columbia, en Washington, fue instaurado el pasado 7 de diciembre un caso contra la República de Colombia por no cumplir un fallo de la Corte Suprema de Justicia, que desde 2007 concedió a la firma estadounidense Sea Search Armada (SSA)...
From Culturmap
Pirates, it seems, have developed a bit of a bad reputation over the centuries, and while they weren’ cuddly puppies in between plundering excursions, life on the ocean was a democratic and team-oriented affair. Pirates were hardworking risk takers who roamed the seas hunting for treasure, and some of that loot is just one part of the Houston Museum of Natural Science's Real Pirates exhibit running through Feb. 6.Based on the life of sailor-turned-pirate Sam Bellamy and...
After uncountable years of poor weather for Oxnard’s Parade of Lights, Saturday dawned warm and clear and stayed that way! By parade time at 7pm, the temperature was 64° with no wind. Like clockwork, the crowds returned to line the harbor and cheer on the entries. Boats large and small were decorated for a 2-lap, [...]
The Channel Islands Harbor is set to be dredged beginning Monday, December 6th. Not a moment to soon according to our calculations. The beach on the East Jetty is expansive these days and on any day I watch “soft groundings” by unsuspecting mariners here on the West side. If the dredge and its tenders are [...]