One of Europe's largest collections of Roman gold coins has been discovered in a shallow shoal off the coast near the town of Xàbia in Alicante, southeastern Spain. The gold solids date from the late 4th to early 5th century; all but one are in excellent condition.
The Schmitt family from Florida made the discovery of a lifetime eight years ago. They've been treasure hunting for a long time, but none of the previous finds compare to the latest. They found gold coins and chains from shipwrecks in the Atlantic Ocean.
First he found a silver coin, then after a while a gold one. Zach Moore discovered another piece of substrate from the wreck of a Spanish galleon worth over two million crowns. He's working under the banner of Mel Fisher's Treasures.
The ship of one of the most famous pirates was discovered by divers twenty years ago off the coast of Haiti. The sailing ship belonged to the British buccaneer Henry Morgan. Experts have compared the discovery to the Titanic.Henry Morgan lived in the seventeenth century, born around 1635. He was of Welsh descent and was one of the most important leaders of the Caribbean pirates. But he subsequently became their enemy. He crossed over to the other side.
Nine years ago, the public was able to see for the first time photos of shoes and a coat from the wreck of the Titanic. It was a century after the ship sank in the North Atlantic. The images were meant to illustrate the tragedy that took place.
The real treasure was discovered fourteen years ago by divers off the coast of Florida. They recovered several thousand pearls from the water. They're valued at around one million dollars.
Ten years ago, Bill Burt pulled a 17th century gold chain from the ocean. It was estimated to be worth $250,000. The diver spotted the lavish jewel while diving to the wreck of the Spanish ship Nuestra Senora de Atocha.
A pile of silver coins worth £34 million was discovered eight years ago by treasure hunters in the wreck of the British steamship SS City of Cairo, which was sunk by the Nazis. It happened in 1942 when the passenger liner was travelling from Bombay to England.
An incredible discovery was made in 2007 by submarine researchers from Odyssey Marine Exploration. At the bottom of the sea, they discovered the wreck of a ship carrying seventeen tons of silver and gold coins.
Researchers at the University of London have made a digital model of the 2,150-year-old mechanical device Antikythera, the world's oldest known computer. The article includes breathtaking images and a detailed description of the working principle of the machine, which predicted with perfect accuracy the movements of the sun, moon and all five planets known to antiquity.