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"The Black Swan" sunken treasure
Drivers find a booty of gold and other treasures worth over 500 million dollars. http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/6997.html
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Treasure!
El Malpais (the badlands) is a land of mystery in New Mexico. A man discovered gold dust, took what he could carry and left the rest. Unfortunately he never could find the treasure again and ever since people have been hunting for the remaining gold. El Malpais (the badlands) is a land of mystery in New Mexico. A man discovered gold dust, took what he could carry and left the rest... more
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Motherload of Trophies
In a disposable culture of programmed obsolescence, the owners of the Shack Up Inn set out to salvage some junk and end up preserving Delta history.
Old trophies, boy scout badges and photographs are among the relics scattered throughout the rooms and grounds, off Highway 49 in Hopson, Mississippi.
People journey to the inn from all over the world to troll through things most would discard. Some are there to reconnect with their culture, while others come from afar in search of something authentic. In a disposable culture of programmed obsolescence, the owners of the Shack Up Inn set out to salvage some junk and end up preserving ... more -
Nazi treasure Hunt
German treasure hunters began digging Tuesday for what they say may be plunder buried by the Nazis in a man-made cavern near the Czech border.
Treasure Hunt Ends (From CNN)
http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/02/28/nazi.gold/in...
From NY Daily News:
"German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, Russian President Vladimir Putin and their wives admire the Amber Room at its re-opening in the Catherine Palace in 2003.
In a development straight out of an Indiana Jones movie, treasure hunters claim to have discovered two tons of looted Nazi gold, believed to have been plundered from the legendary Russian Amber Room during World War II.
The discovery of a hidden cavern containing crates believed to be filled with crates containing precious metals occurred over the weekend near the Deutscheudorf, Germany.
Digging will take weeks and involve engineers and explosive experts to check for possible booby-traps left by Nazis hinted at in documents that led the expedition to the current site, Heinz-Peter Haustein, one of the treasure hunters, told a British paper.
"It's gold, maybe silver," Haustein said. "We expect it to be either gold from the Amber Room or gold that would give us clues to another hiding place."
Haustein, a member of the German Parliament, has spent years searching for the Amber Room treasure, through rumors of secret railways. The tip that led to the cavern came from the son of a Luftwaffe signaler during the war. The documents reportedly contained co-ordinates of locations where the Nazis supposedly hid gold towards the end of the war.
Once called "the eighth wonder of the world" for its elaborate gold leaf craftsmanship, The Amber Room was created in 1716 as a gift to Tsar Peter the Great." German treasure hunters began digging Tuesday for what they say may be plunder buried by the Nazis in a man-made cavern near the Czech... more -
Now dig low, low, low, low for that Hitler gold
Digging has resumed at a site in the southeastern German town of Deutschneudorf, where treasure hunters believe there are almost 2 tons of Nazi gold and possibly clues to the whereabouts of the legendary Amber Room, a prize taken from a Russian castle during World War II.
Heinz Peter Haustein, one of the two treasure hunters and a member of Germany's parliament, said: "We have already hit a hollow area under the surface, it's filled with water and we are not sure if it is the cave we are looking for." Digging has resumed at a site in the southeastern German town of Deutschneudorf, where treasure hunters believe there are almost 2 ton... more -
Bulgarian Grave Robbers
Thieves in the Eastern European state are plundering priceless archaeological finds.
These Grave Robbers have some of the most technologically advanced equipment, and are finding the treasure before legitimate entities.
This sounds like a job for Indiana Jones.
Thieves in the Eastern European state are plundering priceless archaeological finds. ... more -
Captain Kidd's Pirate Ship Discovered
The sunken remains of infamous pirate Captain Kidd was recently discovered off of Catalina Island near the Dominican Republic
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Vatican Discovers Last Michelangelo Drawing, Lost Over 400 Years
The Vatican said on Thursday that it had found what is believed to be the last drawing done by the famous painter Michelangelo. The small drawing, a design for the dome of St. Peter's Basilica, was done in the spring of 1563 when the artist was 88. The Vatican said on Thursday that it had found what is believed to be the last drawing done by the famous painter Michelangelo. The sm... more
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Rum sales soar thanks to Pirates of the Caribbean films
Rum is becoming more popular in wake of Johnny Depp's Pirates of the Caribbean films, retailers revealed today.
Demand for the sailors' favourite has surged by 31% across all retailers in the past year to make it the UK's fastest growing spirit, according to analysts AC Nielsen. Rum is becoming more popular in wake of Johnny Depp's Pirates of the Caribbean films, retailers revealed today. ... more
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