3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (170+ words) The Bom Jesus set sail in March 1533, but it wrecked before it could return with its riches. Those riches took almost 500 years to resurface. “When I started, the artifacts were just sitting there collecting dust. They were deteriorating at a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (405+ words) The largest hoard of its kind ever found may mark the moment an epidemic swept through town. Someone in medieval Kolomna, Russia, buried over 2,600 silver coins in a small ceramic jug and never came back for them. Archaeologists working in…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (291+ words) In a rarity, the entire hull of the ship was repurposed as construction material. The ceiling of a cellar constructed in 1244 C.E. along the Konradigasse in Konstanz, Germany, offers archaeologists a unique look into the medieval shipbuilding industry. Researchers exploring the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (394+ words) He uncovered 30,000 coins ancient coins in remarkable condition. They had to have come from somewhere. On May 25, 2023, a diver off Sardinia noticed something metallic in the seagrass near Arzachena. The first object led investigators to a much larger cache: tens…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (392+ words) The ship vanished into the Mediterranean more than 20 centuries ago carrying hundreds of amphorae. When spearfisherman Giacomo De Mola descended 150 feet below the water’s surface off the coast of Sicily, he expected to find a large rock. Instead, he discovered…...